* holding company The 100 top publicly traded Iranian corporations are chosen each year based on 17 financial indices including growth in sale and dividends as well as rise in profits.
[citation needed] Iran Khodro has been named the top Iranian company.
Based on financial 2007 statements, the giant auto manufacturer, Middle East's largest, has been chosen among 400 state and private companies.
[citation needed] The ranking has been assessed by Iran Industrial Management Company for the past 13 years.[when?]
[1] The assets of the top 100 Iranian public corporations, which does not include major government owned corporations such as the National Iranian Oil Company and affiliated companies, Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) affiliated companies, the Defense Industries Organization, Iran Air and the Iran Aviation Industries Organization, add up to $86 billion, which is less than that of a corporation such as Microsoft.