Why Chinese Companies Outperform on Total Shareholder Return at Golden Networking's 2nd China Leaders Forum, Influential China Business Conference

New York, NY, September 30, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Why Asian companies, especially those from the Greater China region, have emerged as big winners in shareholder returns despite, or perhaps because of, the global financial crisis and recent stock market depression, will be explained at Golden Networking's 2nd China Leaders Forum, "Is the Chinese Dragon Poised for Global Dominance or Economic Implosion?" (http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 6th, New York City.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the report "Threading the Needle: Value Creation In A Low-Growth Economy" from Boston Consulting Group, "sampled a total of 712 companies between 2005 and 2009 and compared them on the basis of so-called “total shareholder return” (TSR), a measure that combines capital gains with cash payouts via dividends, share buybacks or debt payments. Among the top ten firms deemed to be the most rewarding investments for their shareholders based on TSR, seven hailed from either mainland China or Taiwan."

"Shenzhen-based Internet company Tencent Holdings (TCTZF) topped the list with a stunning total shareholder return rate of 106.3% over the five-year study period. They were followed by India's Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. and China’s leading electronics retailer Suning Appliance Co. Apart from Korea’s OCI Chemical Corp. and Indonesia’s Perusahaan Gas Negara, the rest of the top ten were all from Greater China, including instant noodles producer Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. and rice wine maker Kweichow Moutai, as well as machinery firms Sany Heavy Industry, Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry and TBEA. The lowest TSR among these ten companies was 61.7%, well above the 6.6% annual average among the 712 firms sampled."

"The report noted that companies from rapidly developing economies have come to dominate the rankings. Of the 142 companies ranked in the report, 81 were located in emerging markets. “The only industry that does not have any companies from emerging markets in its top ten is pharmaceuticals and medical technology.'"

2nd China Leaders Forum is produced by GoldenNetworking.net (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and diplomats, founded by former McKinsey consultant and Columbia Business School MBA Edgar Perez.

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