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Net Margin: The Best And Worst Margins

TOP TEN (1996)
                  PERCENT INCREASE
MBIA                    59.1%
MGIC                    34.4
 INVESTMENT
GREEN TREE              33.4
 FINANCIAL
UST                     33.2
AMGEN                   30.4
MICROSOFT               26.2
INTEL                   24.7
FIRST BANK              24.4
 SYSTEM
MELLON BANK             22.6
ALZA                    22.5

BOTTOM TEN (1996)
                  PERCENT DECREASE
ECHO BAY MINES         -52.4%
WORLDCOM               -48.8
AMDAHL                 -20.0
BATTLE                 -17.5
 MOUNTAIN GOLD
CHARMING               -10.9
 SHOPPES
WESTINGHOUSE           -9.9
APPLE COMPUTER         -9.8
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC      -8.1
OWENS CORNING          -7.4
BETHLEHEM STEEL        -6.6

DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES





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