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Here is the Top-10 Companies in India by Market Capitalization in 2020

• Reliance Industries Ltd
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Hdfc Bank
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd
• Infosys Ltd
• HDFC Ltd
• Bharti Airtel Ltd
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• ITC Ltd
• Bajaj Finance Ltd

Top-10 Companies in India

#1. Reliance Industries Ltd

Reliance Industries Ltd is the largest among the top 10 companies in India with a market cap of 13,88,159 Cr. in 2020.

Industry	Integrated Oil & Gas
Founded	1973
Chairman & MD	Mukesh D. Ambani

Reliance Industries Ltd is India’s largest and most profitable private sector company. It continues to be a significant global player in the integrated energy value chain while establishing leadership positions in the retail and digital services business in India.

It is the first Indian private sector company to feature in Fortune Global 500 list of ‘World’s Largest Corporations’ and has been consistently featuring in it for more than a decade.

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Retail : India’s largest retailer by reach, scale, revenue and profitability

Digital Services: Jio has a future proof all-IP data network with the latest 4G LTE technology

Media and Entertainment: Network18 is one of India’s most diversified media and entertainment platform

Refining and Marketing: RIL continued to outperform Singapore complex margin with US$5.7/bbl premium

Petrochemicals: Owns and operates one of the most integrated petrochemicals facilities globally

Exploration and Production: Upstream portfolio includes operations in deepwater acreages and the CBM block

REVENUE MIX BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS(%)

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  1,388,159 Cr.
• Current Price:  2,109
• 52 weeks High / Low  2198.80 / 867.43
• Book Value:  715.10
• Stock P/E: 33.84
• Dividend Yield: 0.31 %
• ROCE: 10.69 %
• ROE: 10.20 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 25.16 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

Bonus History (Reliance Industries)

Date	Bonus Ratio
21-07-2017	1:1
07-10-2009	1:1
13-09-1997	1:1
28-10-1983	3:5

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN LAST 10 YEARS

Year	2010	2020	CAGR  Growth(%)
Sales	203,174	595,887	11.36%
Profit	24,503	42,483	5.66%
Share Price	499.25	2109	15.50%

#2. Tata Consultancy Services

TCS is the second-largest among the top 10 companies in India after Reliance Industries Ltd with a market cap of Rs. 7,777,400 crore in 2020

Industry	IT Services,IT consulting
Founded	1968; 52 years ago
Founder	Tata Sons
Chairman	N. Chandrasekaran
MD	Rajesh Gopinathan

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 50 years.

It is currently the largest Indian IT services company. The company pioneered the concept of offshore IT services in 1974 and emerged as an integrated full-service provider with a global footprint

It was listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in August 2004.

It offers a rich portfolio of services, which includes consulting and service integration, digital transformation services and cognitive business operation

Also Read : List of Top 10 IT Company in India-The Complete Guide

KEY INDUATRY SEGMENT

• Banking & Financial Services
• Consumer goods and distributor
• Communication,Media & Technology
• Energy, Resources & Utilities
• Hi-Tech
• Insurance
• Life science & Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Public service
• Retail
• Travel,transportation & Hospitality

REVENUE BREAK-UP BY INDUSTRY VERTICAL

REVENUE BREAK-UP GEOGRAPHY WISE

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA OF TCS LTD

• Market Cap:  777,400 Cr
• Current Price:  2,072
• 52 weeks High / Low  2296.20 / 1504.40
• Book Value:  224.19
• Stock P/E: 24.07
• Dividend Yield: 1.59 %
• ROCE: 47.76 %
• ROE: 37.21 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 9.99 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TCS IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	30,029	1,56,949	17.98%
Profit	7,001	32,340	16.54%
Share Price	382	2072	18.42%

#3. HDFC BANK

HDFC Bank is the third-largest among the top 10 companies in India with a market cap of 576,836 Cr. in 2020

Industry	Banks
Founded	1994
MD	Aditya Puri

The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) was amongst the first to receive an ‘in principle’ approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a bank in the private sector, as part of RBI’s liberalization of the Indian Banking Industry in 1994.

The bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of ‘HDFC Bank Limited’.

