Top 1000 Enterprises 2012
Leaving the market behind
| Asher Tan
Growth in the Top 1000 shows investors’ caution is at odds with actual performances.
Ups and downs
| Andrew Heathcote
Detention services provider Serco is among 82 new entrants on the Top 1000.
Best profit margins
Top 1000 2012 Table - Superannuation funds are dominant when it comes to profit margins.
Biggest revenue rises
Top 1000 2012 Table - BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have boosted their revenue significantly.
Biggest employers
Top 1000 2012 Table - Wesfarmers and Woolworths are the biggest employers of the Top 1000.
Biggest losses
Top 1000 2012 Table - Spare a thought for the Reserve Bank of Australia, whose profit plummeted by $4.9 billion.
Biggest profits
Top 1000 2012 Table - mining and banking companies are the most lucrative, but Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are way ahead.
Biggest profit rises
Top 1000 2012 Table - The country’s two biggest miners, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto lead the way with profit rises.
Sector performance
Table - the finance and investment sector has the greatest revenue, but food retail employs the most people.