NEW YORK — Since 1999, Forbes magazine has published annually its Forbes 400 Platinum list, which picks the “Best Big Companies” from 26 different industries. There were a number of notable automotive, aftermarket and transportation names among the list this year.
To make the running, a company must have at least $1 billion in revenue and high rankings for corporate practices as well as long- and short-term sales and earnings growth and stock market performance. Below is a list of a few familiar industry names, in alphabetical order:
Advance Auto Parts
Alcoa
Autoliv
BorgWarner
Caterpillar
Clorox
Danaher
Eaton
Ingersoll-Rand
J.B. Hunt
Johnson Controls
Lincoln Electric
Marathon Oil
Modine Manufacturing
Murphy Oil
O’Reilly Automotive
Paccar
Pacer International
Parker Hannifin
PPG Industries
Rockwell Automation
Sauer-Danfoss
A Schulman
Sonoco Products
SPX Corp.
Stanley Works
Sunoco
Thor Industries
3M
Timken
Valspar
United Technologies
Yellow Roadway
After meeting the first set qualifications, the magazine’s editors and writers picked the best managed company in each industry. Only two of the automotive-related companies that made it to the overall list were named “Best Managed.” Those two were: Advance Auto Parts and Caterpillar.
To check out the entire list, go to: Forbes 400 Platinum List.
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