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CONSUMER PRODUCTS
While blue-chip names like Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola stumbled, housewares retailer Bed Bath & Beyond, No.49, maintained its steady performance. This purveyor of clocks and comforters has plumped up sales an average 31% annually over the last three years, as net income grew at a 33% annual clip. The superstore chain will add 80 stores this year as rivals retreat. Falling interest rates may send more home buyers flocking to its aisles. In good times and bad, Bed Bath & Beyond warms shareholders with its consistency.
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RANKINGSMARKET VALUE SALES PROFITABILITY INVESTMENT DATA
20012000Company Feb. 28 2001 $Mil. Tot. Ret.
1-yr.		 Tot. Ret.
3-yr.		 12-Mo. 2000 $Mil. %Chg. from 1999 %Chg. 3-yr. Avg. 12-Mo. 2000 $Mil. %Chg. from 1999 %Chg. 3-yr. Avg.Net Marg. 2000 Net Marg. 1999Ret. on Inv. Cap.Ret. on Common EquityRec. Share Price $12-Mo. High/ Low P-E RatioDiv. YieldEPS 2000Est. EPS 2001
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
INDUSTRY AVERAGE		 24188 35.3 23.9 11165.1 4 6 1004 4 10.8 9 9 20.8 32.9 41 53/27 20 1.68 2.04 2.35
1 49 Bed Bath & Beyond 7036.5 73.6 128.1 2243.8 30 31 156 33 32.8 7 6.8 21.5 21.5 25 28/11 46 0 0.54 0.72
2 95 Best Buy 8509.8 -25.0 175.1 14179.6 22 21.9 370 27 107.2 2.6 2.5 22.5 22.8 41 89/21 23 0 1.75 2.1
3 97 Philip Morris 107463.3 156 30.7 63276 2 4.4 8510 11 13.4 13.4 12.4 33.9 56.7 48 49/19 13 4.4 3.75 4.07
4 154 Anheuser-Busch 39419.3 38.7 96.3 12261.8 5 3.5 1551.6 11 10 12.7 12 16.5 37.9 44 50/27 26 1.51 1.69 1.89
5 157 RadioShack 7974.6 13.1 95.7 4794.7 16 -4.8 368 24 43.5 7.7 7.2 28.3 41.2 43 73/37 23 0.51 1.84 2.19
6 169 Ecolab 5331 50.4 51 2264.3 9 11.2 208.6 19 15.7 9.2 8.5 21 27.6 42 46/28 27 1.24 1.56 1.69
7 209 Colgate-Palmolive 33790.6 14.4 50.6 9357.9 3 1.2 1063.8 13 12.6 11.4 10.3 24.5 66.2 59 66/41 35 1.07 1.7 1.91
8 210 PepsiCo 66539.5 45.3 31.6 20438 0 -1.6 2183 6 12.4 10.7 10.1 22.7 31.7 46 50/30 31 1.22 1.48 1.64
9 252 Adolph Coors 2468.3 54.4 122.6 2414.4 8 10.6 109.6 19 12.4 4.5 4.1 10.7 12 67 82/37 23 1.11 2.93 3.39
10 272 UST 4698.2 63.8 -0.1 1547.6 2 4.4 441.9 -6 0.5 28.6 31 57.6 194.4 29 29/14 11 6.38 2.7 2.94
11 274 Avon Products 10101.9 59.8 27.5 5673.7 7 3.5 485.1 60 12.6 8.6 5.7 61.3 NM 42 50/26 21 1.79 2.02 2.1
12 297 Brown-Forman 4347.1 36.3 21.5 1912.6 3 5.4 230.9 8 8.5 12.1 11.5 19.9 20.6 64 72/42 19 2.08 3.37 3.76
13 300 Clorox 8496.4 -9.2 -13.8 4071.0y 2 7.3 395 68 4.8 9.7 5.9 19.7 24.4 36 49/28 22 2.34 1.64 1.74
14 313 Liz Claiborne 2584.8 31.5 1 3104.1 11 9 184.6 -4 1.3 5.9 6.9 14.3 21.7 49 50/34 14 0.92 3.43 4.02
15 319 Procter & Gamble 91642.9 -18.1 -12.9 39595 1 2.7 3618 -3 -0.7 9.1 9.5 15.2 26.9 71 90/53 28 1.99 2.54 3.15
16 322 Leggett & Platt 3793.5 17.8 -18.4 4276.3 13 13.5 264.1 -9 9.1 6.2 7.7 9.5 14.7 19 23/14 15 2.48 1.32 1.36
17 323 Nike 10531.8 38.9 -8.2 9269.8 4 -1.7 601 14 -0.2 6.5 5.9 15.7 17.9 39 60/26 18 1.23 2.19 2.69
18 338 Coca-Cola 131482.2 10.4 -20.2 20458 3 3 2177 -10 -20.5 10.6 12.3 20.3 22.1 53 64/43 60 1.36 0.88 1.7
19 353 Whirlpool 3517.8 0.3 -14.5 10325 -2 5.8 367 6 8.8 3.6 3.3 14 21.8 53 68/32 10 2.57 5.2 5.41
20 364 Coca-Cola Enterprises 9484.2 -2.0 -30.1 14750 2 9.2 236 300 0.9 1.6 0.4 1.8 8.2 23 24/14 42 0.71 0.54 0.58
21 366 Maytag 2576.8 29.5 -21.6 4247.5 -2 7.5 201 -39 4.2 4.7 7.6 19.4 90.7 34 42/25 14 2.15 2.44 2.66
22 373 Reebok International 1460.3 220 -17.9 2865.2 -1 -7.9 80.9 632 -20.6 2.8 0.4 9.5 13.5 26 32/8 18 0 1.4 1.69
23 392 Gillette 34233 -5.9 -37.1 9295 2 -3.7 821 -34 -15.0 8.8 13.6 22.5 41.1 33 42/27 42 2 0.77 1.25
24 404 Circuit City Group 3115.9 -62.4 -20.8 10757.1 6 12 208.2 -27 24.5 1.9 2.8 9.2 9.4 15 65/9 15 0.46 1.01 0.91
25 412 VF 4099.8 51.2 -19.0 5747.9 4 3.1 267.1 -27 -8.4 4.6 6.6 8.4 11.8 36 37/21 16 2.55 2.31 3.21

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