2nd edition: 31 firms in 2022 Burgundy Pvt Hurun India 500 are based in Gujarat

• Cumulative value of companies from Gujarat stands at Rs 23.5 lakh crore, an increase of 53% or Rs 8.2 lakh crore over the year
• Big 3: With a value of Rs 4.0 lakh crore, Adani Total Gas is Gujarat’s most valuable company, followed by Adani Enterprises with Rs 3.8 lakh crore and Adani Transmission with Rs 3.7 lakh crore
• 4 companies doubled in value and 4 companies rose by Rs 1 lakh crore from Gujarat in 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500
• Healthcare and Chemicals led the way with 7 companies each followed by Energy and Consumer Goods with 5 and 4 entrants respectively

NE BUSINESS BUREAU

AHMEDABAD, DEC 1

Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s Private Banking Business and Hurun India launched the ‘2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’. This is the second edition of the 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. Hurun Report India and Burgundy Private launched a further analysis of most valuable non-state-controlled companies from Gujarat in the 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 List. The cut-off date to arrive at this list was 30th October 2022. This list refers to companies headquartered in India only; state-owned companies and subsidiaries of foreign as well as Indian companies are not included, says a joint release.

Commenting on the launch, Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank said: “Burgundy Private is delighted to have partnered again with Hurun India in celebrating India’s 500 most valuable companies. The 2nd edition of the Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 report, featuring India’s 500 most valuable companies, could not have come at a better time. From a ‘rare bright spot,’ when most world economies are staring at a slowdown, India is slated to be entering its decade of eminence. Indian companies and their leadership deserve great acclamation for their contribution to the country’s unique positioning today, and they will play an even bigger role in making India the world’s third largest economy over the next decade.”

“Despite global challenges, the companies on the ‘2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’ list created value to the tune of INR 226 lakh crore (USD 2.7 trillion), for their stakeholders. As India’s leading wealth management franchise, Burgundy Private witnessed this value creation from close quarters. The companies on this year’s list contributed immensely to nation building. The top line of these 500 companies is equivalent to 29% of India’s GDP, and these companies employ up to 1.5% of the country’s total workforce. What stood out in the report is that 67 companies on the list are younger than 10 years. These new-age companies will indeed shape the coming decade with their entrepreneurship, technology and digital innovations.”

“Axis Bank remains optimistic about the growth opportunities in the Indian economy. Our ability to deliver ‘One Axis’ as a full-service bank, offering varied solutions across all financial services, is a key area of our distinctiveness, allowing us to bring unique solutions to our customers. As India moves towards its most important decade, we look forward to partnering with the companies on the 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list, as they move towards the next milestone in their growth journey”, he added.

Anas Rahman Junaid, MD, and Chief Researcher, Hurun India said: “Hurun India is delighted to partner with Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s Private Banking Business to release the 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500. The 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 is a sanguine representation of the evolution of the economy. Gujarat is home to some of the biggest industries in the world and is the factory of the world in certain specialty products. Led by the Adani Group, companies in the state created the most value in a year, when most of the economies stalled. The state tops  the ease of doing business rankings in India and is one of the fastest-growing states in India. The chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the state are likely to benefit from the China plus one strategy and achieve global scale and efficiency. Gujarat leads in investments and capacity development in renewable energy and new technologies like blue hydrogen, where Adani Group has committed US$50 bn. More Gujarat-based companies will find representation in the list in the coming years.”

Top 10 companies from Gujarat

Methodology

The 2022 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 as well as Indian companies are excluded. Although the cut-off date for the list is 30th October 2022, we have taken an exception for Global Health, Bikaji Foods International and Five-Star Business Finance 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.