Dun & Bradstreet Acknowledges India’s Top 500 Value Creators at Summit 2023

Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, recognized and felicitated India’s top value creators on November 29, 2023 at the ‘Dun & Bradstreet’s India’s Top 500 Value Creators Summit’ (List of award winners below). India’s top corporates were recognized by Dun & Bradstreet for working towards business productivity, business resiliency and business sustainability by delivering value for shareholders, stakeholders and society.

To select the Top 500 Value Creators, Dun & Bradstreet considered the universe of companies which are listed on BSE and NSE, for the preceding five-year period, i.e., companies that were listed as on 31st March 2019 and are still being actively traded. These companies were measured against more than 25 parameters, which assessed both market value and intrinsic value of the company.

Key insights about India’s Top 500 Value Creators:

• The Top 500 Value Creators represent 52 distinct sectors.

• In the last five years (FY19-FY23), these value creators have created total shareholder’s return (TSR) of Rs. 107 trillion, generating an average TSR about 227%, as compared to NSE 50 Benchmark return of 64.5% over the same period.

• In the same period, the aggregate Total revenue of these Top 500 companies has grown at 59% and net profit has increased by more than 100%.

• The market value of these 500 companies stands at Rs. 208 trillion as of March 2023, representing about 80% of the aggregate market capitalization of BSE.

• These companies contribute to nearly 60% of India’s corporate tax revenues.

Speaking at the summit, Neeraj Sahai, President, Dun & Bradstreet International said, “According to Dun & Bradstreet's analysis, MSMEs in India display ~130% more volatility in cashflows and even large companies, for example, those with a revenue of more than ₹250 crores, are 24% more volatile than the Top 500 Value Creators. As the world’s leading provider of business decisioning data and analytics, Dun & Bradstreet has helped many companies increase productivity, build resilience, and adopt sustainable practices, providing the global data and local expertise to help our clients make smarter business decisions. I am proud to say that nearly 90% of the Fortune 500 companies rely on Dun & Bradstreet as an essential and trusted partner. We are here to support India’s Top 500 Value Creators as they move forward to lead the country towards Amrit Kaal’s vision at the 100th Year of independence.”

Speaking at the summit, Avinash Gupta, Managing Director & CEO – India, Dun & Bradstreet said, “Bottom-lines are no longer the only yardstick to measure business success and performance. Today, businesses need to transcend beyond numbers and become more resilient, sustainable and avoid value destruction. The focus has shifted from value extraction to value creation. The need to build sustainable businesses has intensified, with a higher stress on optimizing efficiency, accelerating green transition, and delivering greater value to all stakeholders.”

Speaking about what made the Value Creators stand out, Gupta added, “The Top 500 Value Creators have outperformed peers on all the parameters of value creation, namely business productivity, business resiliency, and sustainability. They have done this through efficient business processes that build productivity, building sustainable practices, and building resilience by creating value for all stakeholders.”

Dun & Bradstreet also launched the publication ‘India’s Top 500 Value Creators. The publication covers an overview of the Top 500 Value Creators, Dun & Bradstreet insights, and thematic writeup on the significance of value creators, along with interviews, success stories and case studies.

Award Winners List: