Companies on this year's list were divided into two broad categories: state-owned and private. Among the 500 companies, 225 were state-owned and 275 were private, accounting for 45 percent and 55 percent of the list respectively. The exclusion of foreign-funded companies from the list didn’t produce a substantial rise in the number of state-owned companies, suggesting that the phenomena called "guojinmintui"(国进民退), or "state-owned companies advance while private companies recede" doesn't exist.
1. Scale comparison between state-owned companies and private companies
For the first time, private companies outnumbered state-owned companies on the list, but SOEs' scale was far larger. The 225 state-owned companies on the list generated a combined 9158.013 billion in revenue, or 69.25 percent of the aggregate of 500 companies, pulled down a combined 317.539 billion yuan in profits, accounting for 60.55 percent of the total; had a combined 10,719.465 billion yuan in asset, 78.34 percent of the aggregate; and paid a combined 872.548 billion yuan in tax, accounting for 85.45 percent of the total. In contrast, 275 state-owned companies generated a combined 4065.960 billion in revenue, or 30.75 percent of the 500 companies' total, earning a combined 206.914 billion yuan in profits, accounting for 39.45 percent of the total. Private companies had a combined 2,963.729 billion yuan in asset, 21.66 percent of the aggregate, and paid a combined 148.557 billion yuan in tax, accounting for 14.55 percent of the total. See Table 2-5 and 2-6 for details.
Table 2-5. Major indicators of China's top 500 manufacturing companies by ownership
| 
 Company  | 
 No. of cos  | 
 Revenue (mln yuan)  | 
 Profits (mln yuan)  | 
 Assets (mln yuan)  | 
 Tax Paid (mln yuan)  | 
 Employees  | 
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 Total  | 
 500  | 
 13,223,972.07  | 
 524,452.94  | 
 13,683,193.43  | 
 1,021,105.31  | 
 10,623,419  | 
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 State-owned company  | 
 225  | 
 9,158,012.50  | 
 317,538.61  | 
 10,719,464.89  | 
 872,548.05  | 
 7,474,947  | 
| 
 Private company  | 
 275  | 
 4,065,959.57  | 
 206,914.33  | 
 2,963,728.54  | 
 148,557.26  | 
 3,148,472  | 
Table 2-6. Percentage major indicators of China's top 500 manufacturing companies by ownership
| 
 Company  | 
 No. of cos (%)  | 
 Revenue (%)  | 
 Profits (%)  | 
 Assets (%)  | 
 Tax Paid(%)  | 
 Employees  | 
| 
 State-owned company  | 
 45.00  | 
 69.25  | 
 60.55  | 
 78.34  | 
 55.45  | 
 70.36  | 
| 
 Private company  | 
 55.00  | 
 30.75  | 
 39.45  | 
 21.66  | 
 14.55  | 
 29.64  | 
2. Efficiency and performance comparison
By measure of economic benefit and efficiency, state-owned companies have an advantage of larger scale over private companies, but lagged behind them in performance and efficiency. Table 2-7 compares state-owned manufacturing companies to private ones in term of performance and efficiency.
The data in the table 2-7 shows that the state-owned companies were larger than private ones in scale, but far less efficient than the latter. The situation cannot be changed in a short period due to institutional issues which lingers as a legacy of China's past planned economy.
Table 2-7. Earnings and efficiency of 2010 China's manufacturing companies by ownership
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 Company  | 
 Return on Assets (%)  | 
 Profit per Capita (yuan)  | 
 Asset Turnover (%)  | 
 Revenue per Capita (yuan)  | 
| 
 State-owned company  | 
 2.96  | 
 40,000  | 
 85.43  | 
 1,225,200  | 
| 
 Private company  | 
 6.98  | 
 70,000  | 
 137.19  | 
 1,291,400  | 
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 Summary  | 
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 Chapter I.  | 
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 Chapter II.  | 
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 Chapter III.  | 
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 Chapter IV.  | 
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 Chapter VI.  | 
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 Chapter VII.  | 
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