Most companies in the top ten, half of it actually, are energy companies, with two of them among the top three – OMV Petrom and Hidroelectrica, followed by two other crown jewels of the Romanian Government, Romgaz and Nuclearelectrica, and the ranking ends with OMV Petrom Marketing. The entry threshold into the top ten is almost RON450 million, and four companies made more than RON billion net profit each last year.
The top ten also includes three retailers – Dedeman, Kaufland and Lidl, as well as carmaker Automobile Dacia and cigarette wholesaler JT International.
OMV Petrom posted RON3.56 billion net profit, followed by Hidroelectrica – RON1.38 billion and Dedeman – RON1.28 billion. Fourth came Romgaz – RON1.04 billion, while Kaufland ranked fifth – RON847.7 million, followed by Automobile Dacia – RON662.7 million, Nuclearelectrica – RON535.7 million, J.T. International (Romania) – RON500.1 million, Lidl Discount – RON491.4 million and OMV Petrom Marketing – RON442.8 million.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)