I began pondering the value we put on things the other day; specifically our national debt and the value we assign to different publicly traded companies. The question i ended up thinking about the most was, "How many publicly traded companies ranked in descending order in terms of total market capitalization, would it take to reach $16 trillion?" I used the estimate of $16 trillion dollars for the total national debt, though some argue that it is much larger. What i found is that it would take the largest 183 companies in terms of total market capitalization added together to equal over 16 trillion dollars. Below is the table i made using numbers from 11/6/12. However this lead me to another question which is what value have we created with our national debt? What creates more value these companies below or the creation of national debt? And largest of is it even reasonable to think that we will ever dig our way out of a $16 trillion hole? When the largest 183 publicly traded companies in the world only just exceed $16 trillion of value all together. What do you think? This is only my first "real" post many more to come!
| Ticker | Company | Industry | Market Cap (Billions $) | |||
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | Computer Hardware | 549.948 | |||
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 418.343 | |||
| PTR | PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) | Oil & Gas Operations | 256.58 | |||
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | Software & Programming | 249.38 | |||
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Retail (Department & Discount) | 245.856 | |||
| CHL | China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) | Communications Services | 226.293 | |||
| GE | General Electric Company | Consumer Financial Services | 226.065 | |||
| GOOG | Google Inc | Computer Services | 224.417 | |||
| RDS.A | Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 224.086 | |||
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | Computer Services | 219.365 | |||
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 214.246 | |||
| BRK.A | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Insurance (Prop. & Casualty) | 214.148 | |||
| T | AT&T Inc. | Communications Services | 197.834 | |||
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Biotechnology & Drugs | 195.171 | |||
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | Personal & Household Prods. | 187.76 | |||
| PFE | Pfizer Inc. | Major Drugs | 183.6 | |||
| BBL | BHP Billiton plc (ADR) | Metal Mining | 182.929 | |||
| BHP | BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) | Metal Mining | 182.929 | |||
| HBC | HSBC Holdings plc (ADR) | Regional Banks | 182.242 | |||
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | Regional Banks | 179.952 | |||
| RHHBY | Roche Holding Ltd. (ADR) | Major Drugs | 166.823 | |||
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | Beverages (Nonalcoholic) | 164.919 | |||
| NVS | Novartis AG (ADR) | Major Drugs | 164.134 | |||
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Money Center Banks | 160.573 | |||
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | Software & Programming | 150.596 | |||
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | Tobacco | 144.987 | |||
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 139.251 | |||
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | Biotechnology & Drugs | 139.094 | |||
| TM | Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 137.594 | |||
| BP | BP plc (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 134.729 | |||
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR) | Beverages (Alcoholic) | 132.601 | |||
| VOD | Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) | Communications Services | 131.955 | |||
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | Communications Services | 126.147 | |||
| TOT | TOTAL S.A. (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 117.953 | |||
| EC | Ecopetrol S.A. (ADR) | Oil & Gas Operations | 117.308 | |||
| ABV | Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ADR) | Beverages (Alcoholic) | 116.327 | |||
| SNY | Sanofi SA (ADR) | Biotechnology & Drugs | 115.631 | |||
| V | Visa Inc | Consumer Financial Services | 114.78 | |||
| UL | Unilever plc (ADR) | Food Processing | 110.726 | |||
| UN | Unilever N.V. (ADR) | Food Processing | 110.726 | |||
| C | Citigroup Inc. | Money Center Banks | 109.441 | |||
| GSK | GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) | Major Drugs | 109.264 | |||
| INTC | Intel Corporation | Semiconductors | 108.671 | |||
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | Misc. Financial Services | 108.547 | |||
| PEP | PepsiCo, Inc. | Beverages (Nonalcoholic) | 106.733 | |||
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | Retail (Catalog & Mail Order) | 106.142 | |||
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | S&Ls/Savings Banks | 105.086 | |||
| QCOM | QUALCOMM, Inc. | Communications Equipment | 102.933 | |||
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Biotechnology & Drugs | 102.07 | |||
| VALE | Vale SA (ADR) | Metal Mining | 99.388 | |||
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | Communications Services | 98.826 | |||
