2021 Hurun India 500

Source:Hurun Report
Author:Hurun Report
IssueTime:2021-12-09

Hurun India launched the first edition of the ‘2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’, a list of the 500 most valuable companies in India.

Axis Bank’s Burgundy Private and Hurun India launch the list of 500 most valuable private companies in India

 

Key Highlights: -

Ø  Despite the Covid-19 Pandemic, the cumulative value of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies grew by 68% YOY to an average of INR 45,300 crore. 461 companies saw their value increase, of which 200 of them doubled in value. 20 companies rose by INR 1 lakh crore, led by Reliance Industries, TATA Consultancy Services, Infosys, and ICICI Bank

Ø  Big 3: With a value of INR 16.7 lakh crore, Reliance Industries is India’s most valuable company, followed by Tata Consultancy Services with INR 13.1 lakh crore and HDFC Bank with INR 9.1 lakh crore

Ø  Covid-19 vaccine producer Serum Institute of India increased its value by 127% to INR 1.8 lakh crore and is India’s most valuable unlisted company

Ø  Value creation at historic highs: total value of 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies is INR 228 lakh crore (US$3tn), more than India’s GDP in 2021 at current prices

Ø  The companies on this list came from 43 cities across India, led by Mumbai (167), Bengaluru (52) and Chennai (38). These 3 cities contribute to more than half of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list

Ø  Financial services and healthcare led the way with 77 and 64 companies respectively, followed by chemicals with 42 entrants

Ø  Total sales of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies cumulated to INR 58 lakh crore, equivalent to 26% of India’s GDP

Ø  The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies employ 69 lakh people in total, with an average of 13,800 employees

Ø  The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list of companies contributed INR 1.9 lakh crore, nearly 62% of the corporate income tax collection in FY 2021

Ø  The average age of companies in this list is 39 years, i.e., founded in 1982

Ø  52 companies are younger than 10 years, led by Mensa Brands - the youngest company to feature on the list, founded just 6 months ago

Ø  21 companies are older than 100 years, led by Forbes & Company founded in 1767

Ø  The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies collectively spent INR 7.0 lakh crore last year on employee benefits

Ø  Women constitute 16% of boards of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun 500 companies

Ø  Driven by the rise in retail trade, India’s no.1 stock exchange, National Stock Exchange, saw its value grow by 42% to INR 1,68,200 crore. 80% of derivative trading orders are made through NSE

Ø  44% of 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies are run by professional CEOs

Ø  44% of the companies on this list sell services, 56% sell physical products

Ø  71% of the companies are consumer-facing, 29% are B2B

Ø  53 companies are also featured in the Hurun global unicorn list 2021, led by BYJU's, InMobi, and OYO

 

December 9, Mumbai:  Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s Private Banking Business and Hurun India launched the first edition of the2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’, a list of the 500 most valuable companies in India. These companies are ranked according to their value, defined as market capitalization for listed companies and valuations for non-listed companies. The cut-off date to arrive at this list was 30th October 2021. This list refers to companies headquartered in India only; state-owned companies and subsidiaries of foreign companies are not included.

 

To make it to the ‘2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’ list, companies require to have a minimum value of INR 5,600 crore, equivalent to US$ 750 million. On an average, companies from this list were founded in 1982 and are worth a total of INR 228 lakh crore (US$3tn) today, up by 68% YoY. Surprisingly, there has been no slowdown in a year dominated by Covid-19. Both the BSE SENSEX and NIFTY 50 rose by more than 50% YOY, whilst the S&P BSE 500 was up 69% over the same period last year.

 

 

Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank said: “Burgundy Private is delighted to partner with Hurun India in celebrating India’s 500 most valuable companies. We salute the leadership of these companies who have ably steered their businesses through the ravages of the pandemic, adopting new ways of serving their customers and emerging as winners. As India’s leading wealth management franchise, Burgundy Private has witnessed this value creation from close quarters.

The total value of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies is close to INR 228 lakh crore (US$3tn), which is higher than India’s GDP for FY21. The top line of these 500 companies is equivalent to 29% of India’s GDP and they employ up to 1.5% of the total workforce of the country. What is most heartening is that nearly 10% of these companies are younger than 10 years, representing India’s vibrant tech ecosystem. We believe that India’s new economy companies will witness greater representation in this list in the times to come. Axis Bank has been a partner to many names that find a mention in this report, and through our integrated ‘One Axis’ approach, we look forward to working closely with them as they achieve greater milestones in their journey ahead.”

 

Anas Rahman Junaid MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India said:

 

“It is easy to see why Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 represents the most powerful group of companies

in India. With a total value of US$3tn, which is more than India’s current GDP, they make up the backbone of India’s economy. Together, these 500 companies had combined sales of US$770bn, and employed 6.9 million staff, which is more than the working population of United Arab Emirates. Hurun India is delighted to partner with Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s Private Banking Business to release the 2021Burgundy Private Hurun India 500.”

 

“The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 added US$1.2tn in value. Stock markets rose to record heights on the back of a fast-growing digital economy coupled with increased optimism for the post-Covid growth trajectory of the Indian economy. In terms of fastest-growing industries, Financial Services, Software & Services and Healthcare sector cumulatively added INR 40 lakh crore”

 

“The report also throws insights on the economic winners and losers of Covid-19. The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 saw their value go up 68%, or a massive INR 90 lakh crore, to a total of INR 228 lakh crore. Half of that came from companies based in Maharashtra. INR 46 lakh crore came from just four companies, the so-called ‘India’s Big Four’ or Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank and Infosys. 14 Tata group companies added INR 8.5 lakh crore and accounts nearly 10% value of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

“India’s most valuable companies keep getting more valuable, with the total value of the 10 most valuable companies rising five times in the last decade.”

 

“Value is perhaps the best way to measure a company’s performance, since value takes into account not just the current performance of a company but also its future potential. Curiously, many of the India’s most valuable companies had surprisingly low sales. For example, Fintech platform CRED, whose sales were only INR 108 crore in FY 21, was worth INR 30,000 crore. Some companies have high sales, while their market value is relatively small.”

