COVER STORY
Return on Equity
The best and worst ROE
TOP 10 (1999)
PERCENT
AVON PRODUCTS 494.1%
CAMPBELL SOUP 285.7
US AIRWAYS GROUP 285.5
UST 233.7
GENERAL MILLS 233.0
QUAKER OATS 166.9
JOSTENS 118.3
EQUIFAX 109.0
W.R. GRACE 92.2
US WEST 87.8
BOTTOM 10 (1999)
PERCENT
SPRINT PCS GROUP -75.2%
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS -56.8
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR -51.6
FORTUNE BRANDS -32.6
HUMANA -30.1
PEOPLESOFT -23.2
AMERICAN HOME
PRODUCTS -21.8
BETHLEHEM STEEL -17.0
ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES -15.6
CENDANT -10.4
DATA: COMPUSTAT, PROVIDED BY STANDARD & POOR'S INSTITUTIONAL MARKET SERVICES
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