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Earnings Growth

The best in profits growth



TOP TEN (One-Year)

                       PERCENT INCREASE

HUMANA                    1342%
GOODYEAR TIRE              449
 & RUBBER
BALL                       345
AETNA                      339
US AIRWAYS GROUP           289
DELTA AIR LINES            275
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
 INTL.                     274
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA         220
NEW YORK TIMES             210
CONAGRA                    199


TOP TEN (Three-Year)

                    AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE

THOMAS & BETTS           264.1%
US AIRWAYS GROUP         193.1
ADOBE SYSTEMS            190.4
NORTHROP
GRUMMAN                  109.7
RAYCHEM                   95.3
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC         87.9
HELMERICH & PAYNE         86.7
DELL COMPUTER             86.0
HEALTHSOUTH               85.9
AMR                       84.9


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


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