Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : The Naked Truth - Big Kahuna a Myth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (2077)	6/7/1998 8:00:00 AM
From: KENNETH R SANDERS	Respond to of 86076

MMV>>>> Actually, I can be in either of the groups - "we" or "they." -ggg-<<<<<< Have you noticed that "they" is the most overused pronoun that is overused on SI. Sorry, Mohan(this one not the other one)that as "deep" as I get<G>.

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (2077)	6/7/1998 12:56:00 PM
From: Joseph G.	Respond to of 86076

From the May 28 FedStat release: Table 6.--Corporate Profits [Billions of dollars] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonally adjusted at annual rates --------------------------------------------------- 1995 1996 1997 I 97 II 97 III 97 IV 97 I 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments....... 650.0 735.9 805.0 779.6 795.1 827.3 818.1 822.5 Profits before tax..................... 622.6 676.6 729.8 708.4 719.8 753.4 737.3 718.4 Profits tax liability................ 213.2 229.0 249.4 241.2 244.5 258.2 253.6 245.4 Profits after tax.................... 409.4 447.6 480.3 467.2 475.3 495.2 483.7 473.0 Dividends.......................... 264.4 304.8 336.1 326.8 333.0 339.1 345.6 352.2 Undistributed profits.............. 145.0 142.8 144.2 140.3 142.3 156.1 138.1 120.8 Inventory valuation adjustment......... -24.3 -2.5 5.5 3.5 5.9 3.6 9.2 30.2 Capital consumption adjustment......... 51.6 61.8 69.7 67.7 69.4 70.3 71.6 73.9 Addenda: Net cash flow with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments..... 601.3 654.3 695.1 678.9 690.2 707.9 703.4 714.6 Undistributed profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments........................... 172.4 202.1 219.5 211.5 217.6 230.0 218.9 224.9 Consumption of fixed capital........... 428.9 452.3 475.6 467.4 472.6 478.0 484.5 489.7 Less: Inventory valuation adjustment..... -24.3 -2.5 5.5 3.5 5.9 3.6 9.2 30.2 Equals: Net cash flow.................... 625.5 656.8 689.6 675.5 684.4 704.3 694.2 684.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 7.--Corporate Profits by Industry [Billions of dollars] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonally adjusted at annual rates --------------------------------------------------- 1995 1996 1997 I 97 II 97 III 97 IV 97 I 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.......................... 650.0 735.9 805.0 779.6 795.1 827.3 818.1 822.5 Domestic industries........................ 563.2 640.0 706.5 682.2 694.4 727.5 721.8 723.5 Financial................................ 88.7 94.2 109.5 106.8 107.7 109.3 114.3 115.3 Nonfinancial............................. 474.6 545.8 596.9 575.4 586.7 618.2 607.5 608.2 Rest of the world.......................... 86.7 95.9 98.6 97.4 100.8 99.9 96.3 99.0 Receipts from the rest of the world...... 120.2 132.7 145.9 139.9 148.3 150.5 145.0 146.0 Less: Payments to the rest of the world. 33.5 36.7 47.3 42.5 47.5 50.6 48.7 47.0 Corporate profits with inventory valuation adjustment................. 598.4 674.1 735.3 711.9 725.7 757.1 746.5 748.6 Domestic industries........................ 511.7 578.2 636.7 614.5 624.9 657.2 650.2 649.7 Financial................................ 97.6 103.5 119.5 116.5 117.5 119.4 124.5 125.7 Federal Reserve banks.................. 22.2 22.0 23.5 22.8 23.2 23.7 24.2 24.6 Other.................................. 75.4 81.5 96.0 93.7 94.3 95.7 100.3 101.0 Nonfinancial............................. 414.1 474.7 517.2 498.0 507.4 537.8 525.7 524.0 Manufacturing.......................... 181.3 205.5 224.7 208.2 221.0 240.4 229.0 ..... Durable goods........................ 85.2 99.0 114.5 101.3 111.8 128.1 116.6 ..... Primary metal industries........... 6.5 5.6 6.0 3.9 5.6 7.6 7.0 ..... Fabricated metal products.......... 12.4 17.1 18.9 17.4 18.4 20.8 18.8 ..... Industrial machinery and equipment. 22.0 25.8 28.8 24.0 27.8 32.5 30.8 ..... Electronic and other electric equipment......................... 19.2 23.9 33.8 31.4 33.3 36.7 33.7 ..... Motor vehicles and equipment....... -.2 -3.2 -1.9 -1.3 -3.5 .4 -3.3 ..... Other.............................. 25.3 29.8 28.9 25.9 30.2 30.0 29.7 ..... Nondurable goods..................... 96.0 106.5 110.2 106.9 109.2 112.3 112.4 ..... Food and kindred products.......... 27.1 28.5 29.9 28.0 28.2 29.1 34.4 ..... Chemicals and allied products...... 30.3 31.2 29.3 28.8 29.9 30.0 28.6 ..... Petroleum and coal products........ 6.0 10.0 12.2 12.4 10.3 12.4 13.9 ..... Other.............................. 32.6 36.8 38.7 37.7 40.8 40.9 35.6 ..... Transportation and public utilities.... 86.4 91.7 90.7 91.5 89.6 90.0 91.5 ..... Transportation....................... 11.4 11.7 16.1 14.9 16.4 16.9 16.3 ..... Communications....................... 33.6 36.0 32.8 33.8 30.8 33.4 33.4 ..... Electric, gas, and sanitary services. 41.4 44.0 41.7 42.8 42.4 39.8 41.8 ..... Wholesale trade........................ 26.9 38.3 51.1 49.0 49.5 54.1 51.7 ..... Retail trade........................... 41.9 48.9 55.8 55.1 54.9 57.9 55.2 ..... Other.................................. 77.6 90.3 95.0 94.2 92.4 95.3 98.2 ..... Rest of the world.......................... 86.7 95.9 98.6 97.4 100.8 99.9 96.3 99.0 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------