The Sales 100
Companies ranked by 1998 net revenue.
1999
Rank |
1998
Rank |
Company
Name |
1998
Total
Revenues
(000) |
%Change
1997 to 1998 |
| 1 |
1 |
Raytheon Co. |
$19,350,000 |
41.52% |
| 2 |
3 |
Gillette Co. |
$10,056,000 |
-0.06% |
| 3 |
4 |
TJX Cos. |
$7,949,101 |
7.58% |
| 4 |
6 |
Staples Inc. |
$7,123,189 |
24.27% |
| 5 |
5 |
Fleet Financial Group Inc. |
$6,636,000 |
10.43% |
| 6 |
7 |
Harcourt General Inc. |
$4,309,380 |
12.71% |
| 7 |
8 |
BankBoston Corp. |
$4,179,000 |
10.21% |
| 8 |
12 |
EMC Corp. |
$3,973,735 |
35.26% |
| 9 |
10 |
Thermo Electron Corp. |
$3,867,596 |
8.69% |
| 10 |
|
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. |
$3,552,181 |
10.07% |
| 11 |
11 |
Allmerica Financial Corp. |
$3,432,500 |
1.09% |
| 12 |
9 |
Reebok International Ltd. |
$3,224,592 |
-11.50% |
| 13 |
25 |
Wang Global |
$3,053,900 |
134.12% |
| 14 |
14 |
State Street Corp. |
$2,725,000 |
18.58% |
| 15 |
15 |
Neiman-Marcus Group Inc. |
$2,460,728 |
7.33% |
| 16 |
13 |
New England Electric System |
$2,420,533 |
-3.28% |
| 17 |
17 |
Boston Scientific Corp. |
$2,233,576 |
22.00% |
| 18 |
16 |
Polaroid Corp. |
$1,845,900 |
-14.00% |
| 19 |
20 |
Cabot Corp. |
$1,626,100 |
-2.81% |
| 20 |
18 |
BEC Energy |
$1,622,972 |
-8.75% |
| 21 |
27 |
Teradyne Inc. |
$1,489,151 |
17.60% |
| 22 |
21 |
Data General Corp. |
$1,462,423 |
-5.65% |
| 23 |
22 |
EG&G Corp. |
$1,407,896 |
-3.62% |
| 24 |
24 |
Stone & Webster |
$1,248,780 |
-5.58% |
| 25 |
28 |
Liberty Financial Cos. |
$1,217,000 |
-2.41% |
| 26 |
26 |
Analog Devices Inc. |
$1,213,280 |
-4.41% |
| 27 |
29 |
Talbots Inc. |
$1,142,246 |
8.39% |
| 28 |
42 |
Keane Inc. |
$1,076,198 |
52.26% |
| 29 |
23 |
Perini Corp. |
$1,035,900 |
-21.79% |
| 30 |
34 |
Parametric Technology Corp. |
$1,009,219 |
-11.27% |
| 31 |
30 |
Commonwealth Energy System |
$980,115 |
-5.92% |
| 32 |
33 |
United Asset Management Corp. |
$961,854 |
2.15% |
| 33 |
32 |
Eastern Enterprises |
$935,264 |
-8.64% |
| 34 |
36 |
Houghton Mifflin Co. |
$861,657 |
8.07% |
| 35 |
35 |
Commerce Group Inc. |
$852,330 |
1.31% |
| 36 |
67 |
Learning Co. |
$839,315 |
35.17% |
| 37 |
|
Wyman-Gordon Co. |
$812,028 |
15.14% |
| 38 |
62 |
Renaissance Worldwide Inc. |
$776,314 |
31.41% |
| 39 |
|
SLI Inc. |
$773,068 |
105.53% |
| 40 |
37 |
Elcom International Inc. |
$763,600 |
0.46% |
| 41 |
46 |
Cyrk Inc. |
$757,853 |
35.66% |
| 42 |
39 |
Watts Industries Inc. |
$733,862 |
23.59% |
| 43 |
38 |
Millipore Corp. |
$699,307 |
-7.85% |
| 44 |
|
Friendly Ice Cream |
$678,096 |
1.58% |
| 45 |
43 |
Genzyme Corp. |
$673,277 |
12.74% |
| 46 |
54 |
Waters Corp. |
$618,813 |
32.94% |
| 47 |
55 |
Concentra Managed Care Inc. |
$616,780 |
24.88% |
| 48 |
64 |
Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. |
$612,041 |
39.63% |
| 49 |
47 |
Filene's Basement Corp. |
