50th Annual Report on American Industry, 1998 Index by Industry - Household & personal products Search Company Profitability Growth Return on capital 5-yr avg % Overall Ranking Sales 5-yr avg % EPS 5-yr avg % Sub-Industry: Personal products Avon Products 64.8 2 5.9 19.6 Tupperware 49.2 7 5.2 NA Johnson & Johnson 26.5 65 11.5 14.6 Estee Lauder Cos 23.0 88 8.8 NA Gillette 20.2 118 9.5 14.2 Procter & Gamble 19.0 138 4.5 13.6 Clorox 17.9 178 8.8 15.2 Newell Co 15.9 247 20.7 12.0 Alberto-Culver 13.8 350 10.6 16.7 Rubbermaid 13.7 356 7.7 -8.2 Colgate-Palmolive 13.4 380 7.2 17.0 Central Garden & Pet 11.1 533 21.1 13.1 First Brands 11.1 536 1.9 5.8 Revlon 10.2 613 7.5 NM Service Corp Intl 8.6 724 28.8 16.7 Block Drug 8.6 728 7.8 -21.3 Scotts 8.0 775 17.1 7.6 Paragon Trade Brands 7.7 810 6.3 NA Fort James 7.6 813 8.4* NM Carter-Wallace 2.0 1096 -0.6 -21.5 Dial NA NM 3.1 NA Kimberly-Clark NA NM 3.1 NM Samsonite NA NM 12.2 NA Fortune Brands NA NM 8.0 NA Sub-Industry: Apparel & shoes Jones Apparel Group 28.5 52 23.8 17.9 NIKE 27.0 60 21.0 19.6 Nine West Group 21.5 103 33.3 NM Reebok International 18.8 147 5.1 NM Liz Claiborne 13.4 375 0.9 -7.3 VF 12.2 444 11.3 NM Warnaco Group 10.5 584 13.5 NM Russell 9.4 667 9.2 4.5 Oxford Industries 9.1 686 5.7 NM Timberland 8.1 764 27.2 17.0 Kellwood 7.9 781 10.8 NM Phillips-Van Heusen 7.4 828 9.4 -11.3 Tultex 6.4 903 12.2 NM Fruit of the Loom 5.5 967 9.0 NM Hartmarx 4.3 1031 -13.8 NM Polo Ralph Lauren NA NM 11.5* NA Sub-Industry: Textiles & home furnishings Unifi 13.4 373 8.6 5.4 Guilford Mills 9.8 643 8.0 8.4 Cone Mills 7.2 844 4.8 NM Interface 6.8 872 11.4 17.0 Burlington Industries 6.3 906 0.8 -8.4* Fieldcrest Cannon 4.2 1033 -2.2 NM Delta Woodside Inds def 1135 -2.3 NM Dixie Group def 1143 6.9 NM WestPoint Stevens def 1146 3.6 NM Sub-Industry: Home entertainment Mattel 23.0 89 13.1 21.9 Eastman Kodak 19.6 127 -1.4 22.2* Hasbro 12.5 427 5.9 11.8 Harman International 11.6 498 21.8 49.9 Philips Electronics 6.9 853 3.8 NM Matsushita Electric 2.2 1090 NM NM Polaroid 2.1 1092 1.8 NM Sanyo Electric 2.1 1093 3.1 NM Sony 2.0 1095 6.8 NM Pioneer Electronic 0.0 1130 -2.7 NM Zenith Electronics def 1169 NM NM

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