| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 16, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| CORPORATE SCOREBOARD
Winners and Losers in Quarterly Profits INDUSTRIES
LEADERS LAGGARDS
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
1998's SECOND QUARTER 1998's SECOND QUARTER
POLLUTION CONTROL 185% CONSTRUCTION & ENG. LOSS
PUBLISHING 183 GENERAL MANUFACTURING -97%
ALUMINUM 166 NONFERROUS METALS -95
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 125 BROADCASTING -76
TEXTILES 115 PETROLEUM SERVICES -71
ENTERTAINMENT 112 STEEL -63
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SVCS. 95 TIRE & RUBBER -51
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT 83 SPECIAL MACHINERY -29
SEMICONDUCTORS 81 PERSONAL CARE -21
DRUG DISTRIBUTION 56 COAL, OIL & GAS -17
BANKS-WEST & SOUTHWEST 56 BUSINESS MACHINES & SVCS. -14
FOOD DISTRIBUTION 52 MISCELLANEOUS LEISURE -14
CARS & TRUCKS 51 PRINTING & ADVERTISING -13
EATING PLACES 40 CHEMICALS -10
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE 37 SAVINGS & LOAN -9
COMPANIES
WHO MADE THE MOST WHO LOST THE MOST
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
GENERAL ELECTRIC $2820 FORTUNE BRANDS -$1176
CITIGROUP 2448 GENENTECH -923
IBM 2391 NAT'L. SEMICONDUCTOR*** -784
FORD MOTOR 2338 SPRINT PCS GROUP -555
MICROSOFT*** 2202 COMPUTER ASSOCIATES* -432
PHILIP MORRIS 2030 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS -268
BANK OF AMERICA 1915 MATTEL -204
INTEL 1749 COMPAQ COMPUTER -184
GENERAL MOTORS 1734 MEDIAONE GROUP -176
AT&T 1588 MICROAGE -147
MERCK 1478 CONAGRA*** -141
CHASE MANHATTAN 1393 VLASIC FOODS INTL.** -140
AIG 1277 AMAZON.COM -138
EXXON 1205 TENET HEALTHCARE*** -137
SBC COMMUNICATIONS 1176 WESTERN DIGITAL*** -101
ALL INDUSTRY AVERAGE: +28%
* FISCAL FIRST QUARTER
** FISCAL THIRD QUARTER
*** FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER
DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES
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