 

“Other state governments should take note of the fact that Mumbai is home to 33% of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 and Maharashtra to 40% of the list. What makes Mumbai and Maharashtra different? What should other states and city governments do to attract the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 to set up a regional HQ or facilitate the growth of homegrown companies that could feature in Burgundy Private Hurun India 500?”

 

“271 companies on the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, which is ranked by value, are not on the 2020 Fortune India 500, which is ranked by sales. The difference came from Hurun excluding companies like Reliance Capital or Future Retail, which had large sales but did not generate enough value to take them over the INR 5,600 crore threshold. Another reason is that the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 does not include state-owned companies like State Bank of India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. 51 listed state owned companies would have achieved the threshold valuation, of INR 5,600 crore, to feature in 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500.”

 

“Hurun has been promoting entrepreneurship through its lists and research since 1999. Starting with the rich list and philanthropy lists, Hurun has gone on to rank unicorns and recently the 500 most valuable companies, on a global level as well as for individual countries, most significantly China and India”  

 

“Regional governments from around the country and beyond are competing to attract the most valuable companies in the country, companies from the Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list. These companies represent the biggest opportunity for tax revenues, quality employment and industry leadership”

 

“From the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, we can see the booming private economy in India. The value of Reliance Industries, for example, has exceeded the combined value of the top ten state-owned enterprises”

 

“The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun Indian 500 shows the concentration of economic power. Just 500 companies had sales of INR 58 lakh crore between them, equivalent to 29% of India’s GDP last year, employed 69 lakh people, equivalent to 1.5% of India’s total work force and paid 62% of India’s corporate income tax.”

 

“Whilst the valuations of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 might appear at first glance to be huge, it is worth comparing against the Hurun Global 500. Apple’s current valuation is about US$2.5tn, just a little under the total valuation of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500. Currently, 12 Indian companies make the 2021 Hurun Global 500, placing India 9th in the list led by the USA with 243 followed by China with 47”

 

“India’s start-ups are producing some significant companies. Just under 11% of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 are less than 10 years old, led by Mensa Brands, Apna, CRED, BharatPe, Mobile Premier League and Zetwerk. Of these startups, 53 are Unicorns and 1 is a Gazelle.

 

“Women make up 16% of the board of directors from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500. As India’s economy grows and Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 becomes bigger, expect this percentage of women board directors to grow too. The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 are some of the biggest employers of women in the country, led by Tata Consultancy Services with just under 2 lakh women employees.

 

“Family businesses still make up the bulk of the Indian economy, with 78% of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 being family-run businesses.”

 

The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 is spread across 25 different industries, demonstrating the overall growth story of Indian economy”

 

“75% of companies featured in the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 are exclusively focused on the Indian market, whilst only 25% operate globally.”

 

“A unique feature of the Indian economy is the traditional industrial groups, many of which started over 100 years ago. The top 10 industrial groups between them own 68 companies or 14% of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, led by Tata Group with 14 companies and followed by the Adani Group with 7 and Aditya Birla Group, and Murugappa Group with 6 each.”

 

“The stories of these companies tell the story of the modern Indian economy.”, concluded Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

 

Methodology

 

The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 is a list of the 500 most valuable companies that are headquartered in India. Government/ State-owned companies and subsidiaries of foreign companies are excluded. Although the cut-off date for the list is 30th October 2021, we have taken an exception for Paytm, Nykaa, Policybazaar, Sapphire Foods India, Latent View Analytics and Go Fashion for which we have considered the closing market cap of the listing day. The aforementioned companies were in the process of going public/ getting listed during the cut-off date.

 

Valuing private companies is as much an art as it is a science. Surely, Hurun India may have missed some

companies, but our endeavor is to develop the most comprehensive report of its kind with an objective to

identify and acknowledge India’s top businesses. Hurun Report’s team of researchers have traveled the length and breadth of the country, cross-checking information with entrepreneurs, industry experts, journalists, bankers and other sources of publicly available data.

 

For unlisted companies, Hurun Research’s valuation is based on a comparison with their listed equivalents

using prevailing industry multiples such as Price to Earnings, Price to Sales, EV to sales, EV to EBITDA. Other methodologies such as Discounted Cash Flow and Tobin’s Q are also used. In certain cases of early- stage companies, Hurun used the First Chicago Method for valuation. Financial information used is from the latest available annual reports or audited financial statements.

 

 

About Axis Bank:

 

Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank in India. Axis Bank offers the entire spectrum of services to customer segments covering Large and Mid-Corporates, SME, Agriculture and Retail Businesses. With its 4,679 domestic branches (including extension counters) and 10,970 ATMs across the country as on 30th September 2021, the network of Axis Bank spreads across 2,658 centers, enabling the Bank to reach out to a large cross-section of customers with an array of products and services. The Axis Group includes Axis Mutual Fund, Axis Securities Ltd., Axis Finance, Axis Trustee, Axis Capital, A.TReDS Ltd., Freecharge and Axis Bank Foundation. 

 

For further information on Axis Bank, please refer to the website: https://www.axisbank.com 

 

About Burgundy Private – Private Banking by Axis Bank

 

Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s private banking business, is one of the fastest growing wealth managers in India, managing client assets of over USD 10bn. With access to considerable resources of the Axis Group, Burgundy Private provides bespoke wealth management services along with the power and stability of a leading bank to its private clients.

 

Headquartered in Mumbai, with a 200 strong team, Burgundy Private manages the wealth of more than 3,000 illustrious families across 27 locations in India. The clientele comprises of some of the most distinguished families in the country, including 25% of India’s top 100 families in terms of their net-worth.

 

Burgundy Private brings to its clients a comprehensive platform that provides tailored services across wealth management, investment advisory, family-office solutions, personal & corporate banking, family governance & succession-planning and tax advisory.

 

Burgundy Private offers Investment Advisory and Family Office Services through Axis Securities Limited.

