Leading Italian Companies

Annual ranking of major Italian companies (October 2011)

The 2011 edition covers 990 leading groups and 2,571 individual companies, classified according to their main lines of business as follows:
Table I: manufacturing, trading and service industries
Table II: holding enterprises
Table III: financial service companies
Table IV: leasing companies
Table V: factors and consumer finance companies
Tables VI, VII and VIII: banks
Tables IX, X and XI: insurance companies.

Selected balance sheet and profit and loss account figures for the years ended 31 December 2010 and 2009 are given for each company. A file providing information on high-growth firms, defined as companies with annual sales growth of at least 20% and earnings amounting to at least 4% of sales is available for downloading.

The paper-based survey is available filling the order form.

Inclusion in this survey is a pre-requisite for consideration with regard to the Mediobanca prize for the most dynamic Italian companies.

F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of Le principali società italiane?

The purpose of this publication is to make selected account figures of leading Italian companies available to the public. The figures are restated according to criteria which differ for each sector, e.g. sales for manufacturing and service industries, value of goods on lease for leasing companies, customer deposits for banks, and premium income for insurance companies. Selected balance sheet and profit and loss account figures are given for each company for the past two financial years.

When was it first published?

This survey was first published in 1966.

Are small firms included?

The criteria for including firms are as follows: a turnover of at least €50m for manufacturing and service enterprises; financial investments of at least €12.5m and shareholders' equity of at least €12.5m for financial holding companies; total income of at least €1.5m for financial companies, goods out on lease of over €30m for leasing companies; turnover of not less than €7.5m for factoring and consumer finance companies, total tangible assets of €50m for banks; and premiums of at least €10m for insurance companies.

How are groups handled?

The survey gives consolidated figures and, wherever relevant, data for the major individual consolidated companies.

Where can back issues be consulted?

Back issues can be consulted at Research Department's offices in Milan by telephone appointment. Copies may also be found in the libraries of the economics faculties at most Italian universities.

Has the survey been reviewed recently?

The latest edition was published on 26 October 2011. Reviews and comments appeared in the leading Italian daily newspapers the following day.

Has information given in this survey been reviewed or used in other publications?

See, for example:
G. Pivato, Nuove vie per l'informazione qualificata (Milan: Giuffrè, Università Bocconi Dipartimento di Economia aziendale, 1987)
R. E. Carpenter e L. Rondi, Italian Corporate Governance, Investment and Finance (Turin: Working Paper Ceris-CNR, 2000)
R. Gallo, Manuale di Finanza industriale (Milan: Giuffrè, 2001).
A. Colli, Il quarto capitalismo; 2002; Marsilio.
G. Becattini-F.Coltorti, Aree di grande impresa ed aree distrettuali nello sviluppo post-bellico dell'Italia: un'esplorazione preliminare;
Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, Supplemento, n. 1-2004.

Do similar surveys exist in Italy?

Le principali società italiane is the most authoritative survey of its kind in Italy.

Do similar surveys exist outside Italy?

Yes. The most important are those published by Fortune and The Banker.

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