PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (ticker GAS), engaged in the oil and gas refining and marketing industry, was ranked number one on Forbes top 50 Vietnamese companies list.

The company has been able to achieve rapid growth over recent years posting revenue of VND73,393 billion and after tax earnings of VND14,122 billion in 2014, which is one of the reasons the company catapulted into first position said Forbes.

FPT Telecom Corporation (ticker FPT) continues to lead in the information and technology industry having made the top 50 list for the third time.

From the banking industry, Vietcombank (ticker VCB) and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ticker MBB) were also on the list.

A total of 45 companies from the HCM City Stock Exchange (HOSE) and five from the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) were on the top 50 list.