The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : WHO, WHAT & WHERE : Digging for Data: How It All Came Together : Researchers pored over information on 830 California companies to uncover those that met criteria set by The Times and MZ Group.
This third annual edition of The Times 100 is designed to provide a systematic look into the dynamics of California business by ranking the performance of companies headquartered in the state.
The information was collected and analyzed by MZ Group, a business analysis and database publishing firm in San Francisco (415-543-8290) headed by Mansoor Zakaria and Kevin Colosimo. MZ’s research was coordinated by Helen Arrick.
MZ Group gathered information on 830 California-based companies whose stock is publicly traded, relying on databases, corporate and government reports, a mail survey and direct telephone contact with company representatives. Certain historical and other selected data were provided by Standard & Poor’s Compustat, Warner Computer Systems and IDD Information Services.
The tables generated by MZ were reviewed closely by Times editors and reporters. Criteria for the rankings were developed by The Times and MZ Group.
MZ Group used financial data as reported at a company’s fiscal year-end for years 1987, 1988 and, if available, 1989. If 1989 fiscal year-end data had not been reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the most recently reported four quarters were used. (The Exceptions table on Page 46 lists companies for which this applies).
If a company’s fiscal year ends between January and May, its financial results are reported for the previous calendar year. For example, the financial data for a company completing its fiscal year in February, 1990, will be reported as 1989 results.
Financial data from 1988 and 1987 has not been restated for acquisitions and/or discontinued operations. This allows the reader to see actual historical growth for the company, whether from internal growth or through acquisitions.
A few companies have majority-owned subsidiaries that are traded as separate entities. The financial results for these subsidiaries are presented independently as well as on a consolidated basis in the accounts of the parent companies. This applies to: Caesars World (parent) and Caesars New Jersey; Unocal (managing general partner) and Union Exploration Partners; ICN Pharmaceuticals (parent) and SPI Pharmaceuticals; ICN Biomedical (parent) and Viratek.
Two California-based companies included in this supplement are majority owned by firms outside California but are traded as separate entities. Union Bank is 80% owned by Bank of Tokyo, and National Health Laboratories is 95% owned by Revlon Group.
General Criteria
All companies must be publicly traded on the New York or American stock exchange or the NASDAQ system or over the counter and have their headquarters in California.
Income is defined as after-tax income from continuing operations and excludes extraordinary items and gains or losses from discontinued operations.
Sales excludes excise taxes, extraordinary income, revenue from discontinued operations and other income, such as interest. For banks and savings and loan associations, revenue equals the sum of interest and non-interest income. For insurance firms, revenue equals the sum of earned premiums, realized gains or losses from investments and net investment income. For all charts except the stock market performance charts, companies must have had at least $50 million in 1989 sales.
Section Notes
The Bottom Line--Return on equity measures the profit that a company earns for every dollar common stockholders have invested in the firm. Return on equity is defined as income available to common shareholders divided by average common shareholder equity. Income available to common shareholders is calculated by subtracting preferred dividends (if any) from income from continuing operations. The Times 100 table ranks companies by the average return on common equity for the past two years.
For The Times 100 table, companies must have met the following criteria: publicly traded since December, 1987; sales in 1989 greater than $50 million; a profit from continuing operations in 1989 and 1988; no negative common equity for each of the past three fiscal years and not more than twice as much long-term debt as total shareholder equity.
Companies in the Top 25 and Bottom 25 in Absolute Profits must have been publicly traded in 1989. Just as the Top 25 in Absolute Profits ranks companies by dollar amount of profits from continuing operations, the Bottom 25 ranks companies by dollar amount of loss.
The Top 25 Banks and S&Ls; table shows return on assets, which measures the percentage profit for every dollar in assets. Companies must have been publicly traded in 1989, with total assets exceeding $1 billion.
The Top 25 in Profit Margins provides the percentage profit for every dollar in sales. Companies must have been publicly traded in 1989, with total sales exceeding $50 million.
The Born Again table shows companies that have had the greatest turnaround from a loss in 1988 to a profit in 1989. The Nose Dives table lists firms that have suffered the greatest setback from a profit in 1988 to a loss in 1989.
As with the other charts shown in the study, results for previous years have not been restated.
Real estate investment trusts and limited partnerships were not eligible for inclusion in this section because income for these companies, which is not taxed at the company level, is not comparable to after-tax income for corporations.
The Giants--The Sales 100 table ranks companies by net revenue. For banks and savings and loan associations, revenue equals the sum of interest and non-interest income.
