this is the comparison between anil agarwal of starlite ltd. etc and mr.mukesh ambani . both are competing for being the richest person in india....

1. AGARWAL AMBANI VS

2. Anil Agarwal’s decision to explore and refine oil — and produce power — may pit the 56-year-old chairman of Vedanta Resources against Reliance Industries, making it the first significant domestic challenge to Mukesh Ambani’s dominance.

3. Ambani and Agarwal are two sides of the entrepreneurship coin — successful in their chosen fields of petroleum and metals, but hardly compete against each other. A few years from now, they will, if Vedanta has its way in buying a controlling stake in Cairn India.

4. Here is a of how these two tycoons stack up against each other: COMPARISION

5. SECTORS Anil Agarwal: Mining, metals, power, oil and gas Mukesh Ambani: Oil and gas, petrochemicals, textiles, retail, special economic zones

6. As on Jan 1, 2006 Anil Agarwal: Rs 20,833 cr Mukesh Ambani: Rs 59,488 cr -------------------------------------------- As on Aug 17, 2010 Anil Agarwal: Rs 72,678 cr Mukesh Ambani: Rs 142,189 cr

7. Anil Agarwal Revenues: Rs 35,624 cr EBIDTA: Rs 9,144 cr Net profit: Rs 6,788 cr Debt: Rs 38,138 cr Operating cash flow: Rs 10,154 cr Mukesh Ambani Revenues: Rs 203,371 cr EBIDTA: Rs 33,160 cr Net profit: Rs 24,424 cr Debt: Rs 62,495 cr Operating cash flow: Rs 29,573 cr

11. Dividend paid to promoters Anil Agarwal: Rs 324 cr Mukesh Ambani: Rs 1,088 cr Financials and wealth distribution for 2009-10; Free reserves as of March 31, 2010; Market cap as on August 17, 2010; Wealth figures are notional (Source:- ETIG database)