Industry Stocks: July Performances
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/11/2003
| Company | June 30 | July 31 | % Change |
| Winners | |||
| Educational Development Corp. | 10.28 | 13.06 | 27.0% |
| Amazon.com | 36.32 | 41.64 | 14.6 |
| Banta Corp. | 32.37 | 33.84 | 4.5 |
| Barnes & Noble | 23.05 | 23.93 | 3.8 |
| Thomas Nelson | 12.50 | 12.97 | 3.8 |
| Losers | |||
| Franklin Electronic Pub. | 4.00 | 3.11 | -22.2% |
| Advanced Marketing Services | 13.00 | 11.40 | -12.3 |
| Reed plc. | 33.69 | 31.35 | -6.9 |
| Leapfrog | 31.81 | 30.30 | -4.7 |
| Reader's Digest | 13.48 | 12.98 | -3.7 |
| Publishers Weekly | |||
| Stock Index | 443.99 | 447.96 | 0.9% |
| Dow Jones Average | 8,985.44 | 9,233.80 | 2.7% |
| July was a mixed month for the Publishers Weekly Stock Index, with the stock prices of 13 companies increasing while falling at nine. The PWSI was up just under 1% for July compared to a 2.7% increase for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Steady monthly sales gains at Educational Development Corp. has resulted in a steady increase in its stock price this year, and July was no exception as the publisher's stock price shot up 27%. Amazon.com's strong second-quarter results and optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year drove its stock price up 14.6%. Franklin Electronic Publishers, which enjoyed a 20% run up in its stock price in June, lost all of that gain in July as its share price fell 22.2%. An upbeat forecast by Advanced Marketing Services appears to have been overshadowed by news of a federal subpoena, and AMS's stock price dropped 12.3% in July. Source: Reed Business Information | |||