The Biggest Service companies table ranks service companies by net revenue. Service companies include entertainment, leisure, media, retail, utility, transportation, wholesale, business and personal service, investment, real estate and insurance companies.
View From the Street--Market value is a company’s stock price times the number of outstanding shares and generally reflects the esteem in which investors hold a company’s stock and the confidence that they have in its future. Book value is total stockholder equity, or assets minus liabilities. Book value is shown as of the latest fiscal year-end or, if not available, the most recently reported quarter.
Companies on the Favorites and Forlorn tables must have had 1989 sales of at least $10 million.
For the Charging Ahead and Falling Behind tables, a company’s stock price on April 10, 1989, must have exceeded $2. Stock prices as of April 10, 1988, have been adjusted to reflect stock splits and stock dividends.
For the Lowest-Priced and Highest-Priced Companies tables, a firm’s market value on April 10, 1990, must have exceeded $100 million.
The Divvying It Up list of dividend yields ranks companies on the ratio of their current indicated annual dividend to their stock price as of April 10, 1990. In most cases, this figure is the latest quarterly dividend multiplied by four. There is no guarantee that the same amount of cash dividend will be declared for subsequent quarters this fiscal year or that a dividend will be declared every quarter. The list excludes real estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships because their dividends often include a return of capital.
The Top Performing IPOs table ranks companies that had their initial public common stock offering in 1989 by the stock price appreciation between the initial offering date and April 10, 1990.
Growth--Sales growth can come either by generating new business or acquiring other firms. To be included on The Sales 100 table, a company must have been publicly traded since 1987, with 1987 sales exceeding $30 million.
Companies eligible for the Fastest Profit Growth table must have been publicly traded and shown a profit from continuing operations for the past three years. 1987 income from continuing operations must have been at least $10 million.
The Human Factor--California-headquartered companies are ranked by the number of full- and part-time employees worldwide at fiscal year-end, excluding consultants and contractors. Employment figures are estimates provided by the company. If fiscal year-end results were not available, employee estimates are from the latest completed quarter. The table does not include companies that are large employers in the state but are not headquartered here.
The Most Productive Employees list ranks only the top companies in each sector by revenue per employee worldwide, but the group average is computed from figures on all the companies in the industry that were surveyed.
Hiring trend data was obtained from the companies. Companies used the following guideline when responding to the question: “What is your hiring outlook for the upcoming 12 months?”: increasing (up more than 5%), neutral (between 5% up or down), reducing (down more than 5%).
Regional Profiles--Same criteria used for the main tables.
Who, What, Where--All companies on The Times 100 profitability and Sales 100 tables are profiled and listed alphabetically.
EXCEPTIONS
Lists companies whose fiscal year does not coincide with the calendar year or those whose fiscal year-end 1989 data was not available when data was compiled. In all tables in which these companies are listed, data was derived from the four quarters ending in the month shown and is compared to the 1988 fiscal year.
