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Samsung Electronics
Rank: 46 (Previous rank: 46)
CEO: Jong Yong Yun
Employees: 138,000
Address: 250 Taepyung-ro 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-742
South Korea
Phone: 82-2-751-7114
Website: www.samsung.com
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Revenues 89,476.2 13.7
Profits 8,301.9 11.3
Assets 87,489.8 --
Stockholders' Equity 48,670.6 --
1 Siemens 28 107,341.7
2 Samsung Electronics 46 89,476.2
3 Hitachi 48 87,615.4
4 Matsushita Electric Industrial 59 77,871.1
5 Sony 69 70,924.8
6 LG 73 68,754.1
7 Toshiba 91 60,841.9
8 Tyco International 149 42,155.0
9 Hon Hai Precision Industry 154 40,595.6
10 Royal Philips Electronics 161 38,707.3
11 Mitsubishi Electric 196 32,965.0
12 Sharp 248 26,741.2
13 Sumitomo Electric Industries 344 20,385.6
14 Emerson Electric 350 20,133.0
15 Sanyo Electric 356 19,737.8
16 Whirlpool 400 18,080.0
17 Schneider Electric 426 17,226.0
18 Electrolux 453 16,382.1
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How the Countries Stack Up
United States 162
Japan 67
France 38
Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,900,000
State Grid 1,504,000
China National Petroleum 1,086,966
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell 25,442.0
UAL 22,876.0
Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 204,746.4
Sinopec 131,636.0
China National Petroleum 110,520.2
State Grid 107,185.5
Honda Motor 94,790.5

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