The Australian companies that weathered the storm
By Martin Roth

There has never been a time when choosing the right stocks was more crucial. Learn which companies you can count on with the help of this best-selling shareholder's guide.

In this special edition of his esteemed book, Martin Roth reveals the top Australian companies: those solid enough to survive the global financial crisis, and that continue to flourish despite it.

Top Stocks 2010, now in its 16th year of publication, is the most trusted and objective sharemarket reference of its kind, providing quick-and-easy access to vital information on the top publicly listed companies.

By running the top 500 stocks through exhaustive selection criteria and rigorous analysis, Roth delivers in-depth evaluations of the companies that weathered the storm.

Inside, you'll find:

• individual analysis of the latest results from 92 top Australian companies (including 22 new companies, 15 of which have never appeared in previous editions of Top Stocks)
• comparative sales and profits data, and in-depth ratio analysis
• comprehensive research detailing each company's overall outlook
• 19 tables that rank all of the companies according to financial data.

About the author
Based in Melbourne, Martin Roth is an internationally successful financial journalist and one of Australia's leading authors of investment books.