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc (ADR) | Metal Mining | 97.617 | |||
| BTI | British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) | Tobacco | 96.966 | |||
| HD | The Home Depot, Inc. | Retail (Home Improvement) | 94.034 | |||
| CEO | CNOOC Limited (ADR) | Oil & Gas Operations | 93.79 | |||
| VLKAY | Volkswagen AG (ADR) | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 93.174 | |||
| SLB | Schlumberger Limited. | Oil Well Services & Equipment | 92.864 | |||
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | Communications Equipment | 92.263 | |||
| DIS | The Walt Disney Company | Broadcasting & Cable TV | 90.288 | |||
| SNP | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR) | Oil & Gas Operations | 89.806 | |||
| SI | Siemens AG (ADR) | Electronic Instr. & Controls | 89.62 | |||
| SAP | SAP AG (ADR) | Software & Programming | 89.462 | |||
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | Restaurants | 87.808 | |||
| LFC | China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (ADR) | Insurance (Life) | 84.386 | |||
| LVMUY | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA(ADR) | Apparel/Accessories | 84.169 | |||
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada (USA) | S&Ls/Savings Banks | 83.161 | |||
| E | Eni SpA (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 81.914 | |||
| WBK | Westpac Banking Corporation (ADR) | Money Center Banks | 80.689 | |||
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) | Semiconductors | 80.142 | |||
| STO | Statoil ASA(ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 77.642 | |||
| ONZBF | Organizacion Soriana S.A.B. de C.V. | Retail (Department & Discount) | 77.143 | |||
| BASFY | BASF SE (ADR) | Chemical Manufacturing | 75.878 | |||
| SAN | Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) | Regional Banks | 75.406 | |||
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank (USA) | Money Center Banks | 75.295 | |||
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) | Misc. Financial Services | 72.344 | |||
| DEO | Diageo plc (ADR) | Beverages (Alcoholic) | 72.012 | |||
| NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) | Biotechnology & Drugs | 71.936 | |||
| BAYRY | Bayer AG (ADR) | Major Drugs | 71.777 | |||
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | Aerospace & Defense | 71.399 | |||
| ANZBY | Australia and New Zealand Banking (ADR) | Regional Banks | 70.635 | |||
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Air Courier | 70.072 | |||
| COP | ConocoPhillips | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 69.835 | |||
| AMX | America Movil SAB de CV (ADR) | Communications Services | 67.01 | |||
| AMGN | Amgen, Inc. | Biotechnology & Drugs | 66.317 | |||
| ITUB | Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) | Regional Banks | 65.947 | |||
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | Tobacco | 64.56 | |||
| BNS | The Bank of Nova Scotia (USA) | Regional Banks | 64.465 | |||
| EBAY | eBay Inc | Retail (Catalog & Mail Order) | 63.858 | |||
| MTU | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (ADR) | Regional Banks | 63.668 | |||
| DCM | NTT Docomo Inc (ADR) | Communications Services | 63.398 | |||
| AXP | American Express Company | Regional Banks | 63.07 | |||
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 63.057 | |||
| MMM | 3M Co | Constr. - Supplies & Fixtures | 62.796 | |||
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | Regional Banks | 62.303 | |||
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Money Center Banks | 59.486 | |||
| BRGYY | BG Group plc (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 59.328 | |||
| CVS | CVS Caremark Corporation | Retail (Drugs) | 59.324 | |||
| NABZY | National Australia Bank Ltd. (ADR) | Regional Banks | 58.952 | |||
| NTT | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (ADR) | Communications Services | 58.889 | |||
| TEF | Telefonica S.A. (ADR) | Communications Services | 58.841 | |||
| UBS | UBS AG (USA) | Investment Services | 58.717 | |||
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | Railroads | 58.207 | |||
| AZN | AstraZeneca plc (ADR) | Biotechnology & Drugs | 57.7 | |||
| VWO | Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | Misc. Financial Services | 57.654 | |||
| BBD | Banco Bradesco SA (ADR) | Money Center Banks | 57.363 | |||
| NWSA | News Corp | Printing & Publishing | 56.902 | |||
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | Constr. & Agric. Machinery | 56.742 | |||
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co. | Biotechnology & Drugs | 56.607 | |||
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | Insurance (Accident & Health) | 56.468 | |||
| HMC | Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 56.342 | |||
| AZSEY | Allianz SE (ADR) | Insurance (Prop. & Casualty) | 55.781 | |||
| MA | Mastercard Inc | Consumer Financial Services | 55.541 | |||
| BMY | Bristol Myers Squibb Co. | Biotechnology & Drugs | 54.621 | |||
| ACN | Accenture Plc | Business Services | 54.602 | |||
| WMMVY | Wal-mart de Mexico S A B de C V (ADR) | Retail (Department & Discount) | 53.984 | |||
| BA | The Boeing Company | Aerospace & Defense | 53.095 | |||
| SU | Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 53.092 | |||
| LUKOY | LUKOIL (ADR) | Oil & Gas - Integrated | 52.87 | |||