 

For more information, please visit www.burgundyprivate.com

 

About the Hurun Report     

                     

Hurun Report is a leading research, luxury publishing and events group established in London in 1998 with presence in India, China, France, UK, USA, Australia, Japan, Canada and Luxembourg. It is widely recognized world-over for its comprehensive evaluation of the wealthiest individuals across the globe. Hurun Report is the largest compiler of the rich list globally.

 

Hurun Report Inc. has four divisions: Hurun Report Media, a stable of digital media and four magazines; Hurun Research Institute; Hurun Conferences, an active events division targeting entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals; and Hurun Investments, a USD20m early-stage venture capital fund with investments into tech, media, retail and education.

 

About Hurun India

 

“Promoting Entrepreneurship Through Lists and Research”

 

Hurun India was launched in 2012, under the leadership of Anas Rahman Junaid, a graduate of the University of Oxford. Junaid met Rupert Hoogewerf, the founder of Hurun Global, through Oxford University and the duo thought it was the right time to speak about wealth creation in India as they saw India booming. Since then, Hurun India has been in the pursuit to celebrate the stories of India’s transparent wealth creation, innovation, and philanthropy.

The Five core pillars of Hurun India are:

  1. Wealth Creation - We celebrate transparent wealth creation by bringing to light success stories of some of the most amazing entrepreneurs through Hurun Rich Lists.

 

      Hurun India Rich List is a ranking of individuals with a net worth of INR 1,000 Crore+ and has grown to become the most comprehensive rich list from India. Over the last decade, the list grew from 100 individuals from 10 cities to 1,007 richest Indians, from 76 cities.

      Hurun Leading Wealthy Women List is the ranking of the richest self-made women in India

      Hurun Real Estate Rich List ranks the most successful Real Estate entrepreneurs in the country. 

      Hurun India Wealth Report is the most detailed Hurun study on the wealth      distribution landscape in India.

  1. Value Creation - Under this pillar, Hurun celebrates the success stories of some of the most respected Indian companies through Hurun India 500 - a ranking of most valuable non-state-controlled companies and emerging companies and investors that make the future look bright for India through the Hurun India Unicorn Index, Gazelle List, Cheetah List, and Top Investors List.

  2. Sustainability and Philanthropy - Hurun India Philanthropy List, which is on the 6th year anniversary, ranks India’s most generous entrepreneurs. Hurun India Impact 50 list ranks India’s most sustainable companies based on their alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

  3. Art - In 2019, the Hurun India Art List was launched, aimed at tracking some of the most successful artists who are alive today by way of cumulative auction prices. Through the art list, our endeavor is to encourage individuals to collect Indian art.

  4. Lifestyle and Luxury -The Hurun Luxury Consumer Survey debuted in 2019 to encourage an understanding about lifestyle and brand preferences of ultra-high net worth individuals, while curating a survey to help them explain their spending habits.

 

Globally, the Hurun brand registers an estimated 8 billion views, 50% YoY growth, on the back of lists and research reports.

 

Hurun India serves as India’s definitive voice celebrating wealth creation, innovation, and growth. Last year, Hurun further expanded its repertoire by releasing the Hurun Global Rich List 2021, a ranking of the 3,228 US dollar billionaires, so-called ‘Nine-Zero Club’, currently in the world and the tenth India Rich List which ranks the 1,007 richest individuals in India, allowing for comparisons between some of the most dynamic economies in the world. The purpose of this list is to try and tell the story of modern India through the eyes of an entrepreneur.

 

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Top 10 of 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

The total value of the top 10 companies grew 47% to INR 72.7 lakh crore (US$970bn), equivalent to 37% of India’s GDP and 32% of the total value of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500. 6 are headquartered in Mumbai.

 

Table 1: 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 Top 10

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

Change (%)

Headquarters

CEO/MD

1

Reliance Industries

16,65,381

28%

Mumbai

Mukesh Ambani

2

Tata Consultancy Services

13,09,488

31%

Mumbai

Rajesh Gopinathan

3

HDFC Bank

9,05,639

39%

Mumbai

Sashidhar Jagdishan

4

Infosys

7,51,699

66%

Bengaluru

Salil Parekh

5

ICICI Bank

5,37,733

99%

Mumbai

Sandeep Bakhshi

6

Housing Development Finance Corporation

5,01,171

45%

Mumbai

Keki M Mistry

7

Bajaj Finance

4,31,305

116%

Pune

Sanjiv Bajaj

8

Kotak Mahindra Bank

4,17,373

36%

Mumbai

Uday Kotak

9

Bharti Airtel

3,85,733

63%

New Delhi

Gopal Vittal

10

Wipro

3,67,705

89%

Bengaluru

Thierry Delaporte

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Compared with 5 and 10 years ago?

 

The total value of the top ten most valuable Indian enterprises has increased four-fold in the past decade.

 

Eight companies have made the Top 10 over the past decade. Notable exits from the top 10 include ITC and Larsen & Toubro.

 

Table 2: Top 10 Five Years Ago                                      Top 10 Ten Years Ago

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

 

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

1

Tata Consultancy Services

4,71,839

 

1

Reliance Industries

2,87,411

2

Reliance Industries

3,40,915

 

2

Tata Consultancy Services

2,18,074

3

HDFC Bank

3,19,146

 

3

ITC

1,65,682

4

ITC

2,92,979

 

4

Infosys

1,65,095

5

Infosys

2,30,269

 

5

Bharti Airtel

1,48,635

6

Housing Development Finance Corporation

2,18,724

 

6

HDFC Bank

1,14,355

7

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

1,80,085

 

7

ICICI Bank

1,07,232

8

ICICI Bank

1,61,186

 

8

Housing Development Finance Corporation

1,01,185

9

Tata Motors

1,53,700

 

9

Wipro

90,057

10

Kotak Mahindra Bank

1,50,740

 

10

Larsen & Toubro

86,372

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Table 3: Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with highest value to revenue

Rank

Company

Value to Revenue

Value (INR Cr)

Revenue (INR Cr)

Industry

1

Groww

22,500

22,500

1

Financial Services

2

Ola Electric

17,523

37,500

2#

Automobile & Auto Components

3

RattanIndia Enterprises

3,129

5,695

2

Energy

4

Sharechat

2,314

21,750

9*

Media & Entertainment

5

Mobile Premier League

958

17,250

18*

Media & Entertainment

6

Unacademy

297

25,500

86*

Education

7

CRED

278

30,000

108

Financial Services

8

Vedantu

209

7,500

36*

Education

9

Bajaj Holdings & Investment

124

53,236

431

Investments

10

Meesho

120

36,750

307*

Retail

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, BSE, * FY 20 Revenue, # FY 19 Revenue

 

 

How old are they?

