04/28/97 TABLE: An Early Look at First-Quarter Profits

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An Early Look at First-Quarter Profits

Current qtr. sales Qtr. profits (Millions) % chg. (Millions) % chg. INDUSTRIALS 206,963.1 +7 14,178.7 +27 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2,999.8 +12 534.8 +11 ALCOA 3,223.1 +2 159.1 -11 BOISE CASCADE 1,273.6 +4 -15.2 NM CATERPILLAR 4,262.0 +11 394.0 +33 CHRYSLER 15,566.0 +7 1,029.0 +2 COCA-COLA 4,138.0 -2 987.0 +38 COCA-COLA ENT. 2,141.0 +34 -33.0 NM COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 2,147.1 +5 169.6 +18 CONAGRA ************** 5,635.0 -2 145.1 +13 CORNING 945.4 +13 92.0 +47 CPC INTERNATIONAL 2,149.5 +2 117.5 +9 DOLE FOOD 965.0 +18 42.0 +40 EASTMAN KODAK 3,133.0 -8 149.0 -46 FORD MOTOR 36,202.0 +3 1,469.0 +125 GENERAL ELECTRIC 20,157.0 +18 1,677.0 +11 GENERAL MOTORS 42,260.0 +8 1,796.0 +125 GEORGIA-PACIFIC 3,145.0 +3 90.0 +80 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER 3,230.0 0 170.4 +12 INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES 1,207.3 +2 31.2 +82 INTERNATIONAL PAPER 4,900.0 +2 34.0 -65 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5,715.0 +7 909.0 +15 MERCK 5,567.9 +23 1,020.3 +18 NIKE ************** 2,423.6 +53 237.1 +77 NORTHROP GRUMMAN 1,964.0 +23 75.0 +23 OWENS CORNING 875.0 +3 42.0 +8 PFIZER 3,002.0 +12 602.0 +16 PHELPS DODGE 1,021.7 +2 137.5 -10 PHILIP MORRIS 18,217.0 +4 1,773.0 +13 REYNOLDS METALS 1,615.0 -3 43.0 +153 RUBBERMAID 601.7 +13 34.0 -18 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 1,069.8 +25 23.1 +18 TEXTRON 2,551.0 +15 125.0 +15 TRW 2,659.6 0 119.2 +2 SERVICES 42,996.4 +21 6,657.5 +33 AMR 4,426.0 +3 152.0 -3 BANKAMERICA NA NA 780.0 +8 CHASE MANHATTAN NA NA 927.0 NM CITICORP NA NA 995.0 +9 DOW JONES 606.0 +4 25.4 -33 ENRON 5,300.0 +74 222.0 +4 FEDERAL EXPRESS ************** 2,906.8 +15 63.0 +132 FIRST CHICAGO NBD NA NA 380.0 +12 GANNETT 1,076.8 +5 135.1 +56 McGRAW-HILL 652.9 +12 15.0 -7 MERRILL LYNCH 7,451.0 +24 465.0 +13 MORGAN STANLEY GROUP 4,076.0 +23 316.0 +16 MORGAN (J. P.) NA NA 424.0 -3 NATIONSBANK NA NA 709.0 +38 ROADWAY EXPRESS 590.7 +14 5.5 +111 SAFEWAY 4,077.8 +5 122.5 +27 SALOMON 2,184.0 -13 173.0 -44 SERVICE MERCHANDISE 686.4 -4 -107.2 NM SUNTRUST BANKS NA NA 161.1 +7 TIME WARNER 3,034.0 +47 52.0 NM TRAVELERS GROUP 5,928.0 +31 642.1 +23 TECHNOLOGY 32,206.6 +7 2,776.0 +69 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 552.0 +1 13.0 -49 APPLE COMPUTER ******* 1,601.0 -27 -708.0 NM BAY NETWORKS ************** 512.9 -2 0.3 -99 COMPAQ COMPUTER 4,805.0 +14 387.0 +65 GENENTECH 240.9 +6 31.6 -17 HUGHES ELECTRONICS 4,128.2 +14 235.2 -25 INTEL 6,448.0 +39 1,983.0 +122 MOTOROLA 6,642.0 -5 325.0 -15 RAYTHEON 2,899.0 +5 183.4 -2 SUN MICRO- SYSTEMS ************** 2,114.6 +15 223.5 +56 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2,263.0 -15 102.0 -23 UTILITIES & TELECOM 14,891.4 +9 1,729.7 +6 AMERITECH 3,859.0 +8 536.0 +12 COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM 1,527.7 +27 162.7 +8 GTE 5,281.0 +7 665.0 +8 OHIO EDISON 604.8 -1 76.0 +4 SPRINT 3,618.9 +7 290.0 -7 EST.EPS REPORTED (2/13) EPS DIFF INDUSTRIALS 0.81 0.86 +0.05 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.68 0.69 +0.01 ALCOA 0.99 0.92 -0.07 BOISE CASCADE -0.36 -0.51 -0.15 CATERPILLAR 1.70 2.08 +0.38 CHRYSLER 1.48 1.45 -0.03 COCA-COLA 0.34 0.40 +0.06 COCA-COLA ENT. -0.14 -0.27 -0.13 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 1.11 1.12 +0.01 CONAGRA ************** 0.63 0.63 -- CORNING 0.31 0.40 +0.09 CPC INTERNATIONAL 0.87 0.79 -0.08 DOLE FOOD 0.71 0.70 -0.01 EASTMAN KODAK 0.91 0.82* -0.09 FORD MOTOR 0.90 1.20 +0.30 GENERAL ELECTRIC 1.02 1.02 -- GENERAL MOTORS 2.06 2.30 +0.24 GEORGIA-PACIFIC 0.34 0.99 +0.65 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER 1.13 1.09 -0.04 INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIE 0.45 0.59 +0.14 INTERNATIONAL PAPER 0.30 0.11 -0.19 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.68 0.68 -- MERCK 0.83 0.84 +0.01 NIKE ************** 0.71 0.80 +0.09 NORTHROP GRUMMAN 1.27 1.30 +0.03 OWENS CORNING 0.75 0.76 +0.01 PFIZER 0.93 0.93 -- PHELPS DODGE 1.79 2.12 +0.33 PHILIP MORRIS 0.74 0.73 -0.01 REYNOLDS METALS 0.19 0.27* +0.08 RUBBERMAID 0.23 0.23 -- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 0.13 0.13 -- TEXTRON 1.46 1.47 +0.01 TRW 0.92 0.92 -- SERVICES 1.09 1.21 +0.12 AMR 2.00 1.65 -0.35 BANKAMERICA 1.96 2.05 +0.09 CHASE MANHATTAN 1.98 2.01 +0.03 CITICORP 1.98 2.01 +0.03 DOW JONES 0.27 0.27 -- ENRON 0.95 0.88 -0.07 FEDERAL EXPRESS ************* 0.52 0.54 +0.02 FIRST CHICAGO NBD 1.14 1.17 +0.03 GANNETT 0.86 0.96 +0.10 McGRAW-HILL 0.18 0.15 -0.03 MERRILL LYNCH 1.86 2.34 +0.48 MORGAN STANLEY GROUP 1.37 1.80 +0.43 MORGAN (J. P.) 1.92 2.04 +0.12 NATIONSBANK 0.94 1.07 +0.13 ROADWAY EXPRESS 0.30 0.27 -0.03 SAFEWAY 0.49 0.51 +0.02 SALOMON 1.41 1.37 -0.04 SERVICE MERCHANDISE -0.22 -0.26* -0.04 SUNTRUST BANKS 0.73 0.74 +0.01 TIME WARNER -0.22 -0.05 +0.17 TRAVELERS GROUP 0.90 0.96 +0.06 TECHNOLOGY 0.88 0.91 +0.03 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES -0.02 0.09 +0.11 APPLE COMPUTER ******* -0.70 -1.48* -0.78 BAY NETWORKS ************ 0.12 0.00 -0.12 COMPAQ COMPUTER 1.30 1.36 +0.06 GENENTECH 0.17 0.25 +0.08 HUGHES ELECTRONICS 0.62 0.59 -0.03 INTEL 2.05 2.20 +0.15 MOTOROLA 0.48 0.53 +0.05 RAYTHEON 0.79 0.78 -0.01 SUN MICRO- SYSTEMS ************* 0.47 0.58 +0.11 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 0.57 0.52 -0.05 UTILITIES & TELECOM 0.79 0.81 +0.02 AMERITECH 0.96 0.97 +0.01 COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM 2.93 2.94 +0.01 GTE 0.70 0.69 -0.01 OHIO EDISON 0.49 0.51 +0.02 SPRINT 0.62 0.67 +0.05 ******* Second-quarter results ************** Third-quarter results NM = not meaningful NA = not available *EPS adjusted for special items DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES EARNINGS ESTIMATE DATA PROVIDED BY I/B/E/S INTERNATIONAL INC., NEW YORK, NY. I/B/E/S IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF I/B/E/S INTERNATIONAL INC.

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