$588,539 |
6.17% |
| 50 |
44 |
J. Baker Inc. |
$584,276 |
-1.33% |
| 51 |
61 |
Biogen Inc. |
$557,587 |
35.37% |
| 52 |
48 |
Stride Rite Corp. |
$539,413 |
4.59% |
| 53 |
45 |
Eastern Utilities Associates Inc. |
$538,801 |
-5.23% |
| 54 |
51 |
Avid Technology Inc. |
$482,377 |
2.34% |
| 55 |
58 |
Xtra Corp. |
$463,000 |
4.14% |
| 56 |
60 |
UniFirst Corp. |
$451,985 |
5.72% |
| 57 |
|
Enesco Group Inc. |
$451,040 |
-5.28% |
| 58 |
52 |
Thermo Optek Corp. |
$447,301 |
-12.72% |
| 59 |
77 |
New England Business Service Inc. |
$438,484 |
47.74% |
| 60 |
65 |
Primark Corp. |
$434,540 |
9.22% |
| 61 |
63 |
American Biltrite Inc. |
$427,551 |
1.75% |
| 62 |
96 |
Iron Mountain Inc. |
$423,512 |
102.87% |
| 63 |
53 |
Picturetel Corp. |
$406,152 |
-12.92% |
| 64 |
59 |
GC Companies Inc. |
$390,697 |
-11.31% |
| 65 |
66 |
Arch Communications Group Inc. |
$383,682 |
4.35% |
| 66 |
69 |
Ionics Inc. |
$351,326 |
-0.32% |
| 67 |
75 |
Oak Industries Inc. |
$347,866 |
10.65% |
| 68 |
72 |
Mestek Inc. |
$338,344 |
3.22% |
| 69 |
|
Parexel International Corp. |
$325,148 |
25.30% |
| 70 |
70 |
Pioneer Group Inc. |
$324,874 |
-1.71% |
| 71 |
76 |
Thermedics Inc. |
$313,131 |
1.78% |
| 72 |
57 |
Converse Inc. |
$308,353 |
-31.51% |
| 73 |
78 |
Thermo Terratech Inc. |
$305,501 |
3.39% |
| 74 |
93 |
UST Corp. |
$298,880 |
11.06% |
| 75 |
80 |
Analogic Corp. |
$298,750 |
10.20% |
| 76 |
79 |
Steinway Musical Instruments |
$293,251 |
5.54% |
| 77 |
82 |
ACT Manufacturing Inc. |
$290,529 |
9.78% |
| 78 |
74 |
Haemonetics Corp. |
$271,019 |
-9.36% |
| 79 |
97 |
Eaton Vance Corp. |
$270,191 |
29.67% |
| 80 |
|
Thermo Power Corp. |
$263,257 |
116.15% |
| 81 |
88 |
Trend-Lines Inc. |
$255,515 |
14.27% |
| 82 |
92 |
Quaker Fabric Corp. |
$252,558 |
15.23% |
| 83 |
98 |
Aspen Technology Inc. |
$251,263 |
11.84% |
| 84 |
85 |
Au Bon Pain Co. |
$249,660 |
-0.49% |
| 85 |
83 |
L.S. Starrett Co. |
$247,742 |
-5.13% |
| 86 |
86 |
Thermo Fibertek Inc. |
$247,426 |
3.25% |
| 87 |
84 |
Applied Extrusion Technologies
Inc. |
$244,363 |
-5.74% |
| 88 |
89 |
Kollmorgen Corp. |
$243,939 |
9.76% |
| 89 |
|
Progress Software Corp. |
$239,890 |
27.39% |
| 90 |
|
Affiliated Managers Group |
$238,494 |
150.29% |
| 91 |
87 |
GenRad Inc. |
$224,789 |
-5.06% |
| 92 |
|
DM Management Co. |
$218,730 |
61.39% |
| 93 |
|
Kronos Inc. |
$211,011 |
18.54% |
| 94 |
95 |
Boston Beer Inc. |
$205,020 |
-2.13% |
| 95 |
81 |
Designs Inc. |
$201,634 |
-24.12% |
| 96 |
|
Clean Harbors Inc. |
$197,439 |
7.44% |
| 97 |
|
Uno Restaurant Corp. |
$195,055 |
7.87% |
| 98 |
99 |
ThermoSpectra Corp. |
$191,017 |
-3.96% |
| 99 |
|
Instron Corp. |
$183,029 |
17.58% |
| 100 |
|
Dynamics Research Corp. |
$182,344 |
16.34% |
| Source: Nordby
International, Inc., Boulder, Co. |
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