 

The average age was 39 years, i.e. founded in 1982.

 

21 companies have a history of more than 100 years, of which Forbes & Company and EID-Parry (India) are more than 200 years old.

 

139 companies were founded in this Millenium of which 52 are less than 10 years old, led by Mensa Brands, Apna, BharatPe, Mobile Premier League, and CRED.

 

Table 4: Top 10 Oldest Companies                                Top 10 Youngest Companies

Year

Company

Value (INR Cr)

City

 

Year

Company

Value (INR Cr)

State

1767

Forbes & Company

7,351

Chennai

 

2021

Mensa Brands

7,500

Karnataka

1788

E.I.D-Parry (India)

8,059

Chennai

 

2019

Apna

8,250

Maharashtra

1838

Bennett Coleman

7,944

Mumbai

 

2018

Suven Pharmaceuticals

12,985

Telangana

1863

Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation

7,737

Mumbai

 

2018

Zetwerk

9,750

Karnataka

1875

BSE

7,261

Mumbai

 

2018

Mobile Premier League

17,250

Karnataka

1884

Dabur India

1,04,569

Ghaziabad

 

2018

CRED

30,000

Karnataka

1884

Godfrey Phillips India

7,097

New Delhi

 

2018

Vodafone Idea

29,454

Gujarat

1889

KRBL

6,612

New Delhi

 

2018

CoinDCX

8,250

Maharashtra

1892

Britannia Industries

89,069

Kolkata

 

2018

BharatPe

21,750

Delhi

1897

Century Textiles & Industries

8,971

Mumbai

 

2017

CoinSwitch Kuber

14,250

Karnataka

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Table 5: Largest companies funded by PE/VC investors

Rank

Company

Founded Year

Value (INR Cr)

Industry

City

1

BYJU'S

2011

1,35,000

Education

Bengaluru

2

Zomato

2008

1,05,753

Transportation & Logistics

Gurugram

3

Nykaa

2012

1,04,360

Retail

Mumbai

4

Paytm

2009

1,01,390

Financial Services

Noida

5

InMobi

2007

90,000

Software & Services

Bengaluru

6

OYO

2012

70,500

Hospitality

Gurugram

7

Dream11

2008

60,000

Media & Entertainment

Mumbai

8

PharmEasy

2015

42,000

Healthcare

Mumbai

9

Swiggy

2014

41,250

Transportation & Logistics

Bengaluru

10

Ola Electric

2017

37,500

Automobile & Auto Components

Bengaluru

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Unlisted companies

 

The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 features some of the most valuable unlisted companies too. Serum Institute of India is the most valuable unlisted company, followed by National Stock Exchange of India.

 

Table 6: 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 Top 10 unlisted companies

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

Change (%)

Headquarters

CEO/MD

1

Serum Institute of India

1,83,400

127%

Pune

Adar Poonawalla

2

National Stock Exchange of India

1,68,200

43%

Mumbai

Vikram Limaye

3

BYJU'S

1,35,000

71%

Bengaluru

Byju Raveendran

4

InMobi

90,000

1100%

Bengaluru

Naveen Tewari

5

OYO

70,500

18%

Gurugram

Ritesh Agarwal

6

Ramcharan & Co

67,500

NA

Chennai

Kaushik Palicha

7

Dream11

60,000

220%

Mumbai

Harsh Jain

8

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

55,100

57%

Mumbai

Banwarilal Bawri

9

Intas Pharmaceuticals

53,300

27%

Ahmedabad

Nimish Chudgar

10

Nirma

43,600

42%

Ahmedabad

Hiren K. Patel

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Geographical distribution

 

The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 came from 15 states, led by Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu followed by Haryana, Gujarat, and Delhi. By city, Mumbai led with 167, followed by Bengaluru with 52, then Chennai and Gurugram with 38 and 35 respectively.

 

Table 7: Top Cities and States of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

Rank

City

Number

Total Value (INR Cr)

Value

Change (%)

 

Rank

State

Number

1

Mumbai

167

1,13,91,246

58%

 

1

Maharashtra

200

2

Bengaluru

52

22,92,130

88%

 

2

Karnataka

53

3

Chennai

38

7,18,118

88%

 

3

Tamil Nadu

44

4

Gurugram

36

13,27,968

81%

 

4

Haryana

39

5

New Delhi

31

5,94,690

76%

 

5

Gujarat

37

6

Hyderabad

27

6,53,411

41%

 

6

Delhi

31

7

Pune

25

15,52,687

115%

 

7

Telangana

29

8

Ahmedabad

22

13,23,014

132%

 

8

Uttar Pradesh

25

8

Kolkata

22

7,88,181

38%

 

9

West Bengal

22

10

Noida

19

9,01,625

49%

 

10

Kerala

8

11

Vadodara

5

66,650

75%

 

11

Rajasthan

5

12

Jaipur

4

81,113

80%

 

12

Punjab

3

12

Kochi

4

1,01,182

38%

 

13

Madhya Pradesh

2

14

Ghaziabad

3

1,36,246

30%

 

14

Andhra Pradesh

1

14

Gandhinagar

3

42,229

22%

 

14

Uttarakhand

1

14

Coimbatore

3

32,263

155%

 

 

 

 

14

Thrissur

3

32,103

16%

 

 

 

 

14

Faridabad

3

46,218

55%

 

 

 

 

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Biggest Gainers

 

In terms of growth, the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 was led by Hyderabad-based Brightcom Group followed by Poonawalla Fincorp and InMobi.