It is the largest private sector bank in India with total assets of Rs.12,44,541 crore as on March 31, 2019.

It has been identified as Domestic Systemically Important Bank (DSIB) by the Reserve Bank of India since September 04, 2017

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Wholesale Banking

This business focuses on institutional customers such as

• Large corporates including MNCs
• Government bodies
• Emerging corporates
• Business Banking/SMEs
• Infrastructure finance group

Retail Banking

This business caters to

• Individual borrowers
• Salaried & professional borrowers
• Micro & medium-sized businesses
• Extremely small businesses like Kirana stores
• Self-help groups (SHGs)
• Non-resident Indians (NRIs)

BANK’S TOTAL DOMESTIC ADVANCES BREAK-UP(%)

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  576,836 Cr.
• Current Price:  1,051
• 52 weeks High / Low  1305.50 / 738.75
• Book Value:  321.22
• Stock P/E: 20.24
• Dividend Yield: 0.71 %
• ROCE: 7.31 %
• ROE: 16.50 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 18.59 %

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HDFC BANK LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	16,233	122,189	22.37%
Profit	3,004	27,254	24.67%
Share Price	177.17	1051	19.49%

#4. Hindustan Unilever Ltd

Hindustan Unilever Ltd is Fourth-largest among the top companies in India with a market cap of  5,19,086 Cr. in 2020

Industry	FMCG
Founded	17 October 1933
CEO	Sanjiv Mehta

HUL is a subsidiary of Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home Care, Personal Care, and Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and an annual sales turnover of €52 billion in 2019. Unilever has over 67% shareholding in HUL

It is the largest FMCG company in India

KEY NUMBERS

• 8million+ Outlets across India
• Total Employee: 21,000
• Factories: 31

BRANDS

The company have 44+ Brands across 14 distinct categories

Leading brands are Surf excel, Rin, Wheel, Sunlight, Vim, Pureit, Lux, Lifebuoy, Dove, Fair & Lovely, Pond’s, Vaseline, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Indulekha, Lakmé, Pepsodent, Closeup, Axe, Brooke Bond, Lipton, BRU, Kwality Wall’s, Knorr and Kissan.

Five of its brands generate annual turnover of over Rs 2,000 crore each and 7 brands generate annual turnover of over Rs 1,000 crore each.

The company’s brands hold the top two spots in most categories that it has presence in, in terms of market share.

Also Read : List Of Top-10 FMCG Company In India | Detailed View

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

• Home Care
• Beauty & Personal Care
• Foods and Refreshment
• Others

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  519,086 Cr.
• Current Price:  2,209
• 52 weeks High / Low  2614.30 / 1700.00
• Book Value:  35.02
• Stock P/E: 73.13
• Dividend Yield: 1.13 %
• ROCE: 117 %
• ROE: 85.62 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 6.26 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

Bonus History (Hindustan Unilever)

DATE	BONUS RATIO
30-09-1991	1:2
22-06-1987	1:1
22-06-1983	3:5
22-06-1979	1:3

HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD PERFORMANCE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS

Year	2010	2020	CAGR  Growth(%)
Sales	17,738	39,783	8.41%
Profit	2,157	6,748	12.08%
Share Price	240	2209	24.85%

#5.Infosys Ltd

Infosys is the Fifth largest out of the top 10 companies listed in India with a market cap of Rs 3,07,000 cr in 2020.

Industry	IT Service,IT Consulting
Founded	7 July 1981; 38 years ago
Founder	N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, S. Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh, N. S. Raghavan, Ashok Arora
Chairman	Nandan M. Nilekani
MD	Salil Parekh

Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services.

• It is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting
• Founded in 1981 as Infosys Consultants Private Limited.
• Get listed on BSE and NSE in 1993.
• From a capital of US$ 250, It has grown to become a US$ 12.78 billion (FY20 revenues) company

It is a large Indian IT services company, offering a range of services, including application development and maintenance, consulting and systems integration, enterprise application and package implementation, and re-engineering services.

