The Market Value 100
Companies ranked by market value as of March 31, 1999.
| Rank |
Company
Name |
Market
Value
3/31/99 (000) |
Book
Value
(000) |
Market
as a %
of book |
| 1 |
Gillette Co. |
$65,808,249 |
$4,543,000 |
1448.56% |
| 2 |
EMC Corp. |
$64,339,116 |
$3,324,136 |
1935.51% |
| 3 |
Raytheon Co. |
$33,481,558 |
$10,856,000 |
308.42% |
| 4 |
Fleet Financial Group Inc. |
$21,408,625 |
$9,409,000 |
227.53% |
| 5 |
Boston Scientific Corp. |
$15,962,375 |
$821,137 |
1943.94% |
| 6 |
Staples Inc. |
$15,250,121 |
$1,656,886 |
920.41% |
| 7 |
State Street Corp. |
$13,219,631 |
$2,311,000 |
572.03% |
| 8 |
BankBoston Corp. |
$12,841,377 |
$4,817,000 |
266.58% |
| 9 |
TJX Cos. |
$10,987,814 |
$1,220,600 |
900.20% |
| 10 |
Biogen Inc. |
$8,586,126 |
$718,613 |
1194.82% |
| 11 |
CMGI Inc. |
$8,545,358 |
$675,478 |
1265.08% |
| 12 |
Parametric Technology Corp. |
$5,280,735 |
$359,418 |
1469.25% |
| 13 |
Analog Devices Inc. |
$4,800,014 |
$1,166,155 |
411.61% |
| 14 |
Teradyne Inc. |
$4,642,669 |
$1,026,370 |
452.34% |
| 15 |
Genzyme Corp. |
$4,133,504 |
$1,167,067 |
354.18% |
| 16 |
Lycos Inc. |
$3,717,212 |
$310,147 |
1198.53% |
| 17 |
Allmerica Financial Corp. |
$3,323,242 |
$2,458,600 |
135.17% |
| 18 |
Waters Corp. |
$3,163,852 |
$150,119 |
2107.56% |
| 19 |
Harcourt General Inc. |
$3,151,195 |
$898,935 |
350.55% |
| 20 |
New England Electric System |
$2,902,386 |
$1,570,003 |
184.86% |
| 21 |
Learning Co. |
$2,450,442 |
$286,186 |
856.24% |
| 22 |
Thermo Electron Corp. |
$2,144,692 |
$2,248,124 |
95.40% |
| 23 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. |
$1,946,794 |
$485,042 |
401.37% |
| 24 |
Sapient Corp. |
$1,915,991 |
$154,381 |
1241.08% |
| 25 |
BEC Energy |
$1,734,012 |
$1,039,891 |
166.75% |
| 26 |
Cabot Corp. |
$1,417,078 |
$702,200 |
201.81% |
| 27 |
Houghton Mifflin Co. |
$1,410,000 |
$398,288 |
354.02% |
| 28 |
United Asset Management Corp. |
$1,354,038 |
$269,844 |
501.79% |
| 29 |
Keane Inc. |
$1,289,108 |
$363,784 |
354.36% |
| 30 |
Geotel Communications Corp. |
$1,230,551 |
$55,757 |
2206.99% |
| 31 |
EG&G Corp. |
$1,186,717 |
$399,667 |
296.93% |
| 32 |
Neiman-Marcus Group Inc. |
$1,108,851 |
$697,359 |
159.01% |
| 33 |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
$1,106,438 |
$206,362 |
536.16% |
| 34 |
Liberty Financial Cos. |
$1,099,803 |
$1,271,300 |
86.51% |
| 35 |
Millipore Corp. |
$1,063,309 |
$136,908 |
776.66% |
| 36 |
Aware Inc. |
$974,404 |
$39,134 |
2489.93% |
| 37 |
Cognex Corp. |
$948,590 |
$222,875 |
425.62% |
| 38 |
UST Corp. |
$933,733 |
$533,545 |
175.01% |
| 39 |
Iron Mountain Inc. |
$915,156 |
$338,882 |
270.05% |
| 40 |
Wang Global |
$906,538 |
$348,200 |
260.35% |
| 41 |
Polaroid Corp. |
$890,269 |
$389,900 |
228.33% |
| 42 |
Reebok International Ltd. |
$888,524 |
$524,377 |
169.44% |
| 43 |
Commerce Group Inc. |
$885,306 |
$705,785 |
125.44% |
| 44 |
Eastern Enterprises |
$819,383 |
$546,069 |
150.05% |
| 45 |
Commonwealth Energy System |
$818,292 |
$449,592 |
182.01% |
| 46 |
Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. |
$812,520 |
$242,150 |
335.54% |
| 47 |
Talbots Inc. |
$765,180 |
$402,073 |
190.31% |
| 48 |
Security Dynamics Technologies
Inc. |
$761,483 |
$242,720 |
313.73% |
| 49 |
Concord Communications Inc. |
$738,606 |
$45,745 |
