| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 17, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| CORPORATE SCOREBOARD
The Quarter's Winners and Losers INDUSTRIES LEADERS LAGGARDS (PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM (PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM 1998'S FIRST QUARTER) 1998'S FIRST QUARTER) AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 95% ENTERTAINMENT -86% TELECOMMUNICATIONS 86 NONFERROUS METALS -86 SEMICONDUCTORS 63 STEEL -82 APPAREL 54 CARS & TRUCKS -79 COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS 54 TIRE & RUBBER -76 POLLUTION CONTROL 46 PETROLEUM SERVICES -68 CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE 45 CONSTRUCTION & ENG. -61 RAILROADS 40 PAPER CONTAINERS -61 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 37 COAL, OIL, & GAS -44 TOBACCO 34 SPECIAL MACHINERY -31 COMPUTER SOFTWARE 32 FOOD RETAILING -29 BANKS-EAST 32 AIRLINES -28 TELEPHONE COMPANIES 28 GENERAL MANUFACTURING -18 BANKS-MIDWEST 28 CHEMICALS -14 AUTO PARTS 26 GLASS CONTAINERS -11 ALL-INDUSTRY AVERAGE: -5% COMPANIES WHO MADE THE MOST WHO LOST THE MOST (in millions of dollars) (in millions of dollars) CITIGROUP $2,489 SPRINT PCS GROUP -$605 GENERAL ELECTRIC 2,155 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS -439 INTEL 1,999 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER -307 FORD MOTOR 1,979 SONAT -212 MICROSOFT* 1,917 RELIANT ENERGY -210 BANK OF AMERICA 1,914 PEOPLESOFT -171 GENERAL MOTORS 1,820 TENNECO -150 PHILIP MORRIS 1,787 INACOM -148 WAL-MART STORES** 1,559 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES -128 IBM 1,470 DOMINION RESOURCES -116 MERCK 1,300 WESTERN DIGITAL* -114 AIG 1,199 MEDIAONE GROUP -111 CHASE MANHATTAN 1,173 BRADLEES** -99 BANK ONE 1,151 PENN TRAFFIC** -94 BELL ATLANTIC 1,142 SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER -92 * FISCAL THIRD QUARTER ** FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
Corporate America's Profit Surprise TABLE: The Quarter's Winners and Losers CHART: A Spotlight on First-Quarter Profits As If Labor Costs Weren't Worrisome Enough... CHART: An End to Cheaper Commodities? TABLE: First-Quarter 1999 Corporate Profits (.pdf) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||||||