03/25/96 TABLE: Looking At The Record

Looking At The Record

WHO JOINED THE LIST... Industries with the most newcomers on the list this year INDUSTRY NUMBER COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES 9 PETROLEUM SERVICES 6 INSURANCE 5 COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS 5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4 AIRLINES 4 MEDICAL PRODUCTS 3 SEMICONDUCTORS 3 PERSONAL CARE 3 PUBLISHING 3 ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS 3 INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION 3 DRUGS & RESEARCH 2 HOTELS & MOTELS 2 ...AND WHO FELL OFF Industries with the most companies disappearing from the list this year INDUSTRY NUMBER FINANCIAL SERVICES -6 GENERAL MANUFACTURING -6 BANKS-EAST -4 RETAILERS -3 FOOD PROCESSING -3 PAPER -3 AUTO PARTS -3 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -3 ELECTRIC UTILITIES -2 CHEMICALS -2 BANKS-MIDWEST -2 HEALTH-CARE SERVICES -2 RAILROADS -2 FOOD RETAILING -2 WINNERS... The market values of these industry groups grew the most from last year MARKET VALUE DIFFERENCE INDUSTRY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SOFTWARE & SERVICES $124,928 DRUGS & RESEARCH 122,055 COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS 81,792 INSURANCE 77,595 FINANCIAL SERVICES 59,284 MEDICAL PRODUCTS 57,708 COAL, OIL, GAS 55,962 BEVERAGES 53,035 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 52,879 BANKS-EAST 49,847 TELEPHONE COMPANIES 49,059 CONGLOMERATES 41,913 SEMICONDUCTORS 35,105 TOBACCO 34,532 ELECTRIC UTILITIES 33,121 FOOD PROCESSING 30,886 CHEMICALS 30,628 BANKS-SOUTH & SOUTHEAST 30,192 ...AND LOSERS The market value of these industry groups dropped the most MARKET VALUE DIFFERENCE INDUSTRY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BROADCASTING -$13,464 PAPER -5,284 TRUCKING & SHIPPING -1,779 TEXTILES -1,661 FOREST PRODUCTS -1,151 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -1,077 BUSINESS MACHINES & SERVICES -769 AUTO PARTS -656 GAS UTILITIES -654 STEEL -521 Composites MARKET VALUE (BILLIONS) $5,775 CHANGE FROM A YEAR AGO +35% RETURN ON COMMON EQUITY 15.7% YEAR AGO 15.4% RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL 11.8% YEAR AGO 11.0% SALES (BILLIONS) $4,878 CHANGE FROM 1994 +12% PROFITS (BILLIONS) $308 CHANGE FROM 1994 +15% ASSETS (BILLIONS) $11,051 CHANGE FROM 1994 +11% 1995 PROFIT MARGINS 6.3% 1994 PROFIT MARGINS 6.1% Averages SHARES OUTSTANDING 128 MIL. 1995 EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.15 YEAR AGO 115 MIL. 1994 EARNINGS PER SHARE $2.17 TURNOVER 122.6% 1996 EARNINGS ESTIMATE $2.75 YEAR AGO 98.4% VARIATION 7.3% YIELD 1.82% HELD BY INSTITUTIONS 57% YEAR AGO 2.19% YEAR AGO 57% PRICE $78 PAYOUT 31% YEAR AGO $58 YEAR AGO 40% PRICE-TO-BOOK 333% PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO 22 YEAR AGO 109% YEAR AGO 20 DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, I/B/E/S INTERNATIONAL INC., VICKERS STOCK RESEARCH CORP.