Best managed companies in Latin America 2013: Methodology

Survey results index

Euromoney’s eighth Latin American company ranking is based on a survey of market analysts at banks and research institutes in Latin America.

Respondents are asked to nominate the top-three listed companies in each of the main survey categories, bearing in mind market strength, profitability, growth potential, quality of management and earnings.

Points are awarded on a scale of 4:3:2. for first-, second- and third-place nominations respectively. Companies’ results are presented as a percentage of total points received in each category, together with the number of companies that received points in each category.