COVER STORY
The Best and Worst in Sales Performance
TOP TEN (ONE-YEAR)
PERCENT INCREASE
NEXTEL COMM. 150%
MCI WORLDCOM 139
FRED MEYER 115
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS 94
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES 92
TEXAS UTILITIES 85
FIRSTENERGY 79
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL 73
AES 70
RELIANT ENERGY 67
BOTTOM TEN (ONE-YEAR)
PERCENT DECREASE
ASHLAND -41%
TEXACO -32
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD -28
HARNISCHFEGER IND. -28
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM -27
NICOR -26
CHEVRON -26
APACHE -26
INCO -25
MEDIAONE GROUP -25
TOP TEN (THREE-YEAR)
AVERAGE
ANNUAL INCREASE
WASTE MANAGEMENT 179.2%
NEXTEL COMM. 120.9
ASCEND COMM. 103.1
PEOPLESOFT 79.6
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS 77.6
FIRSTAR 71.1
MCI WORLDCOM 68.9
AMERICA ONLINE 64.8
FRED MEYER 58.1
HCR MANOR CARE 57.9
BOTTOM TEN (THREE-YEAR)
AVERAGE
ANNUAL DECREASE
ITT INDUSTRIES -24.0%
DUPONT -19.7
APPLE COMPUTER -19.6
NOVELL -19.1
INCO -18.7
ASHLAND -16.1
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM -15.2
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL -14.9
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD -14.3
RALSTON PURINA -13.2
DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES
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