Best-managed LATAM companies: High standards are the exception
Best-managed LATAM companies: Overall
Best-managed LATAM companies: Most convincing and coherent by sector
Best-managed LATAM companies: Best corporate governance by country
Best-managed LATAM companies: Methodology
Euromoney’s third Latin American company ranking is based on a survey of market analysts at major banks and research institutes in Latin America. We received 92 replies (2007: 63 replies). Respondents were asked to nominate the top three companies in each of the countries or sectors they covered, bearing in mind market strength, profitability, growth potential, quality of management and earnings. Points were 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. In total, we received nominations for 341 companies for all categories.
Several other countries and industry sectors were included in the survey, but did not receive enough responses to be published.
If you would like more information about the poll, please contact Andrew Newby by email: anewby@euromoneyplc.com.
| Argentina | ||||
| No. of companies cited: 18 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | Firm | Score | Sector |
| 1 | 1 | Tenaris | 20.93% | Iron and steel |
| 2 | 2 | Banco Macro | 9.30% | Banking and finance |
| 3 | 3 | Telecom Argentina | 8.14% | Telecoms |
| 4 | Pampa Holding | 6.98% | Utilities | |
| Brazil | ||||
| No. of companies cited: 44 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | Firm | Score | Sector |
| 1 | 1 | Vale (CVRD) | 15.49% | Metals and mining |
| 2 | 3 | Petrobras | 8.45% | Oil and gas |
| 3 | Perdigão | 7.39% | Food and drink | |
| 4= | 2 | Banco Itaú | 4.58% | Banking and finance |
| 4= | 5 | Gerdau | 4.58% | Iron and steel |
| Chile | ||||
| No. of companies cited: 21 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | Firm | Score | Sector |
| 1 | 2 | Cencosud | 14.08% | Retail |
| 2 | 1 | LAN Airlines | 13.15% | Airlines and airports |
| 3 | 11= | Falabella | 10.80% | Retail |
| 4 | 5 | La Polar | 9.39% | Retail |
| 5 | 4 | Entel | 7.51% | Telecoms |
| Colombia | ||||
| No. of companies cited: 12 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | Firm | Score | Sector |
| 1 | Ecopetrol | 19.35% | Oil and gas | |
| 2 | Almacenes Exito | 12.90% | Retail | |
| 3= | 1 | Bancolombia | 11.29% | Banking and finance |
| 3= | Empresa de Teléfonos de Bogotá | 11.29% | Telecoms | |
| 5= | Bolsa de Valores de Colombia | 9.68% | Banking and finance | |
| 5= | 9= | Grupo Nacional de Chocolates | 9.68% | Food and drink |
| Mexico | ||||
| No. of companies cited: 26 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | Firm | Score | Sector |
| 1 | 1 | América Móvil | 17.51% | Telecoms |
| 2 | 13= | Axtel | 9.60% | Telecoms |
| 3 | 20= | Empresas ICA | 7.34% | Construction |
| 4 | 3 | Wal-Mart de México | 6.78% | Retail |
| 5= | 7= | Coca-Cola Femsa | 6.21% | Food and drink |
| 5= | Mexichem | 6.21% | Chemicals | |
| Peru | ||||
| No. of companies cited: 8 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | Firm | Score | Sector |
| 1= | 3 | Cia de Minas Buenaventura | 34.09% | Metals and mining |
| 1= | 1 | Credicorp | 34.09% | Banking and finance |
| 3= | Grupo Gloria | 6.82% | Food and drink | |
| 3= | Volcan | 6.82% | Metals and mining | |
