SEOUL, South Korea - Global tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co remained South Korea's largest company by sales in 2022, with 42 businesses newly making the country's top 500 firms' list, a corporate tracker said Wednesday, reported Yonhap.
Samsung Electronics, the flagship unit of South Korea's leading family-controlled conglomerate Samsung Group, retained the No 1 spot last year with its top line reaching 302.2 trillion won (US$228 billion), according to CEO Score.
Leading automaker Hyundai Motor Co., the marquee unit of automaking titan Hyundai Motor Group, maintained the second place with sales of 142.5 trillion won.
No 2 carmaker Kia Corp. rose to third place from fifth a year earlier with revenue of 86.6 trillion won.
LG Electronics Inc placed fourth, trailed by the state power company Korea Electric Power Corp, Hanwha Corp and major refiner GS Caltex Corp.
Rounding out the top 10 were Meritz Securities Co; SK Trading International Co, a subsidiary of South Korean refiner SK Innovation Co; and Hana Bank.
New entrants on the list include battery maker SK On Cp, while the Korea Ocean Business Corp and five other firms were dropped from the list.
Jungheung Construction Co, which acquired Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co last year, posted the biggest jump in the rankings to 75th place from 326th with sales of 11.1 trillion won.
Among the top 500 corporations, petrochemical firms took up the largest share at 49, followed by automakers and auto parts manufacturers with 44, builders and construction materials firms with 37, and information technology companies with 35.
CEO Score compiled the list of the country's top 500 companies among local corporations that had unveiled their 2022 financial statements. - BERNAMA-YONHAP