BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 16, 1999 ISSUE
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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