COVER STORY
The Best and Worst Margins
TOP TEN (1998)
PERCENT
MEDIAONE GROUP 49.6%
MBIA 47.7
MGIC INVESTMENT 39.6
MICROSOFT 38.2
UST 32.0
AMGEN 31.8
BMC SOFTWARE 30.9
CARNIVAL 27.8
TELLABS 24.0
BARRICK GOLD 23.4
BOTTOM TEN (1998)
PERCENT
SPRINT PCS GROUP -88.9%
BATTLE MTN. GOLD -87.2
NEXTEL COMM. -82.2
UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP -48.0
CABLETRON SYS. -35.9
HOMESTAKE MINING -27.4
NEWMONT MINING -24.8
MOORE -20.2
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR -18.2
BLACK & DECKER -16.6
DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES
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