Fiscal Data based on Company year-end 12 mos. ending Adac Laboratories Sep. Sep., ’89 Adaptec Mar. Dec., ’89 Adobe Systems Nov. Nov., ’89 Adv. Marketing Services Mar. Dec., ’89 Amer. Bldg. Maintenance Oct. Oct., ’89 American Medical Intl. Aug. Aug., ’89 Amgen Mar. Dec., ’89 Amplicon Jun. Jun., ’89 Apple Computer Sep. Sep., ’89 Applied Biosystems Jun. Jun., ’89 Applied Material Oct. Oct., ’89 Archive Sep. Sep. ’89 Armor All Products Mar. Dec., ’89 Ask Computer Systems Jun. Jun., ’89 AST Research Jun. Jun., ’89 Autodesk Jan. Jan., ’90 Avery International Nov. Nov., ’89 Bergen Brunswig Aug. Aug., ’89 Boole & Babbage Sep. Sep., ’89 Bridgford Foods Oct. Oct., ’89 Businessland Jun. Jun., ’89 CMS Enhancements Jun. Jun., ’89 Caesars New Jersey Jul. Jul., ’89 Caesars World Jul. Jul., ’89 Carl Karcher Enterprises Jan. Oct., ’89 Carter Hawley Hale Jul. Jul., ’89 Cetus Jun. Jun., ’89 Chips & Technologies Jun. Jun., ’89 Chiron Apr. Oct., ’89 Clorox Jun. Jun., ’89 Collins Foods Apr. Jan., ’90 Com Systems Dec. Sep., ’89 Community Psych. Centers Nov. Nov., ’89 Computer Sciences Mar. Dec., ’89 Daisy Systems Sep. Sep., ’89 Digital Microwave Mar. Dec., ’89 Dionex Jun. Jun., ’89 Earle M. Jorgensen Dec. Sep., ’89 Emulex Jun. Jun., ’89 Erly Industries Mar. Dec., ’89 Everex Systems Jul. Jul., ’89 FHP International Jun. Jun., ’89 Fidelity National Financial Oct. Oct., ’89 Fireplace Manufacturers Mar. Dec., ’89 Fleetwood Enterprises Apr. Jan., ’90 Flextronics Mar. Dec., ’89 Fluor Oct. Oct., ’89 Franklin Resources Sep. Sep., ’89 Furon Jan. Jan., ’90 GAP Jan. Jan., ’90 Glenfed Jun. Jun., ’89 Good Guys Sep. Sep., ’89 Harding Associates May Nov., ’89 Hewlett-Packard Oct. Oct., ’89 ICN Pharmaceuticals Nov. Nov., ’89 Imperial Corp. of America Dec. Sep., ’89 Integrated Device Tech. Mar. Dec., ’89 Intermark Mar. Dec., ’89 Intl. Lease Finance Nov. Nov., ’89 Jacobs Engineering Sep. Sep., ’89 KLA Instruments Jun. Jun., ’89 Kaufman & Broad Home Nov. Nov., ’89 L.A. Gear Nov. Nov., ’89 Leiner Nutritional Foods Mar. Dec., ’89 Leisure Technology Mar. Dec., ’89 Linear Technology Jun. Jun., ’89 Litton Industries Jul. Jul., ’89 Live Entertainment Dec. Sep., ’89 Longs Drug Stores Jan. Jan., ’90 MGM/UA Communications Aug. Aug., ’89 MagneTek Jun. Jun., ’89 Marshall Industries May Feb., ’90 Maxtor Mar. Dec., ’89 McFarland Energy Dec. Sep., ’89 McKesson Mar. Dec., ’89 Measurex Nov. Nov., ’89 Mentor Mar. Dec., ’89 Metropolitan Circuits Feb. Nov., ’89 Microsemi Sep. Sep., ’89 Natl. Medical Enterprises May Nov., ’89 National Semiconductor May Nov., ’89 Network Equipment Tech. Mar. Dec., ’89 Network General Mar. Dec., ’89 Neutrogena Oct. Oct., ’89 Occupational Urgent Care Dec. Sep., ’89 Oracle Systems May Nov., ’89 Pacificare Health Systems Sep. Sep., ’89 Precision Aerotech Apr. Apr., ’89 Price Co. Aug. Aug., ’89 Pyramid Technology Sep. Sep., ’89 Qantel Apr. Oct., ’89 Quantum Mar. Dec., ’89 Quiksilver Oct. Oct., ’89 Qume Feb. Nov., ’89 Raychem Jun. Jun., ’89 Riverbend International Oct. Oct., ’89 Rockwell International Sep. Sep., ’89 Rohr Industries Jul. Jul., ’89 Ross Stores Jan. Jan., ’90 Rykoff-Sexton Apr. Jan., ’90 SPI Pharmaceuticals Nov. Nov., ’89 Seagate Technology Jun. Jun., ’89 Sharper Image Jan. Oct., ’89 Sigma Designs Jan. Jan., ’90 Silicon Graphics Jun. Jun., ’89 Silicon Valley Group Sep. Sep., ’89 Sizzler Restaurants Intl. Apr. Apr., ’89 Software Publishing Sep. Sep., ’89 Software Toolwooks Mar. Dec., ’89 Spelling Entertainment Jul. Jul., ’89 Stanford Telecom. Mar. Dec., ’89 Sun Microsystems Jun. Jun., ’89 Syntex Jul. Jul., ’89 Tandem Computers Sep. Sep., ’89 Telecredit Apr. Jan., ’90 Teradata Jun. Jun., ’89 3COM May Feb., ’90 Traditional Industries Jun. Jun., ’89 Transcon Dec. Sep., ’89 Triton Group Jan. Oct., ’89 Varian Associates Sep. Sep., ’89 Walt Disney Sep. Sep., ’89 WD-40 Aug. Aug., ’89 Western Digital Jun. Jun., ’89 Williams-Sonoma Jan. Jan., ’90 Zero Mar. Dec., ’89
WHERE THEY RANK
Alphabetical list of all companies, their rankings on Times 100, Sales 100, Market Value 100 and Growth 100 lists, and counties in which they are headquartered.
