Here's how to break down value metrics into basic financial elements and drivers. Managers can influence these factors which have a major impact on shareholder value. Texas Instruments was once the world's largest producer of semiconductors. After losing that lead, the company has come back with powerful foundation technologies in analog and digital signal processing, the engines driving the incredible growth of the Internet, broadband, and wireless communications. Many CEOs are being driven from their jobs because of their failure to plot a winning strategy.
Chances are, many of the sophisticated institutional money managers do.
By Bill Mahoney Top 6 of the Share-holder Value 100 1. Cisco Systems, Inc. 2. Nokia Corp. 3. Qualcomm, Inc. 4. EMC Corp. 5.