From BW "Winners and Losers in Quarterly Profits"
INDUSTRIES
Leaders
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
2001's FIRST QUARTER
FOOD DISTRIBUTION 253%
CHEMICALS 213
TEXTILES 177
MISCELLANEOUS LEISURE 165
POLLUTION CONTROL 161
PRINTING & ADVERTISING 155
BUILDING MATERIALS 126
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 108
HEALTH-CARE SERVICES 60
APPLIANCES & FURNISHINGS 57
SAVINGS & LOAN 42
EATING PLACES 36
RAILROADS 36
TOBACCO 32
BANKS - MIDWEST 32
Laggards
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
2001's FIRST QUARTER
AIRLINES LOSS
TELECOM EQUIP. & SERVICES LOSS
ELECTRONICS LOSS
CONTAINERS LOSS
STEEL LOSS
TIRE & RUBBER LOSS
INSTRUMENTS LOSS
CARS & TRUCKS -89%
SEMICONDUCTORS -77
COAL, OIL & GAS -74
BROADCASTING -67
SPECIAL MACHINERY -59
NONFERROUS METALS -54
TELEPHONE COMPANIES -52
CONGLOMERATES -49
COMPANIES
Who Made the Most
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
CITIGROUP $4,890
GENERAL ELECTRIC 3,518
MICROSOFT ** 2,738
PFIZER 2,373
PHILIP MORRIS 2,365
WAL-MART STORES *** 2,188
BANK OF AMERICA 2,179
EXXON MOBIL 2,090
AIG 1,980
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1,834
SBC COMMUNICATIONS 1,710
MERCK 1,625
WELLS FARGO 1,379
FANNIE MAE 1,320
IBM 1,192
Who Lost the Most
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
TYCO INTERNATIONAL * -$1,905
MEDIMMUNE -1,115
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS -704
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES * -595
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS -591
AMR -575
UAL -509
MOTOROLA -449
DELTA AIR LINES -397
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES -317
US AIRWAYS GROUP -286
RITE AID *** -258
GENUITY -258
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS -250
OFFICEMAX -243
All-Industry Average: -2
* Fiscal second quarter
** Fiscal third quarter
*** Fiscal fourth quarter
Data: Standard & Poor's COMPUSTAT
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