 

By absolute value, the biggest gainers were Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys.

 

Table 8: Biggest Gainers by INR Cr                                 Biggest Gainers by %

Rank

 Company

Value Change (INR Cr)

Value (INR Cr)

 

Rank

 Company

Value Change (%)

Value (INR Cr)

1

Reliance Industries

3,63,044

16,65,381

 

1

Brightcom Group

2791%

7,588

2

Tata Consultancy Services

3,09,534

13,09,488

 

2

Poonawalla Fincorp

1160%

12,585

3

Infosys

2,99,946

7,51,699

 

3

InMobi

1100%

90,000

4

ICICI Bank

2,67,022

5,37,733

 

4

Nykaa

1060%

1,04,360

5

HDFC Bank

2,54,303

9,05,639

 

5

PharmEasy

700%

42,000

6

Bajaj Finance

2,31,990

4,31,305

 

5

BrowserStack

700%

30,000

7

Bajaj Finserv

1,97,949

2,86,643

 

7

BharatPe

625%

21,750

8

Adani Transmission

1,74,205

2,06,132

 

8

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)

610%

10,860

9

Wipro

1,73,025

3,67,705

 

9

OfBusiness

603%

22,500

10

Housing Development Finance Corporation

1,55,882

5,01,171

 

10

Meesho

600%

36,750

11

Avenue Supermarts

1,50,193

2,95,379

 

11

Adani Total Gas

569%

1,62,233

12

Bharti Airtel

1,49,180

3,85,733

 

12

Adani Transmission

546%

2,06,132

13

Adani Total Gas

1,37,988

1,62,233

 

13

Saregama India

540%

7,384

14

Adani Enterprises

1,34,996

1,72,291

 

14

JSW Energy

511%

60,216

15

Tata Motors

1,24,327

1,65,318

 

15

RattanIndia Enterprises

507%

5,695

16

Larsen & Toubro

1,19,714

2,50,233

 

16

Borosil Renewables

503%

5,846

17

Titan Company

1,14,986

2,18,404

 

17

Super Cassettes Industries

455%

17,267

18

Kotak Mahindra Bank

1,11,071

4,17,373

 

18

Trident

437%

20,002

19

Tata Steel

1,10,274

1,59,685

 

19

Dailyhunt

436%

22,500

20

Serum Institute of India

1,02,637

1,83,400

 

20

Zetwerk

435%

9,750

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Chart 1: Number of companies doubled, tripled and quadrupled the value

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Industry Distribution

 

Financial Services and Healthcare were the biggest contributors to the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with 77 and 64 companies respectively. The Top 5 industries made up half the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500.

 

In terms of value created, Financial Services led the way with nearly one-fourth of the cumulative value of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, followed by Software & Services (16%), Healthcare (7.8%) and Consumer Goods (5.7%).

 

Table 9: Industry-wide distribution of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

Rank

Main Industry

No. of Cos

% of Total Value

Change (%)

 Biggest companies

1

Financial Services

77

23.2%

64%

HDFC Bank, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank

2

Healthcare

64

7.8%

48%

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Serum Institute of India, Divi's Laboratories, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Cipla

3

Chemicals

42

5.1%

68%

Asian Paints, Pidilite Industries, Berger Paints, UPL, PI Industries, Nirma, SRF

4

Software & Services

37

15.8%

64%

Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra 

5

Consumer Goods

35

5.6%

63%

ITC, Dabur India, Godrej Consumer Products, Marico, Tata Consumer Products

6

Retail

25

4.0%

155%

Avenue Supermarts, Adani Enterprises, Trent, Udaan, LensKart, Meesho, Firstcry

6

Automobile & Auto Components

25

4.5%

68%

Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Motherson Sumi Systems, Eicher Motors

8

Industrial Products

22

1.0%

93%

Polycab India, APL Apollo Tubes, Carborundum Universal, Thermax

9

Food & Beverages

19

1.9%

50%

Britannia Industries, Tata Consumer Products, Jubilant Foodworks, Parle Products

9

Real Estate

19

2.0%

92%

DLF, Godrej Properties, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Macrotech Developers, Oberoi Realty

11

Construction & Engineering

16

2.0%

77%

Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Forge, AIA Engineering, GMR Infrastructure

12

Construction Materials

15

2.6%

67%

UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Shree Cement, Dalmia Bharat

13

Media & Entertainment

13

1.0%

136%

Dream11, Sun TV Network, Zee Entertainment Sharechat, Super Cassettes Industries

14

Consumer Electronics

12

1.2%

66%

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Godrej & Boyce, TTK Prestige, Bajaj Electricals

14

Energy

12

3.7%

162%

Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission, Adani Total Gas, Adani Power

14

Metals & Mining

12

3.4%

131%

JSW Steel, Hindustan Zinc, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Hindalco Industries

17

Transportation & Logistics

11

2.0%

94%

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Swiggy, Zomato, Ola cabs, Aegis Logistics

18

Telecommunications

9

9.8%

36%

Bharti Airtel, Indus Towers, Tata Communications, Vodafone Idea

19

Textiles

8

0.4%

151%

Alok Industries, Welspun India, Trident, Vardhman Textiles, Garware Technical Fibres

20

Jewellery

7

0.3%

16%

Rajesh Exports, Malabar Gold, Joy Alukkas, GRT Jewellers, Kalyan Jewellers India

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Table 10: Sectors from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with the highest revenue

Rank

Main Industry

Total Revenue (INR Cr)

YoY Growth (%)

Total Value (INR Cr)

Company with the highest revenue

Revenue (INR Cr)