KEY INDUSTRY SEGMENT

• Aerospace & Defence
• Agriculture & Automotive
• Communication Services & Consumer Packaged Goods
• Financial & Education
• Healthcare & Life science
• High technology
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Information Services & Publishing
• Logistics & Distribution
• Media & Entertainment
• Mining & utility
• Oil & Gas
• Professional Services & Public Sector
• Retail

REVENUE BREAK-UP BY INDUSTRY VERTICAL

REVENUE BREAK-UP GEOGRAPHY WISE

CURRENT YEAR  FINANCIAL DATA OF INFOSYS LTD

• Market Cap:  307,018 Cr.
• Current Price:  720.85
• 52 weeks High / Low  847.40 / 509.25
• Book Value:  153.67
• Stock P/E: 18.65
• Dividend Yield: 2.43 %
• ROCE: 32.58 %
• ROE: 25.24 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 9.85 %

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF INFOSYS LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	22,742	90,791	14.85%
Profit	6266	16,594	10.23%
Share Price	330	720.85	8.13%

#6. HDFC Ltd

HDFC is the 6th largest among the top 10 companies in India with a market cap of 3,14,077 Cr. in 2020

Industry	Housing Finance
Founded	1977
Chairman	Mr. Deepak Parekh
MD	Mr. Renu Sud Karnad

HDFC was incorporated in 1977 as the first mortgage finance company in India.

LOAN PRODUCTS

1. Individual Loan

• Home Loans
  • Fixed-rate loans
  • Floating rate loans
• Home Improvement Loans
• Home Extension Loans
• Home Equity Loans
• Rural Home Loans
• Loans to NRIs

2.Corporate Loan

3.Construction Finance

4.Lease Rental Discounting

PRESENCE

The company has a strong distribution network comprising 585 outlets. In addition, HDFC covers several locations in the country through outreach programs.

It has 3 representative offices in Dubai, London, and Singapore offering Home Loan products to Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin.

The company Enhanced distribution through HDFC Sales, HDFC Bank and third party Direct Selling Associates.

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  314,077 Cr.
• Current Price:  1,811
• 52 weeks High / Low  2499.90 / 1473.10
• Book Value:  729.15
• Stock P/E: 14.31
• Dividend Yield: 1.16 %
• ROCE: 11.10 %
• ROE: 18.00 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 18.56 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

Bonus History (Housing Development Finance Corporation)

Date	Bonus Ratio
17-10-2002	1:1

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HDFC LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	25,413	101,726	14.88%
Profit	3,241	21,435	20.79%
Share Price	517.48	1811	13.35%

#7. Bharti Airtel Ltd

Bharti Airtel Ltd is the 7th largest among the top companies in India with a market cap of 3,01,529 Cr. in 2020

Industry	Telecom
Founded	1995
Chairman	Sunil Bharti Mittal
MD	Gopal Vittal

Airtel is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa.

Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers.

PRODUCTS

In India, the company’s product offerings include

• 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless services
• Mobile commerce
• Fixed-line services
• High-speed home broadband
• Direct-to-home
• Enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers.

In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G, 4G wireless services, and mobile commerce.

Airtel had over 41.8 crore customers across its operations as on December 31, 2019

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

• Mobile Services (India and South East Asia)
• Mobile Services (Africa)
• Homes Services
• Digital TV Services
• Airtel Business
• Tower Infrastructure

REVENUE BREAK-UP(%)

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  301,529 Cr.
• Current Price:  552.70
• 52 weeks High / Low  612.00 / 321.15
• Book Value:  141.41
• Stock P/E: 4,045
• Dividend Yield: 0.36 %
• ROCE: 3.46 %
• ROE: -0.53 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): -5.77 %

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF BHARTI AIRTEL LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	41,829	90,740	8.05%
Profit	9,163	-45,250	–
Share Price	269.53	552.70	7.45%

#8. Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank is the 8th largest among the top companies in India with a market cap of 274,073 Cr. in 2020

Industry	Banks
Founded	2003
Chairman	Prakash Apte
MD & CEO	Uday Kotak

The Kotak Group has been in the business for 35 years, and Kotak
Mahindra Bank for 17 years now.