Times 100 Mkt. Company County rank val. Sales Acuson Santa Clara 20 62 Adac Laboratories Santa Clara Adaptec Santa Clara Adia Services San Mateo 96 Adobe Systems Santa Clara 1 67 Advanced Marketing Services San Diego Advanced Micro Devices Santa Clara 69 69 Allergan Orange 54 79 Alza Santa Clara 43 Amdahl Santa Clara 64 41 43 Amer. Bldg. Maintenance Inds. San Francisco 93 American Medical Intl. Los Angeles 36 American President Alameda 83 40 Amgen Ventura 52 Amplicon Orange 78 Anthem Electronics Santa Clara 88 Anthony Industries Los Angeles 68 Apple Computer Santa Clara 12 14 19 Applied Biosystems San Mateo 99 Applied Material Santa Clara 45 97 Archive Orange 84 Arden Group Los Angeles 22 Argonaut Group Los Angeles 55 74 100 Armor All Products Orange 27 Ask Computer Systems Santa Clara AST Research Orange Atari Santa Clara 73 Atlantic Richfield Los Angeles 30 3 3 Autodesk Marin 31 50 Avery International Los Angeles 94 46 48 BankAmerica San Francisco 80 12 6 Bay View Federal Savings San Mateo Beckman Instruments Orange 84 82 Bergen Brunswig Orange 96 61 27 Beverly Enterprises Los Angeles 42 Bio-Rad Labs Contra Costa 89 Boole & Babbage Santa Clara 11 Bridgford Foods Orange 29 Businessland Santa Clara 67 68 CMS Enhancements Orange 24 Cadence Design Systems Santa Clara 17 71 Caesars New Jersey Los Angeles 46 Caesars World Los Angeles 28 88 77 Calfed Los Angeles 95 34 Calmat Los Angeles 60 91 Carl Karcher Enterprises Orange 34 Carter Hawley Hale Stores Los Angeles 35 Castle & Cooke Los Angeles 33 37 Centex Telemanagement San Francisco 44 Cetus Alameda 92 Charles Schwab San Francisco 93 97 Chevron San Francisco 1 1 Chips & Technologies Santa Clara 10 Chiron Alameda 89 City National Los Angeles 43 72 Clorox Alameda 60 30 60 Coast Distribution Systems Santa Clara 51 Coast Savings Financial Los Angeles 66 Collins Foods International Los Angeles 94 98 Columbia Savings & Loan Los Angeles 58 Com Systems Los Angeles Community Psychiatric Centers Orange 63 51 Computer Sciences Los Angeles 76 55 Conner Peripherals Santa Clara 68 87 Consolidated Freightways San Mateo 78 29 Covington Dev. Group Orange 16 Cypress Semiconductor Santa Clara 90 Daisy Systems Santa Clara Diagnostic Products Los Angeles 41 98 Digital Microwave Santa Clara 33 Dionex Santa Clara 77 Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Alameda 32 Earle M. Jorgensen Los Angeles Eldon Industries Los Angeles 83 Emulex Orange 76 Erly Industries Los Angeles Everex Systems Alameda 87 FHP International Orange 13 99 90 Fidelity National Fin. Orange Filenet Orange First Amer. Financial Orange 89 First Capital Holdings Los Angeles 90 74 First Executive Los Angeles 67 First Interstate Bancorp Los Angeles 35 16 First National San Diego Firstfed Financial Los Angeles 82 Fleetwood Enterprises Riverside 91 81 54 Fluor Orange 21 17 Foothill Group Los Angeles 56 Franklin Resources San Mateo 3 45 Freymiller Trucking Kern Furon Orange 75 Gap San Francisco 26 28 52 Genentech San Mateo 31 Glenfed Los Angeles 38 Golden West Financial Alameda 42 45 Good Guys San Francisco Great American Bank San Diego 53 Great Western Financial Los Angeles 34 28 Guy F. Atkinson San Mateo 80 H.F. Ahmanson Los Angeles 40 25 Harding Associates Marin 72 Harper Group San Francisco Hewlett-Packard Santa Clara 85 5 5 Hilton Hotels Los Angeles 25 76 Homefed San Diego 82 46 Homestake Mining San Francisco 38 ICN Pharmaceuticals Orange Imperial Bancorp Los Angeles Imperial Corp. of America San Diego 71 Informix San Mateo Integrated Device Tech. Santa Clara 81 Intel Santa Clara 50 7 33 Intermark San Diego 85 International