Also, information for previous years has not been restated to reflect mergers or discontinued operations. Return on sales was calculated by dividing the company's 1997 fiscal year net income by sales. Return on equity was calculated by dividing the company's net income by by its shareholder equity as of the end of its fiscal year. Market capitalization, the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the price of a single share, was as of the end of Dec. 31, 1997. Dollar figures are in millions.
Losses are in parentheses.
Results were researched by Business News editorial assistant Jack Davis using information from individual companies, Bloomberg News and Media General Financial Services. Footnotes at bottom of page. Dec Leasing information processing equip. Revenues for 1995 were restated as if each company existed at that time. 3 Company not included in that year's survey.