BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 29, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY

The Revenge of Brick and Mortar


SALES

                           MILLIONS*

WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS       $471.6
BARR LABORATORIES            470.5
NETWORK APPLIANCE            470.1
SKECHERS U.S.A.              462.2
TOO INC.                     452.4

* Latest four quarters


SALES GROWTH

                             AVERAGE
                         ANNUAL GROWTH*

MARTHA STEWART LIVING        251.4%
CARRIER ACCESS               164.7
DIRECT FOCUS                 146.4
JAKKS PACIFIC                143.1
SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS        128.7

* Latest three years


EARNINGS

                           MILLIONS*

ADVANCED FIBRE COMMS.       $276.2
CITRIX SYSTEMS               129.7
CENTEX CONSTRUC. PRODS.      108.2
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES            72.2
WORLD WRESTLING FED. ENT.     70.0

* Latest four quarters


EARNINGS GROWTH

                             AVERAGE
                          ANNUAL RATE*

BEBE STORES                  467.7%
NETWORK APPLIANCE            446.0
COMTECH TELECOM.            318.9
CARRIER ACCESS               268.5
DIRECT FOCUS                 224.7

* Latest 3 years


MARKET VALUE

                           MILLIONS*

NETWORK APPLIANCE           $21,282
E-TEK DYNAMICS               13,192
NETWORK SOLUTIONS            10,101
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR         9,583
CITRIX SYSTEMS                7,855

* As of May 5


RETURN ON CAPITAL

                            AVERAGE*

SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS         82.1%
DIRECT FOCUS                  53.8
DATALINK                      51.5
PLANTRONICS                   48.2
SKECHERS U.S.A.               42.4

* Latest 3 years

DATA: COMPUSTAT PROVIDED BY STANDARD & POOR'S INSTITUTIONAL MARKET SERVICES


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