Data from the webside of the region-wide business magazine on Tuesday identified the three as Asia United Bank Corp. (AUB), Crown Asia Chemicals Corp. and Vivant Corp.AUB has $319 million in sales, $86 million in net income and $461 million in market value, according to Forbes. Crown Asia Chemicals has $28 million in sales, $3 million in net income and $24 million in market value; and Vivant has $70 million in sales, $45 million in net income and $279 million in market value. Forbes said the firms on the list did not reflect the impact of the pandemic. The companies on the list scored above their peers in a composite ranking, which includes their track record for debt, sales and earnings-per-share growth, and one-and five-year average returns on equity. Firms with serious governance issues, questionable accounting, environmental concerns, management issues or legal troubles were excluded.

Source: Manila Times August 19, 2020 16:23 UTC