Background
ABOUT SINGAPORE S1000 & SME 500
An essential reference to the annual audited financial performance of Singapore’s most successful corporations and small & medium enterprises.
The Singapore 1000 & SME 500 ranking edition serves to:
- Provide a quantitative macro-perspective of the Singapore economy
- Provide a quantitative micro-perspective through fiscal performance
- Provide indicators, industry, nationality and other commercial markers
- Assist in evaluating potential business associates and partnerships
- Identify companies with excellent credit worthiness through their credit rating
- Provide sound economic comparisons of Singapore and her most successful corporations
- Create new markets for products and services
- Benchmark companies by industry and other fiscal indicators
- Build quality customer bases
A quick and easy guide for foreign companies establishing business links in Singapore to:
- Be acquainted with Singapore’s leading industries and most profitable businesses
- Have a comprehensive guide to the economy and sectors
- Evaluate potential business associates and partnerships in Singapore
- Study trends in the Singapore economy
The "Singapore 1000" (S1000) recognizes the nation's largest corporations by annual financial performance of sales/turnover, as well as a separate ranking of Singapore's Top 1000 companies by Net Profit. From this 1000 list, the rankings also determine a ranked performance of these companies via other financial indicators such as total assets, return on shareholders' funds, etc.
The "Singapore SME 500" (SME 500) ranks and recognizes the most successful small and medium enterprise (SME) companies much in the same approach as the "Singapore 1000" rankings.
Launched in 2002 and a spin-off of the S1000 & SME 500, the "Fastest Growing 50" (FG 50) certification recognizes Singapore's 50 fastest growing companies appraised through the 3-year Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) measurement.
The "Singapore International (SI) 100" Ranking is a national initiative started in 2005 to identify and celebrate Singapore’s top 100 companies by overseas revenue. It also recognises the top companies with the largest revenue contributions from the markets of Africa, the Americas, China, Europe, India, the Middle East, North Asia, Oceania and Southeast Asia.
Based on the current Singapore SME 500 ranking, the "SME Growth Excellence" Recognition recognizes SMEs with outstanding performance record in Sales/Turnover, Net Profit, Credit Rating and Internationalising SMEs
The Singapore 1000 & SME 500 Business Club is an association of top companies and SMEs ranked through the years. It is an open platform where we identify business and social engagements, which benefits and caters to the diverse needs and interests of our business club members.