1

Financial Services

10,51,794

3%

52,86,875

ICICI Bank

1,61,336

2

Telecommunications

6,89,248

-13%

22,35,423

Reliance Industries

5,02,683

3

Automobile & Auto Components

6,27,794

-6%

10,32,310

Tata Motors

2,52,438

4

Metals & Mining

5,76,862

10%

7,85,434

Tata Steel

1,57,190

5

Software & Services

5,30,468

5%

36,11,502

Tata Consultancy Services

1,67,311

6

Healthcare

3,37,423

11%

17,84,262

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

34,334

7

Jewellery

3,06,040

20%

66,853

Rajesh Exports

2,58,316

8

Consumer Goods

2,31,699

4%

12,80,435

ITC

55,788

9

Construction & Engineering

2,24,728

-21%

4,64,347

Larsen & Toubro

1,39,408

10

Chemicals

2,11,175

4%

11,66,387

UPL

38,952

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Table 11: Sectors from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with the highest profits

Rank

Main Industry

Total Net Profit (INR Cr)

YoY Growth (%)

Total Value (INR Cr)

Most Profitable Company

Net Profit (INR Cr)

1

Financial Services

1,39,152

45%

52,86,875

HDFC Bank

31,857

2

Software & Services

88,404

8%

36,11,502

Tata Consultancy Services

32,562

3

Metals & Mining

54,380

289%

7,85,434

Vedanta

15,032

4

Healthcare

43,653

35%

17,84,262

Aurobindo Pharma

5,334

5

Consumer Goods

28,314

-48%

12,80,435

ITC

13,383

6

Chemicals

21,997

14%

11,66,387

UPL

3,495

7

Construction Materials

19,743

18%

5,91,997

Grasim Industries

6,987

8

Energy

9,549

N.A*

8,45,485

Tata Power Company

1,438

9

Automobile & Auto Components

9,405

-33%

10,32,310

Bajaj Auto

4,857

10

Construction & Engineering

8,128

-46%

4,64,347

Larsen & Toubro

4,668

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

*From cumulative loss to profit

 

 

Table 12: Sectors from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with highest corporate tax

Rank

Main Industry

Total Corporate Tax (INR Cr)

YoY Growth (%)

Total Value (INR Cr)

Highest Corporate Tax Paid Company

Corporate Tax (INR Cr)

1

Financial Services

48,509

-21%

52,86,875

HDFC Bank

10,939

2

Software & Services

30,846

28%

36,11,502

Tata Consultancy Services

11,198

3

Metals & Mining

20,136

195%

7,85,434

Tata Steel

5,654

4

Healthcare

14,213

59%

17,84,262

Aurobindo Pharma

2,010

5

Telecommunications

12,196

-69%

22,35,423

Bharti Airtel

8,933

6

Automobile & Auto Components

10,782

22%

10,32,310

Tata Motors

2,542

7

Consumer Goods

9,088

-3%

12,80,435

ITC

4,555

8

Construction Materials

7,880

772%

5,91,997

Grasim Industries

3,022

9

Chemicals

7,845

43%

11,66,387

Asian Paints

1,098

10

Construction & Engineering

6,617

15%

4,64,347

Larsen & Toubro

3,873

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Table 13: Industrial Groups with multiple companies in 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

Rank

Industrial Group

Number of Companies

Total Value (INR Cr)

Most Valuable Companies

1

Tata Group

14

22,18,236

Tata Consultancy Services, Titan Company, Tata Steel

2

Adani Group

7

9,57,774

Adani Transmission, Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone

3

Aditya Birla Group

6

5,09,083

UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Hindalco Industries

3

Murugappa Group

6

1,39,574

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance, Coromandel International, Tube Investments of India

5

Bajaj Group

5

8,93,402

Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Auto

5

Jindal Group

5

2,87,031

JSW Steel, Jindal Steel & Power, JSW Energy

5

Godrej Group

5

2,21,407

Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Properties, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing

8

HDFC Group

4

16,04,298

HDFC Bank, Housing Development Finance Corporation, HDFC Life Insurance

8

ICICI Group

4

7,20,681

ICICI Bank, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance

8

L&T Group

4

4,36,523

Larsen & Toubro, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, L&T Technology Services

8

TVS Group

4

81,873

TVS Motor Company, Sundaram Finance, Sundram Fasteners

8

Rajan Raheja Group

4

36,116

Exide Industries, Sonata Software, Supreme Petrochem

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Table 14: Most valuable family-run companies by generations 

Generation

CEO/MD

Company

Value (INR Cr)

Industry

4

Sanjiv Bajaj

Bajaj Finserv

2,86,643

Financial Services

3

Kaushik Palicha

Ramcharan & Co

67,500

Chemicals

2

Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries

16,65,381

Telecommunications

1

Uday Kotak

Kotak Mahindra Bank

4,17,373

Financial Services

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Largest companies by revenue

 

Average sales of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 was INR 12,470 crore.

 

106 of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 had sales of more than INR 10,000 crore last year, of which 24 companies managed to feature the list with sales of more than INR 50,000 crore in the previous year.

 

Table 15: Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with highest revenue

Rank

Company

Revenue (INR Cr)

YoY Growth (%)

Industry

Value to Revenue (times)

1

Reliance Industries

5,02,653

-20%

Telecommunications

3.31

2

Rajesh Exports

2,58,316

32%

Jewellery

0.07

3

Tata Motors

2,52,437

-3%

Automobile & Autocomponents

0.65

4

Tata Consultancy Services

1,67,311

4%

Software & Services

7.83

5

ICICI Bank

1,61,336

8%

Financial Services

3.33

6

Tata Steel

1,57,190

4%

Metals & Mining

1.02

7

HDFC Bank

1,55,885

6%

Financial Services

5.81

8

Larsen & Toubro

1,39,408

-6%

Construction & Engineering

1.79

9

Housing Development Finance Corporation

1,39,071

37%

Financial Services

3.60

10

Hindalco Industries

1,33,207

12%

Metals & Mining

0.81

11

Infosys

1,02,673

10%

Software & Services

7.32

12

Bharti Airtel

1,01,258

16%

Telecommunications

3.81

13

Vedanta

91,442

5%

Metals & Mining

1.28

14

Axis Bank

80,847

1%

Financial Services

2.98

15

JSW Steel

80,431

9%

Metals & Mining

2.06

16

Grasim Industries

77,450

2%

Construction Materials

1.47

17

HCL Technologies

76,306

7%

Software & Services

4.19

18

Mahindra & Mahindra

75,310

-22%

Automobile & Autocomponents

1.46

19

Wipro

64,325

1%

Software & Services

5.72

20

Bajaj Finserv

60,591

11%

Financial Services

4.73

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

The combined net profit of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies was up 44% to INR 4.3 lakh crore in FY21. Sectors such as financial services, software & services, metals & mining and healthcare continued to have rising profits and accounted for more than 3/4th of the profits of the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 companies in FY 21.