Lease Finance Los Angeles 58 Jacobs Engineering Group Los Angeles 58 81 KLA Instruments Santa Clara Kaufman & Broad Home Los Angeles 21 65 Komag Santa Clara L.A. Gear Los Angeles 2 70 95 LSI Logic Santa Clara 99 La Jolla Bancorp San Diego Landmark Land Monterey Leiner Nutritional Prods. Los Angeles Lewis Galoob Toys San Mateo 4 Linear Technology Santa Clara 93 Litton Industries Los Angeles 37 22 Live Entertainment Los Angeles 23 Lockheed Los Angeles 27 9 Longs Drug Stores Contra Costa 70 63 41 MCA Los Angeles 19 32 MGM/UA Communications Los Angeles 57 78 Magma Power San Diego 66 MagneTek Los Angeles 75 Marshall Industries Los Angeles 97 Mattel Los Angeles 14 53 63 Maxtor Santa Clara Maxxam Los Angeles 39 McClatchy Newspapers Sacramento 75 McKesson San Francisco 44 12 Measurex Santa Clara 71 96 Mercury General Los Angeles 61 Microsemi Orange National Health Laboratories San Diego 47 National Medical Enterprises Los Angeles 74 24 26 National Semiconductor Santa Clara 64 51 Network Equipment Tech. San Mateo 49 Neutrogena Los Angeles 9 80 Newhall Land & Farm Los Angeles 48 Nichols Institute Orange 100 Northrop Los Angeles 65 20 Occidental Petroleum Los Angeles 9 2 Oracle Systems San Mateo 7 32 83 Pacific Enterprises Los Angeles 22 15 Pacific Gas & Electric San Francisco 6 11 Pacific Telesis Group San Francisco 2 10 Pacificare Health Systems Orange 42 92 Pic ‘N’ Save Los Angeles 59 87 Potlatch San Francisco 79 49 64 Precision Aerotech San Diego Price Co. San Diego 47 39 23 Pyramid Technology Santa Clara Quantum Santa Clara 40 Quiksilver Orange 18 Qume Santa Clara 92 Raychem San Mateo 56 70 Riverbend International Fresno Robert Half International San Mateo 53 Rockwell International Los Angeles 54 13 4 Rohr Industries San Diego 72 Ross Stores Alameda 37 86 Rykoff-Sexton Los Angeles 57 SCEcorp Los Angeles 8 13 SPI Pharmaceuticals Orange Safeguard Health Enterprises Orange 62 San Diego Gas & Electric San Diego 29 44 Seagate Technology Santa Cruz 55 59 Security Pacific Los Angeles 69 16 8 Sharper Image San Francisco 65 Sigma Designs Alameda 36 Silicon Graphics Santa Clara 85 Silicon Valley Group Santa Clara Sizzler Restaurants International Los Angeles 98 Softsel Computer Products Los Angeles 94 Software Publishing Santa Clara 19 Spelling Entertainment Los Angeles 57 Stanford Telecommunications Santa Clara Sun Microsystems Santa Clara 86 36 47 Superior Industries International Los Angeles 48 Syntex Santa Clara 6 11 61 Tandem Computers Santa Clara 26 50 Tejon Ranch Kern 79 Telecredit Los Angeles 15 91 Teledyne Los Angeles 18 30 Teradata Los Angeles 100 3Com Santa Clara Times Mirror Los Angeles 66 17 31 Tosco Los Angeles 56 Traditional Industries Los Angeles Transamerica San Francisco 23 14 20th Century Industries Los Angeles 25 77 88 UniCare Financial Orange 52 Union Bank San Francisco 73 49 Union Exploration Partners Los Angeles 15 84 United Television Los Angeles 5 Unocal Los Angeles 10 7 VLSI Technology Santa Clara Valid Logic Systems Santa Clara Varco International Orange Varian Associates Santa Clara 86 62 Vons Los Angeles 59 21 Walt Disney Los Angeles 35 4 24 WD-40 San Diego 8 Wells Fargo San Francisco 38 20 18 Westcorp Orange Western Digital Orange 73 Williams-Sonoma San Francisco 39 Zero Los Angeles 95
