Japan dominates in Asia list of fast-moving companies

On this year’s list, 119 companies are new. 
The list honours the leading stock-traded companies in Asia-Pacific with annual revenue between US$5 million (Bt167 million) and $1 billion. 
From a universe of 18,000 candidates, roughly 875 passed the criteria for profitability, growth and modest indebtedness. 
Companies thinly traded, trading less than a year and with worrisome accounting, management, ownership or legal troubles were excluded. 
The resulting 200 produced the highest sales and earnings per share growth for both the most recent fiscal one- and three-year periods, and the strongest five-year average return on equity.
In Asean, Thailand has four companies, Vietnam has nine, Singapore has six, Malaysia has five and the Philippines and Indonesia have no representative on the list this year.