The financial services of the Bank have a wide reach across 1,600 branches in India. Kotak also has a presence in Singapore, London, the USA, and the Middle East through its international arms

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

• Consumer Bank
• Corporate Bank
• Custodial Services
• Commercial Bank
• Wealth Management.
• Asset Recovery
• Car Loans
• Lending NBFC
• Life Insurance
• General Insurance
• Stock Broking
• Mutual Fund
• Investment Banking
• Alternative Assets
• Infrastructure Financing
• Microfinance
• International Business
• Pension Fund

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  274,073 Cr.
• Current Price:  1,385
• 52 weeks High / Low  1740.00 / 1000.35
• Book Value:  339.25
• Stock P/E: 29.96
• Dividend Yield: 0.06 %
• ROCE: 7.35 %
• ROE: 13.67 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 14.46 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

Bonus History (Kotak Mahindra Bank)

Date	Bonus Ratio
05-05-2015	1:1
07-06-2005	3:2
25-05-2004	1:1
03-01-1994	1:1

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	4,601	33,474	21.95%
Profit	1,307	8,593	20.72%
Share Price	192.84	1385	21.79%

#9. ITC LTD

ITC Ltd is the 9th largest company in India with a market cap of 237,739 Cr. in 2020

Industry	Cigarettes,Tobacco Products
Founded	1910
Chairman & MD	Sanjiv Puri

Established in 1910, ITC is the largest cigarette manufacturer and seller in the country

It is the market leader in the organized domestic cigarette industry, with a market share of over 80%

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

FMCG

• ITC is India’s leading FMCG marketer
• ITC Foods is the 3rd largest in India

Hotels

• ITC Hotels is one of India’s pre-eminent hospitality chains
• ITC is a pioneer in Green Hotelier

Paperboards and Packaging

• ITC Paperboards and Packaging is a market leader in the segment

Information Technology

• Leading global technology services and solutions provider

Agri Business

• ITC is a pioneer in rural transformation through ITC e-Choupal
• One of India’s largest exporter of agricultural commodities

BRAND LEADERSHIP

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  237,739 Cr.
• Current Price:  193.35
• 52 weeks High / Low  270.95 / 134.60
• Book Value:  53.09
• Stock P/E: 16.32
• Dividend Yield: 5.25 %
• ROCE: 34.62 %
• ROE: 22.69 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 7.25 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

Bonus History (ITC)

Date	Bonus Ratio
20-05-2016	1:2
18-06-2010	1:1
17-06-2005	1:2
12-07-1994	1:1
30-09-1991	3:5
29-04-1989	1:1
29-04-1980	1:5

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ITC LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	19,127	49,214	9.91%
Profit	4,168	14,462	13.25%
Share Price	81.38	193.35	9.04%

#10. Bajaj Finance Ltd

Bajaj Finance Ltd is the 10th largest company in India with a market cap of 193,931 Cr. in 2020

Industry	Finance (including NBFCs)
Founded	2007
Chairman	Sanjiv Bajaj
MD	Rajeev Jain

Set up in 1987, Bajaj Finance is a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv (52.8% ownership), the financial services arm of the Bajaj group.

BFL focuses on six broad categories

(i) consumer lending
(ii) SME lending
(iii) commercial lending
(iv) rural lending
(v) deposits and
(vi) partnerships and services

It is the largest financier of 2-wheelers and consumer durables in India. Its standalone AUM was Rs 116012 crore as on March 31, 2020.

CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL DATA

• Market Cap:  193,931 Cr.
• Current Price:  3,218
• 52 weeks High / Low  4923.40 / 1783.00
• Book Value:  527.94
• Stock P/E: 41.92
• Dividend Yield: 0.31 %
• ROCE: 12.24 %
• ROE: 19.01 %
• Sales Growth (3Yrs): 33.71 %

BONUS SHARE ISSUE HISTORY

Bonus History (Bajaj Finance)

Date	Bonus Ratio
26-07-2016	1:1

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF BAJAJ FINANCE LTD IN LAST 10 YEARS

YEAR	2010	2020	CAGR  RETURN(%)
Sales	880	26,375	40.50%
Profit	89	5,264	50.38%
Share Price	31.05	3218	59.06%

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