 

Table 16: Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with highest net profit

Rank

Company

Net Profit (INR Cr)

YoY Growth (%)

Industry

Value to Net Profit (times)

1

Reliance Industries

53,739

35%

Telecommunications

31.0

2

Tata Consultancy Services

32,562

0%

Software & Services

40.2

3

HDFC Bank

31,856

17%

Financial Services

28.4

4

Housing Development Finance Corporation

20,488

-10%

Financial Services

24.5

5

ICICI Bank

20,363

81%

Financial Services

26.4

6

Infosys

19,423

17%

Software & Services

38.7

7

Vedanta

15,033

N.A.

Metals & Mining

7.8

8

ITC

13,382

-14%

Consumer Goods

21.8

9

HCL Technologies

11,169

1%

Software & Services

28.6

10

Wipro

10,868

11%

Software & Services

33.8

11

Kotak Mahindra Bank

9,902

15%

Financial Services

42.2

12

Tata Steel

8,190

599%

Metals & Mining

19.5

13

Hindustan Zinc

7,980

17%

Metals & Mining

16.5

14

JSW Steel

7,872

96%

Metals & Mining

21.0

15

Bajaj Finserv

7,367

23%

Financial Services

38.9

16

Axis Bank

7,252

286%

Financial Services

33.3

17

Grasim Industries

6,987

5%

Construction Materials

16.3

18

UltraTech Cement

5,462

-5%

Construction Materials

38.9

19

Aurobindo Pharma

5,389

89%

Healthcare

7.7

20

Hindalco Industries

5,177

38%

Metals & Mining

20.8

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, BSE

 

How many do they employ?

 

Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 employ 6.9 million people, an average of 13,800. 139 have more than 10,000 employees, led by Tata Consultancy Services with 5,06,908 employees and Quess Corp with 3,63,136 employees.

 

98 have less than 1,000 employees.

 

Table 17: Top 10 Largest Employers                          Top 10 Women Employers

Rank

 Company

Jobs*

Value (INR Cr)

 

Rank

Company

Jobs*

Value

(INR Cr)

1

Tata Consultancy Services

5,06,908

13,09,488

 

1

Tata Consultancy Services

1,78,357

13,09,488

2

Quess Corp

3,63,136

13,506

 

2

Infosys

1,00,321

7,51,699

3

Larsen & Toubro

3,60,826

2,50,233

 

3

Wipro

72,000

3,67,705

4

Infosys

2,59,619

7,51,699

 

4

Quess Corp

61,733

13,506

5

Reliance Industries

2,36,334

16,65,381

 

5

HCL Technologies

45,962

3,19,439

6

Wipro

2,01,665

3,67,705

 

6

ICICI Bank

31,059

5,37,733

7

HCL Technologies

1,81,919

3,19,439

 

7

Tech Mahindra

29,727

1,51,677

8

Motherson Sumi Systems

1,70,100

71,464

 

8

Motherson Sumi Systems

26,451

71,464

9

SIS

1,34,307

6,991

 

9

HDFC Bank

21,746

9,05,639

10

HDFC Bank

1,20,116

9,05,639

 

10

Reliance Industries

19,561

16,65,381

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 * No. of employees

 

 

Table 18: Companies with least number of Employees

Rank

Main Industry

Jobs

Industry

Value (INR Cr)

1

Kama Holdings

3

Investments

6,499

2

RattanIndia Enterprises

4

Energy

5,695

3

Dhani Services

11

Financial Services

11,590

4

Max Financial Services

15

Financial Services

33,839

5

Bajaj Holdings & Investment

20

Investments

53,236

6

Tata Investment Corporation

22

Investments

8,576

7

Nazara Technologies

83

Software & Services

8,401

8

Adani Power

84

Energy

41,944

9

The Phoenix Mills

88

Real Estate

16,448

10

Rain Industries

143

Chemicals

8,002

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Table 19: Top employment generating sectors 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

Rank

Main Industry

Total Employees

Largest Employer

Number of Employees

1

Software & Services

14,97,501

Tata Consultancy Services

5,06,908

2

Financial Services

10,36,605

HDFC Bank

1,20,116

3

Automobile & Auto components

5,57,191

Motherson Sumi Systems

1,70,100

4

Healthcare

5,40,686

Cipla

37,212

5

Construction & Engineering

5,25,145

Larsen & Toubro

3,60,826

6

Services

5,01,818

Quess Corp

3,63,136

7

Telecommunications

3,44,199

Reliance Industries

2,36,334

8

Consumer Goods

3,29,785

Godrej Consumer Products

54,046

9

Metals & Mining

2,38,567

Vedanta

69,794

10

Construction Materials

1,92,742

UltraTech Cement

62,709

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Women representation in boards

 

Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 appointed 644 women directors on board.

 

Table 20: Companies having women representation on board of directors

Rank

Company

Women Directors

Value (INR Cr)

Promoter family Directors

Independent Women Director

1

Godrej Consumer Products

5

1,03,261

Tanya A. Dubash, Nisaba Godrej

Ireena Vittal, Pippa Tubman Armerding, Ndidi Nwuneli

1

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise

5

59,498

Preetha Reddy, Shobana Kamineni, Suneeta Reddy, Sangita Reddy,

V. Kavitha Dutt

1

Godrej Agrovet

5

11,374

Tanya A. Dubash, Nisaba Godrej,

Ritu Anand, Roopa Purushothaman, Aditi Kothari Desai

1

India Cements

5

6,139

Rupa Gurunath, Chitra Srinivasan

Lakshmi Aparna Sreekumar, Nalini Murari Ratnam, Sandhya Rajan

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Corporate social responsibility

 

Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 accounted for 40% of total expenditure on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.

