Born Again
Ranked by absolute dollar change from loss to profit in one year.
| Rank |
Company
Name |
1998
Net
Income
(millions) |
1997
Loss
(millions) |
Change
in income
(millions) |
| 1 |
Harcourt General Inc. |
$136.6 |
$144.2 |
$280.8 |
| 2 |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
$10.3 |
$81.2 |
$91.6 |
| 3 |
CMGI Inc. |
$72.7 |
$18.5 |
$91.2 |
| 4 |
Waters Corp. |
$73.4 |
$9.2 |
$82.7 |
| 5 |
United Asset Management Corp. |
$78.5 |
$4.1 |
$82.6 |
| 6 |
Millipore Corp. |
$9.9 |
$38.8 |
$48.7 |
| 7 |
PCD Inc. |
$5.2 |
$22.8 |
$28.0 |
| 8 |
Progress Software Corp. |
$22.8 |
$1.6 |
$24.4 |
| 9 |
Banyan Systems Inc. |
$1.1 |
$16.9 |
$18.0 |
| 10 |
Aerovox Inc. |
$1.8 |
$11.5 |
$13.3 |
| Source: Nordby
International, Inc., Boulder, Co. |
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