A brief overview of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing companies in 2011

A few days ago, the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Entrepreneurs Association launched the list of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing enterprises in 2011 in accordance with international practice. The operating income, total assets, owners' equity, profits, and thresholds of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing companies in 2011 all increased significantly compared with the previous year. The growth rate of each indicator was higher than that of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing companies in 2011, which fully demonstrates that In the context of my country's economy taking the lead in recovering before most economies in the world, domestic manufacturing companies have also achieved rapid growth.

1. The scale of the shortlisted companies continues to increase significantly

Judging from the economic scale of the shortlisted companies, the operating income of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing companies in 2011 reached 17.8 trillion yuan, an increase from 13.2 trillion yuan in the previous year. The total assets of enterprises reached 16.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.35% compared with the previous year, and 1.15 million people were employed, an increase of 8% compared with the previous year.

2. Economic efficiency has increased

In terms of financial indicators, the average asset turnover rate of China's top 500 manufacturing companies in 2011 was 1.54 times/year, which was higher than the previous year's 1.48 times/year; but the net assets The rate of return has declined, from 15.48% in the previous year to 14.83%; the asset accumulation rate has increased from the previous year, reaching 27.85%, an increase of 15.6%; the asset value preservation and appreciation rate has increased from 124.98% in the previous year. 128.13%. The financial indicators of the shortlisted companies generally show an optimistic upward trend.

3. Both R&D investment and patents have increased

From the perspective of innovation characteristics, the average R&D investment of shortlisted companies increased from 550.285 million yuan in the previous year to 716.496 million yuan, an increase of nearly 30%. Looking at the median growth The average number of patents increased by 46.5% from 128 to 681, an increase of more than 4 times, but from the median, it increased by nearly 10 times, indicating that the number of patents of shortlisted companies has increased significantly. It is worth noting that the average invention patent has also increased by nearly five times, but the median has dropped by 38%, indicating that invention patents are unevenly distributed among shortlisted companies.

4. Industrial distribution is basically stable

From the perspective of industrial distribution, the situation this year is basically the same as that of the previous year. The industries with the largest number of shortlisted companies include chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing, automobile and spare parts manufacturing, electric power, electrical, power transmission and transformation, general non-ferrous metallurgy and rolling processing industry, and ferrous metallurgy and rolling processing industry. On the whole, the number of shortlisted companies in each industry has not changed much. The relatively large ones include the brewing manufacturing industry, which has increased by 3 companies, and the consumer goods industry and ferrous metallurgy and rolling processing industries, which have decreased by 3 companies respectively.

5. The eastern region still has obvious advantages

From the perspective of geographical distribution, this year’s shortlisted companies are mainly concentrated in the eastern region. The trend has not changed. Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangsu, Beijing, Shanghai, Hebei, Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian in the eastern region have 368 finalists, accounting for 73.6%, 23 more than last year. The advantages of the eastern region continue to strengthen. Comparing the data between this year and the previous year, it can be found that Jiangsu has lost 6 companies this year, Shanghai and Guangdong have increased by 4 and 3 respectively, and the number of shortlisted companies in other provinces has changed slightly.

6. Private enterprises continue to grow strongly

From the perspective of the ownership of the shortlisted companies, the growth trend is the same as the previous year. The number of private companies shortlisted for the top 500 Chinese manufacturing companies in 2011 continues to increase, rising from 275 to 281. This shows the strong growth potential of private enterprises in the manufacturing sector, which is basically consistent with the trend in previous years, and the number of state-owned enterprises continues to decrease.