 

Table 21: Companies from 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with highest CSR Spend

Rank

Company

CSR (INR Cr)

Industry

Value (INR Cr)

1

Reliance Industries

922

Energy

16,65,381

2

Tata Consultancy Services

674

Software & Services

13,09,488

3

HDFC Bank

635

Financial Services

9,05,639

4

ITC

353

Consumer Goods

2,91,983

5

Infosys

325

Software & Services

7,51,699

6

Wipro

251

Software & Services

3,67,705

7

Tata Steel

222

Metals & Mining

1,59,685

8

ICICI Bank

200

Financial Services

5,37,733

9

HCL Technologies

195

Software & Services

3,19,439

10

Housing Development Finance Corporation

190

Financial Services

5,01,171

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

Contribution to exchequer

 

Companies from the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 contribute INR 1.9 lakh crore, nearly 62% of corporation income-tax collection in FY 2021.

 

Table 22: Companies from 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 with highest direct taxpayers

Rank

Company

Corporate Tax (INR Cr)

Main Industry

Value (INR Cr)

1

Tata Consultancy Services

11,198

Software & Services

13,09,488

2

HDFC Bank

10,939

Financial Services

9,05,639

3

Bharti Airtel

8,932

Telecommunications

3,85,733

4

Infosys

7,205

Software & Services

7,51,699

5

ICICI Bank

5,664

Financial Services

5,37,733

6

Tata Steel

5,654

Metals & Mining

1,59,685

7

HCL Technologies

4,684

Software & Services

3,19,439

8

ITC

4,555

Consumer Goods

2,91,983

9

JSW Steel

4,142

Metals & Mining

1,65,555

10

Larsen & Toubro

3,873

Construction & Engineering

2,50,233

11

Housing Development Finance Corporation

3,750

Financial Services

5,01,171

12

Kotak Mahindra Bank

3,265

Financial Services

4,17,373

13

Wipro

3,034

Software & Services

3,67,705

14

Grasim Industries

3,022

Construction Materials

1,13,720

15

Hindalco Industries

2,723

Metals & Mining

1,07,802

16

Hindustan Zinc

2594

Metals & Mining

1,31,598

17

Tata Motors

2,541

Automobile & Autocomponents

1,65,318

18

UltraTech Cement

2,539

Construction Materials

2,12,281

19

Axis Bank

2,497

Financial Services

2,41,270

20

Bajaj Finserv

2,322

Financial Services

2,86,643

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

What about state-controlled companies

 

The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 focuses exclusively on non-state-controlled companies, meaning that state-controlled companies like SBI or ONGC are out of contention to make the list.

 

Table 23: Top 10 most valuable state-controlled companies in India

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

Industry

1

State Bank of India

4,65,597

Financial Services

2

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

1,92,227

Energy

3

NTPC

1,32,505

Energy

4

Power Grid Corporation of India

1,29,499

Energy

5

Indian Oil Corporation

1,23,231

Energy

6

SBI Life Insurance Company

1,16,575

Financial Services

7

Coal India

1,05,030

Energy

8

SBI Cards and Payment Services

1,00,982

Financial Services

9

Bharat Petroleum Corporation

90,252

Energy

10

IRCTC

67,848

Services

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Table 24: Top 10 most valuable foreign subsidiaries listed in India

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

Industry

Country of Origin

1

Hindustan Unilever

5,68,002

Consumer Goods

United Kingdom

2

Maruti Suzuki India

2,35,382

Automobile

Japan

3

Nestlé India

1,81,009

Consumer Goods

Switzerland

4

Siemens

80,173

Industrial Products

Germany

5

Ambuja Cements

75,822

Construction Materials

Switzerland

6

United Spirits

70,862

Food & Beverages

United Kingdom

7

Gland Pharma

60,752

Pharmaceuticals

China

8

Bosch

52,270

Auto Components

Germany

9

Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care

46,425

Financial Services

USA

10

Colgate Palmolive (India)

41,524

Consumer Goods

USA

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

 

 

Where does 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 stand?

 

While the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 may look big, it is worth comparing against the Hurun Global 500 and Hurun China 500.

 

The 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500, for example, are worth a third of the Hurun China 500.

 

Table 25: Comparing the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 across the world, China and India

 

India 500

Global 500

China 500

Cumulative Value

US$3tn

US$49.7tn

US$8.4tn

Top 10 cut-off

US$49bn

US$465bn

US$94bn

Top 100 cut-off

US$5.6bn

US$110bn

US$15bn

Top 500 cut-off

US$750mn

US$32bn

US$3.4bn

Total Revenues

US$746bn

N.A.

US$15tn

Total Employees

6.9 million

13.1 million

N.A.

Most Valuable Company

Reliance Industries (US$223bn)

Apple (US$2.1tn)

Tencent (US$743bn)

Top Industry (no. of companies)

Financial Services (77)

Financial Services (95)

Healthcare (93)

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 

 

 

The Bootstrappers

 

Some of the most valuable companies are ‘bootstrapped’, grown without taking external funding. Bootstrapped companies are dominated by traditional, non tech industries such as pharmaceuticals, FMCG and so on.

 

Table 26: Top 10 bootstrapped companies in 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500

Rank

Company

Value (INR Cr)

Change (%)

Headquarters

1

Serum Institute of India

1,83,400

127%

Pune

2

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

55,100

57%

Mumbai

3

Nirma

43,600

42%

Ahmedabad

4

Zoho Corporation

36,800

62%

Chennai

5

Zerodha

34,600

55%

Bengaluru

6

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure

28,900

45%

Hyderabad

7

Patanjali Ayurved

28,000

21%

Haridwar

8

Bagmane Developers

27,600

116%

Bengaluru

9

Parle Products

25,800

25%

Mumbai

10

Amalgamations

25,100

7%

Chennai

Source: Hurun Research Institute, 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500