Sales Company grth. Acuson 30 Adac Laboratories 79 Adaptec 69 Adia Services 95 Adobe Systems 8 Advanced Marketing Services 56 Advanced Micro Devices Allergan Alza Amdahl Amer. Bldg. Maintenance Inds. American Medical Intl. American President Amgen 6 Amplicon 54 Anthem Electronics 78 Anthony Industries Apple Computer 44 Applied Biosystems 57 Applied Material 11 Archive 38 Arden Group Argonaut Group Armor All Products Ask Computer Systems 52 AST Research 27 Atari Atlantic Richfield Autodesk 25 Avery International BankAmerica Bay View Federal Savings 90 Beckman Instruments Bergen Brunswig Beverly Enterprises Bio-Rad Labs Boole & Babbage 58 Bridgford Foods Businessland 45 CMS Enhancements 41 Cadence Design Systems Caesars New Jersey Caesars World Calfed Calmat Carl Karcher Enterprises Carter Hawley Hale Stores Castle & Cooke 94 Centex Telemanagement 21 Cetus Charles Schwab Chevron Chips & Technologies 14 Chiron City National 96 Clorox Coast Distribution Systems Coast Savings Financial Collins Foods International Columbia Savings & Loan Com Systems 33 Community Psychiatric Centers Computer Sciences Conner Peripherals Consolidated Freightways 75 Covington Dev. Group Cypress Semiconductor 17 Daisy Systems 100 Diagnostic Products 76 Digital Microwave 19 Dionex Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Earle M. Jorgensen 99 Eldon Industries Emulex Erly Industries 88 Everex Systems 20 FHP International 51 Fidelity National Fin. 66 Filenet 87 First Amer. Financial First Capital Holdings 29 First Executive First Interstate Bancorp First National 97 Firstfed Financial 89 Fleetwood Enterprises Fluor 84 Foothill Group Franklin Resources Freymiller Trucking 82 Furon 50 Gap Genentech 63 Glenfed Golden West Financial Good Guys 77 Great American Bank Great Western Financial Guy F. Atkinson H.F. Ahmanson 72 Harding Associates 81 Harper Group 61 Hewlett-Packard Hilton Hotels Homefed Homestake Mining ICN Pharmaceuticals 98 Imperial Bancorp 46 Imperial Corp. of America Informix 3 Integrated Device Tech. 67 Intel 74 Intermark International Lease Finance 64 Jacobs Engineering Group 18 KLA Instruments 53 Kaufman & Broad Home 60 Komag 59 L.A. Gear 2 LSI Logic 36 La Jolla Bancorp 62 Landmark Land 42 Leiner Nutritional Prods. 39 Lewis Galoob Toys 4 Linear Technology 55 Litton Industries Live Entertainment Lockheed Longs Drug Stores MCA MGM/UA Communications 37 Magma Power MagneTek Marshall Industries Mattel Maxtor 71 Maxxam 1 McClatchy Newspapers McKesson Measurex Mercury General 48 Microsemi 28 National Health Laboratories National Medical Enterprises National Semiconductor Network Equipment Tech. 43 Neutrogena Newhall Land & Farm Nichols Institute 23 Northrop Occidental Petroleum Oracle Systems 13 Pacific Enterprises Pacific Gas & Electric Pacific Telesis Group Pacificare Health Systems 32 Pic ‘N’ Save Potlatch Precision Aerotech 40 Price Co. Pyramid Technology 49 Quantum 35 Quiksilver 22 Qume 34 Raychem Riverbend International 83 Robert Half International 26 Rockwell International Rohr Industries 93 Ross Stores Rykoff-Sexton SCEcorp SPI Pharmaceuticals 91 Safeguard Health Enterprises San Diego Gas & Electric Seagate Technology Security Pacific Sharper Image Sigma Designs 70 Silicon Graphics 9 Silicon Valley Group 5 Sizzler Restaurants International Softsel Computer Products Software Publishing 15 Spelling Entertainment Stanford Telecommunications 80 Sun Microsystems 7 Superior Industries International Syntex Tandem Computers 92 Tejon Ranch Telecredit Teledyne Teradata 10 3Com 73 Times Mirror Tosco Traditional Industries 65 Transamerica 20th Century Industries UniCare Financial Union Bank 12 Union Exploration Partners United Television Unocal VLSI Technology 68 Valid Logic Systems 16 Varco International 24 Varian Associates Vons Walt Disney 85 WD-40 Wells Fargo Westcorp 47 Western Digital 31 Williams-Sonoma 86 Zero
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