| RANK | NAME OF COMPANY | PROFIT(RM’000) | TOTAL RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad | 533,012.23 | 38.48% |
| 2 | Malaysian Bulk Carriers Berhad | 554,595.80 | 37.18% |
| 3 | Uchi Technologies Berhad | 62,149.25 | 34.87% |
| 4 | Mobif Berhad | 8,584.31 | 34.09% |
| 5 | Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Berhad | 21,571.06 | 25.84% |
| 6 | Guinness Anchor Berhad | 86,908.37 | 24.92% |
| 7 | DK Leather Corporation Berhad | 24,506.80 | 24.57% |
| 8 | Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad | 215,310.48 | 24.15% |
| 9 | Maxis Communications Berhad | 1,540,019.87 | 23.11% |
| 10 | Amway (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad | 40,450.39 | 21.14% |
| 11 | DXN Holdings Berhad | 17,830.59 | 18.14% |
| 12 | Digi.Com Berhad | 454,520.33 | 16.31% |
| 13 | Classic Scenic Berhad | 10,622.55 | 15.69% |
| 14 | Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaysia) Berhad | 400,581.24 | 15.62% |
| 15 | ENG Teknologi Holdings Bhd | 34,651.79 | 15.45% |
| 16 | Top Glove Corporation Bhd | 46,717.68 | 15.24% |
| 17 | Kumpulan FIMA Berhad | 60,462.99 | 15.20% |
| 18 | Dreamgate Corporation Berhad | 20,468.17 | 15.13% |
| 19 | MISC Berhad | 3,342,074.44 | 14.90% |
| 20 | Suiwah Corporation Berhad | 19,525.48 | 14.69% |
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Note: Total Return = Profit/Invested Capital x 100%
Source of Statistics: The Edge
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From the statistics above, British American Tobacco still stays top of the rank with a total return of 38.48%. This indicates that the market for tobacco is still big and profitable. Even though the government has enforced many restrictions to the tobacco companies.
For the Telecommunication and Internet fields, Maxis still leading in these fields with a profit of RM1.54 billions and the total return, 23.11%. Maxis have jumped from 10th position last year to 9th in this year. While it’s competitor, Digi had made a big jump from 22nd last year to 12nd this year. The total return for Digi is about 16.31% and they gained 0.45 billions in terms of economic profits. Anyway, there is still a big gap for Digi to catch up with Maxis. On the other hand, another giant in Telecommunication field, Celcom is out of the list of Top 20.