| TLSYY | Telstra Corporation Limited (ADR) | Communications Services | 52.448 | |||
| EMC | EMC Corporation | Computer Storage Devices | 52.414 | |||
| SRX | Express Scripts Holding Co | Retail (Drugs) | 50.98 | |||
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Biotechnology & Drugs | 50.812 | |||
| DDAIF | Daimler AG (USA) | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 50.546 | |||
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Personal & Household Prods. | 49.719 | |||
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | Scientific & Technical Instr. | 49.196 | |||
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | Insurance (Prop. & Casualty) | 48.423 | |||
| LYG | Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) | Money Center Banks | 48.297 | |||
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | Natural Gas Utilities | 47.682 | |||
| DTEGY | Deutsche Telekom AG (ADR) | Communications Services | 47.597 | |||
| MON | Monsanto Company | Chemical Manufacturing | 47.071 | |||
| SPG | Simon Property Group, Inc | Real Estate Operations | 46.936 | |||
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc | Food Processing | 46.868 | |||
| CHA | China Telecom Corporation Limited (ADR) | Communications Services | 46.786 | |||
| BCS | Barclays PLC (ADR) | Regional Banks | 46.583 | |||
| FB | Facebook Inc | Computer Services | 46.037 | |||
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | Electric Utilities | 45.106 | |||
| EONGY | E.ON AG (ADR) | Electric Utilities | 44.884 | |||
| BBVA | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (ADR) | Money Center Banks | 44.145 | |||
| AAUKY | Anglo American plc (ADR) | Metal Mining | 43.077 | |||
| MDT | Medtronic, Inc. | Medical Equipment & Supplies | 43.05 | |||
| NKE | NIKE, Inc. | Footwear | 42.92 | |||
| CAJ | Canon Inc. (ADR) | Computer Peripherals | 42.465 | |||
| ABB | ABB Ltd (ADR) | Electronic Instr. & Controls | 42.315 | |||
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Retail (Specialty) | 42.261 | |||
| F | Ford Motor Company | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 42.095 | |||
| TSCDY | Tesco PLC (ADR) | Retail (Grocery) | 42.063 | |||
| DB | Deutsche Bank AG (USA) | Regional Banks | 41.884 | |||
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (USA) | Investment Services | 41.676 | |||
| TGT | Target Corporation | Retail (Specialty) | 41.52 | |||
| DD | E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co | Chemical Manufacturing | 41.336 | |||
| NGG | National Grid plc (ADR) | Electric Utilities | 41.126 | |||
| TWX | Time Warner Inc. | Broadcasting & Cable TV | 40.842 | |||
| DANOY | Groupe Danone SA (ADR) | Food Processing | 40.06 | |||
| GM | General Motors Company | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 40.043 | |||
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) | Biotechnology & Drugs | 39.498 | |||
| NSANY | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR) | Auto & Truck Manufacturers | 38.834 | |||
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | Food Processing | 38.768 | |||
| SO | The Southern Company | Electric Utilities | 38.761 | |||
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) | Misc. Financial Services | 38.73 | |||
| IMO | Imperial Oil Limited (USA) | Oil & Gas Operations | 38.615 | |||
| BMO | Bank of Montreal (USA) | Regional Banks | 38.544 | |||
| VMW | VMware, Inc. | Software & Programming | 38.336 | |||
| ITYBY | Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (ADR) | Tobacco | 37.969 | |||
| CNI | Canadian National Railway (USA) | Railroads | 37.914 | |||
| AXAHY | AXA (ADR) | Insurance (Life) | 37.739 | |||
| LOW | Lowe's Companies, Inc. | Retail (Home Improvement) | 37.707 | |||
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | Metal Mining | 37.46 | |||
| MFG | Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (ADR) | Regional Banks | 37.382 | |||
| SUHJY | Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (ADR) | Construction Services | 37.331 | |||
| CHU | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (ADR) | Communications Services | 37.219 | |||
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (ETF) | Misc. Financial Services | 36.925 | |||
| SFTBF | Softbank Corp (USA) | Communications Services | 36.906 | |||
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | Scientific & Technical Instr. | 36.73 | |||
| SGTZY | Surgutneftegas OAO (ADR) | Oil & Gas Operations | 36.692 | |||
| MET | Metlife Inc | Insurance (Life) | 36.681 | |||
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Casinos & Gaming | 36.53 | |||
| BIDU | Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) | Computer Services | 36.255 | |||
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | Scientific & Technical Instr. | 36.158 | |||
| ZURVY | Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ADR) | Insurance (Prop. & Casualty) | 36.149 | |||
| DOW | The Dow Chemical Company | Chemicals - Plastics & Rubber | 36.049 | |||
| HINKY | Heineken N.V. (ADR) | Beverages (Alcoholic) | 35.933 | |||
| BAX | Baxter International Inc. | Medical Equipment & Supplies | 35.841 | |||
| SYT | Syngenta AG (ADR) | Chemical Manufacturing | 35.822 | |||
| Total Market Capitalization (in billions) | $16,014.92 | |||||
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