Introduction - 2012 Edition
The 2012 GC 100 rankings is the thirteenth edition of the GC 100 magazine.The 2012 GC 100 rankings showed surprising and amazing results. Surprisingly, no bank appeared in the top ten. Also RLG Communication Company, which appeared second last year paced ahead to be the overall best this year. Due to competition, Produce Buying Company dipped and was not able to maintain the overall best position it enjoyed over the last two years. However, it remained the best for the Agric & Agribusiness Sector.
Key highlights of the 2012 GC 100 rankings:
- Enterprise Life Assurance Company (ELAC) maintained the third position it enjoyed over the last two years.
- McDan Shipping Company moved from the fifty-first position to the fifth position this year.
- Goldfields Ghana Company Limited maintained itsposition as the largest company while Ghana Community Network Services (GCNet) maintained the position as part of the best three most profitable companies.
- RLG Communications again enjoyed its position as part of the best three fastest growing companies while Kasapreko maintained its position as the best manufacturing company.
- The top three profitable companies were not part of the top five ranked companies.
- MultiPro Private Company, a new entrant, was among the overall best ten ranked companies.
- First Capital Plus Company, also a new entrant, was among the top three companies based on growth, the top Non-Bank Financial Institution and then ranked as part of the overall best ten companies.
- Financial Institutions featured sixty-three percent (63%) of the entire ranking.
- There were ten (10) new entrants to 2012 GC100.
Leading companies on each ranking criteria
Criteria |
Company |
THREE Fastest Growing Companies |
1st:McDan Shipping Company |
2nd:RLG Communications Ltd |
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3rd:First Capital Plus Savings & Loans |
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THREE Most Profitable Companies |
1st:British American Tobacco Company |
2nd:Ghana Community Network Services (GCNet) |
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3rd:G4S Security Services Ghana |
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THREE LargestCompanies |
1st: Goldfields Ghana |
2nd:Newmont Ghana Gold |
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3rd:Scancom |
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GC 100 Best Entrant Company |
MultiPro Private Company |
Sector Ranking
Sector |
Leading Company |
Agric & Agribusiness |
Produce Buying Company |
Education |
Intercom Programming &Manufacturing Company (IPMC) |
Commercial Bank |
Ecobank Ghana |
Rural Bank |
Amenfiman Rural Bank |
Non-Bank Financial Institution |
First Capital Plus Savings and Loans |
Insurance |
Enterprise Life Assurance Company |
Information & communication Technology |
RLG Communications Company |
Manufacturing |
Kasapreko Company |
Petroleum & Mining Services |
GoldfieldsGhana |
Services |
McDan Shipping Company |
Health |
New Crystal Health Services |