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Return On Equity: The Best And Worst ROE

TOP TEN (1996)
                  PERCENT INCREASE
AVON PRODUCTS          222.0%
GENERAL MILLS          186.3
US AIRWAYS             179.4
UST                    145.9
TUPPERWARE              69.1
COCA-COLA               56.0
SCHERING-PLOUGH         54.1
DELL COMPUTER           48.9
CERIDIAN                48.8
MCGRAW-HILL             45.8

BOTTOM TEN (1996)
                  PERCENT DECREASE
WESTINGHOUSE           -51.5%
AMDAHL                 -50.5
APPLE COMPUTER         -44.6
ECHO BAY MINES         -29.4
BETHLEHEM STEEL        -28.0
CHARMING SHOPPES       -27.8
SUN                    -22.7
KAUFMAN & BROAD HOME   -19.4
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS    -15.8
STONE CONTAINER        -14.6

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


Updated June 15, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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