Areas Of The Marketplace

Over the last 12 months high dividend yields and low price-to-earnings ratios have quickly vanished from many of the bolded industries below. 

Industry Focus - July 17, 01

P/E

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                      Advertising

32.2

0.9

                      Aerospace & Defense

15.7

1.4

                      Air Courier

20.3

1.4

                      Airline

20.7

0.2

                      Apparel/Accessories

21.3

2

                      Appliance & Tool

15

2.2

Audio & Video Equipment

30.4

0.4

                      Auto & Truck Manufacturers

12.2

3.7

                      Auto & Truck Parts

25.7

2.5

                      Beverages (Alcoholic)

23.4

1.6

                      Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)

34.7

1.4

                      Biotechnology & Drugs

52.1

0.4

                      Broadcasting & Cable TV

30.4

1.1

                      Business Services

35.9

1.1

                      Casinos & Gaming

20.6

1.8

                      Chemical Manufacturing

27.3

2

                      Chemicals - Plastics & Rubber

38.5

3.4

                      Coal

19

3.1

                      Communications Equipment

31.2

1.1

                      Communications Services

22.4

2

                      Computer Hardware

30.3

0.7

                      Computer Networks

51.9

1

                      Computer Peripherals

27.7

0.2

                      Computer Services

33.6

0.5

                      Computer Storage Devices

25.2

                                                         

                      Conglomerates

30.1

1.6

                      Constr. - Supplies & Fixtures

15

2.5

                      Constr. & Agric. Machinery

20.1

2.4

                      Construction - Raw Materials

21.7

1.5

                      Construction Services

12.7

0.8

                      Consumer Financial Services

20

1.2

                      Containers & Packaging

17.7

2

                      Crops

17.2

1.6

                      Electric Utilities

19.5

4.2

                      Electronic Instr. & Controls

20.4

1.9

                      Fabricated Plastic & Rubber

16.2

2

                      Fish/Livestock

45.3

0.5

                      Food Processing

25.7

2.2

                      Footwear

21.5

1.1

                      Forestry & Wood Products

19.2

2.7

                      Furniture & Fixtures

19.1

2

                      Gold & Silver

22.1

0.5

                      Healthcare Facilities

51

0.2

                      Hotels & Motels

21.9

1.1

                      Insurance (Accident & Health)

19.9

0.7

                      Insurance (Life)

19.6

1.5

                      Insurance (Miscellaneous)

24.3

2

                      Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)

28.9

0.8

                      Investment Services

19.4

1.2

                      Iron & Steel

16.9

2.5

                      Jewelry & Silverware

10.5

0.9

                      Major Drugs

33

1.8

                      Medical Equipment/Supplies

39

0.8

                      Metal Mining

22.5

1.6

                      Misc. Capital Goods

19.8

1.7

                      Misc. Fabricated Products

18.4

1.6

                      Misc. Financial Services

14.5

5.2

                      Misc. Transportation

34.3

1.2

                      Mobile Homes & RVs

19.9

1

                      Money Center Banks

17.2

2.2

                      Motion Pictures

62.9

                                                         

                      Natural Gas Utilities

29.8

2.3

                      Non-Metallic Mining

56.3

6.8

                      Office Equipment

29.2

2.5

                      Office Supplies

20.8

3.6

                      Oil & Gas - Integrated

14.7

2.3

                      Oil & Gas Operations

11.3

1.9

                      Oil Well Services & Equipment

39.9

1.8

                      Paper & Paper Products

27.8

2.3

                      Personal & Household Prods.

28.7

1.8

                      Personal Services

42.5

0.7

                      Photography

10.7

3.9

                      Printing & Publishing

25.8

1.5

                      Printing Services

17.1

1.8

                      Railroads

25.9

1.3

Real Estate Operations

17.5

7.1

                      Recreational Activities

19.8

1

                      Recreational Products

34.2

0.8

                      Regional Banks

20.3

2.3

                      Rental & Leasing

17.3

2.8

                      Restaurants

20

0.7

                      Retail (Apparel)

23.9

0.9

                      Retail (Catalog & Mail Order)

20.6

2.2

                      Retail (Department & Discount)

34.9

0.7

                      Retail (Drugs)

31.4

0.5

                      Retail (Grocery)

19.2

2.6

                      Retail (Home Improvement)

42.3

0.3

                      Retail (Specialty)

30.8

1.5

                      Retail (Technology)

34.1

0.6

                      S&Ls/Savings Banks

16.7

2

                      Schools

54.9

0.5

                      Scientific & Technical Instr.

28.4

0.8

                      Security Systems & Services

29.8

0.5

                      Semiconductors

25

0.3

                      Software & Programming

43.4

0.3

                      Textiles - Non Apparel

11.7

3.1

                      Tires

13.9

3.8

                      Tobacco

11.8

5

                      Trucking

24.1

1.3

                      Waste Management Services

25.3

0.1

                      Water Transportation

16.8

2.4

                      Water Utilities

21

3.1

Average~

25.7

1.73

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