Industry Stocks: July Performances
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/5/2002
| Company | June 28 | July 31 | % Change |
| Winners | |||
| Thomas Nelson | 10.56 | 12.55 | 18.8% |
| McGraw-Hill Cos. | 59.70 | 62.55 | 4.8 |
| Scholastic | 37.96 | 38.99 | 2.7 |
| R.R. Donnelley | 27.55 | 27.79 | 0.9 |
| Losers | |||
| Media Bay | 4.80 | 3.33 | -30.6% |
| Hastings | 7.25 | 5.71 | -21.2 |
| Advanced Marketing Svs. | 18.30 | 14.75 | -19.4 |
| Barnes & Noble | 26.43 | 21.45 | -18.5 |
| Reed | 39.00 | 34.51 | -11.5 |
| Publishers Weekly | |||
| Stock Index | 410.49 | 386.38 | -5.9% |
| Dow Jones Average | 9,243.26 | 8,736.59 | -5.5% |
| Stocks in the Publishers Weekly Stock Index could not escape the stock market's downward spiral in July. The PWSI fell 5.9% in the month, only slightly worse than the 5.5% decline posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The stock prices of 16 companies fell in the month, with only four increasing. Millbrook's stock price was unchanged at $1.70. The biggest loser in the month was MediaBay, whose bubble burst after a long price run up; its price fell 30.6% in the month. A disappointing quarterly report dropped the stock price of Advanced Marketing Services 19.4%, while Barnes & Noble endured another rough month, with its stock price down 18.5% in July, and its stock price is down 30% over the last two months. Thomas Nelson's stock continues to be one of the most volatile on the PWSI, rising 18.8% in July after falling 19.1% in June. Source: Reed Business Information | |||
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