Industry Stocks: August Performances
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 9/5/2005
Industry Stocks: August Performances
Company
July 29
August 31
% Change
Winners
Franklin Electronic Pub.
3.50
5.02
43.4%
LeapFrog
12.47
13.60
9.1
McGraw-Hill Cos.
46.01
48.22
4.8
R.R. Donnelley
36.05
37.36
3.6
Banta Corp.
47.74
48.95
2.5
Losers
Audible
17.99
12.00
-33.3
Thomas Nelson
22.84
20.54
-10.1
Courier Corp.
40.43
36.91
-8.7
Advanced Marketing Svc.
45.15
42.70
-8.2
Borders Group
24.69
22.83
-7.5
Publishers Weekly
Stock Index
534.87
522.73
-2.3%
Dow Jones Average
10,640.91
10,481.60
-1.5%
There was one big winner and a couple of big losers on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index in August. A strong first-quarter report jump-started Franklin Electronic Publishers' stock price, pushing it up 43.4% in the month. Downgrades from a couple of analysts contributed to the 33.3% decline in Audible's stock in August, while a disappointing quarter led to a 10.1% decline in Thomas Nelson's share price. Overall, the PWSI fell 2.3% in August, compared to a 1.5% decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Source: Reed Business Information