1614.62% |
| 50 |
Eaton Vance Corp. |
$724,782 |
$166,832 |
434.44% |
| 51 |
Excel Switching Corp. |
$704,634 |
$161,441 |
436.47% |
| 52 |
Concentra Managed Care Inc. |
$682,762 |
$239,875 |
284.63% |
| 53 |
Alkermes Inc. |
$678,007 |
$166,668 |
406.80% |
| 54 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
$639,860 |
$246,212 |
259.88% |
| 55 |
SLI Inc. |
$609,966 |
$217,810 |
280.04% |
| 56 |
Progress Software Corp. |
$583,196 |
$102,693 |
567.90% |
| 57 |
Eastern Utilities Associates Inc. |
$578,594 |
$373,674 |
154.84% |
| 58 |
Stride Rite Corp. |
$568,547 |
$244,727 |
232.32% |
| 59 |
Oak Industries Inc. |
$563,658 |
$200,975 |
280.46% |
| 60 |
Xtra Corp. |
$530,552 |
$430,000 |
123.38% |
| 61 |
Affiliated Managers Group |
$522,652 |
$313,655 |
166.63% |
| 62 |
Vicor Corp. |
$519,313 |
$209,259 |
248.17% |
| 63 |
Parexel International Corp. |
$512,926 |
$180,173 |
284.69% |
| 64 |
Thermo Optek Corp. |
$512,160 |
$327,051 |
156.60% |
| 65 |
Data General Corp. |
$507,789 |
$404,854 |
125.43% |
| 66 |
Ionics Inc. |
$485,916 |
$345,598 |
140.60% |
| 67 |
Open Market Inc. |
$452,890 |
$54,993 |
823.54% |
| 68 |
Primark Corp. |
$451,371 |
$440,178 |
102.54% |
| 69 |
Thermo Fibertek Inc. |
$439,444 |
$150,948 |
291.12% |
| 70 |
UniFirst Corp. |
$438,259 |
$255,521 |
171.52% |
| 71 |
Avid Technology Inc. |
$428,928 |
$290,311 |
147.75% |
| 72 |
Haemonetics Corp. |
$422,637 |
$221,746 |
190.60% |
| 73 |
PRI Automation Inc. |
$421,407 |
$105,178 |
400.66% |
| 74 |
Analogic Corp. |
$417,746 |
$262,655 |
159.05% |
| 75 |
New England Business Service Inc. |
$415,653 |
$125,458 |
331.31% |
| 76 |
GenRad Inc. |
$405,418 |
$134,031 |
302.48% |
| 77 |
Pioneer Group Inc. |
$382,681 |
$154,802 |
247.21% |
| 78 |
Watts Industries Inc. |
$361,359 |
$392,727 |
92.01% |
| 79 |
Aspen Technology Inc. |
$350,885 |
$162,000 |
216.60% |
| 80 |
Renaissance Worldwide Inc. |
$346,413 |
$179,785 |
192.68% |
| 81 |
Helix Technology Corp. |
$343,155 |
$63,368 |
541.53% |
| 82 |
Summit Technology Inc. |
$342,694 |
$119,334 |
287.17% |
| 83 |
Carematrix Inc. |
$342,551 |
$134,420 |
254.84% |
| 84 |
Wyman-Gordon Co. |
$337,718 |
$233,050 |
144.91% |
| 85 |
Kronos Inc. |
$309,386 |
$92,183 |
335.62% |
| 86 |
Colonial Gas Co. |
$307,533 |
$128,922 |
238.54% |
| 87 |
Thermo Cardiosystems Inc. |
$307,232 |
$88,714 |
346.32% |
| 88 |
Stone & Webster |
$298,770 |
$291,576 |
102.47% |
| 89 |
Thermedics Inc. |
$294,485 |
$247,976 |
118.76% |
| 90 |
Alpha Industries Inc. |
$293,265 |
$70,165 |
417.96% |
| 91 |
Enesco Group Inc. |
$288,169 |
$150,581 |
191.37% |
| 92 |
Picturetel Corp. |
$269,549 |
$190,242 |
141.69% |
| 93 |
Forrester Research Inc. |
$260,587 |
$53,533 |
486.78% |
| 94 |
Brooks Automation Inc. |
$247,154 |
$121,316 |
203.73% |
| 95 |
Cytyc Corp. |
$246,184 |
$85,807 |
286.90% |
| 96 |
Project Software & Development
Inc. |
$245,613 |
$87,660 |
280.19% |
| 97 |
GC Cos. |
$244,835 |
$188,104 |
130.16% |
| 98 |
Ardent Software Inc. |
$242,929 |
$43,790 |
554.76% |
| 99 |
Banyan Systems Inc. |
$235,804 |
$18,399 |
1281.61% |
| 100 |
Geltex Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
$235,406 |
$120,020 |
196.14% |
| Source: Nordby
International, Inc., Boulder, Co. |
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