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The Market Value 100

Companies ranked by market value as of March 31, 2000.

Rank Company Market value
3/31/00
(millions)
Book value
(millions)
Market value
as a % of
book value
1 EMC Corp. $134,161.14 $4,951.79 2709.35
2 Gillette Co. $40,137.19 $2,979.00 1347.34
3 FleetBoston Financial Corp. $33,421.56 $14,616.00 228.66
4 CMGI Inc. $31,701.55 $5,820.45 544.66
5 Sycamore Networks Inc. $30,456.13 $307.18 9914.75
6 Analog Devices $28,359.83 $1,746.35 1623.95
7 State Street Corp. $15,460.28 $2,652.00 582.97
8 Akamai Technologies Inc. $14,875.00 $281.45 5285.23
9 Teradyne Inc. $13,966.16 $1,153.03 1211.26
10 Biogen Inc. $10,482.30 $979.53 1070.14
11 Staples Inc. $9,686.72 $1,828.81 529.67
12 Boston Scientific Corp. $8,838.32 $1,724.00 512.66
13 Lycos Inc. $7,721.25 $1,381.00 559.11
14 American Tower Corp. $7,687.69 $2,145.08 358.39
15 TJX Cos. $6,879.92 $1,119.20 614.72
16 Raytheon Co. $6,012.99 $10,959.00 54.87
17 Waters Corp. $5,930.17 $292.16 2029.76
18 Millennium Pharmactcls Inc. $5,798.92 $439.41 1319.72
19 Parametric Technology Corp. $5,791.41 $599.05 966.76
20 Sepracor Inc. $4,913.53 -$155.71 -3155.67
21 Sapient Corp. $4,820.63 $304.96 1580.75
22 Art Technology Group Inc. $4,305.95 $146.39 2941.52
23 Genzyme General $4,222.83 $1,007.61 419.09
24 Engage Technologies Inc. $4,126.75 $270.48 1525.73
25 Navisite Inc. $3,420.32 $81.71 4185.93
26 New England Electric System $3,203.40 $1,578.29 202.97
27 Thermo Electron Corp. $3,188.22 $1,847.05 172.61
28 Viant Corp. $3,086.76 $193.08 1598.70
29 PerkinElmer Inc. $3,083.34 $550.78 559.82
30 Northeast Utilities $2,953.97 $2,083.31 141.79
31 BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. $2,822.21 $577.40 488.78
32 Allmerica Financial Corp. $2,764.20 $2,240.20 123.39
33 Harcourt General Inc. $2,672.24 $593.83 450.00
34 Nstar $2,568.89 $1,523.53 168.61
35 Millipore Corp. $2,550.64 $176.85 1442.25
36 Cognex Corp. $2,454.14 $276.62 887.18
37 Alkermes Inc. $2,360.97 $162.80 1450.23
38 Network Plus Corp. $2,219.20 $89.28 2485.63
39 Kopin Corp. $2,072.74 $130.07 1593.60
40 RSA Security Inc. $2,060.74 $611.02 337.26
41 Cabot Corp. $2,043.62 $705.00 289.88
42 Allaire Corp. $2,027.96 $101.92 1989.68
43 LTX Corp. $1,991.96 $160.58 1240.50
44 Netoptix Corp. $1,960.87 $30.05 6525.58
45 Varian Semiconductor Equipment $1,950.04 $200.68 971.72
46 Alpha Industries Inc. $1,875.11 $214.40 874.58
47 Talbots Inc. $1,853.92 $431.33 429.81
48 Keane Inc. $1,794.04 $422.80 424.32
49 Dynatech Corp. $1,762.33 -$300.33 -586.80
50 Cytyc Corp. $1,743.76 $94.99 1835.71
51 Wave Systems Corp. $1,658.45 $9.71 17083.28
52 Eastern Enterprises $1,623.45 $754.63 215.13
53 Breakaway Solutions Inc. $1,582.40 $68.34 2315.48
54 Eaton Vance Corp. $1,525.40 $216.57 704.34
55 PRI Automation Inc. $1,392.98 $107.86 1291.48
56 Northeast Optic Network Inc. $1,386.32 $67.47 2054.81
57 Neiman-Marcus Group Inc. $1,357.25 $817.35 166.06
58 Natural Microsystems Corp. $1,351.42 $50.51 2675.39
59 Helix Technology Corp. $1,343.24 $71.62 1875.43
60 Seachange International Inc. $1,307.99 $34.34 3808.83
61 Silverstream Software Inc. $1,306.85 $63.58 2055.31
62 Ibasis Inc. $1,299.34 $126.90 1023.88
63 Houghton Mifflin Co. $1,275.37 $433.02 294.53
64 Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. $1,259.13 $195.78 643.13
65 Exchange Applications $1,253.61 $70.71 1772.84
66 Digitas Inc. $1,242.22 $119.84 1036.60
67 MKS Instruments Inc. $1,241.09 $119.17 1041.45
68 Be Free Inc. $1,230.50 $82.56 1490.42
69 Project Software & Development Inc. $1,217.69 $122.84 991.27
70 Ardent Software Inc. $1,215.20 $120.17 1011.27
71 Iron Mountain Inc. $1,206.36 $488.75 246.82
72 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $1,202.38 $209.23 574.66
73 Netegrity Inc. $1,170.67 $106.43 1099.90
74 Open Market Inc. $1,135.52 $49.96 2272.96
75 Affiliated Managers Group Inc. $1,089.51 $477.99 227.94
76 Maker Communications Inc. $1,063.87 $59.42 1790.42
77 Polaroid Corp. $1,059.63 $370.50 286.00
78 Forrester Research Inc. $1,052.88 $78.81 1336.06
79 Mercury Computer Systems Inc. $1,025.25 $93.69 1094.31
80 Aspen Technology Inc. $1,023.06 $145.35 703.86
81 Commerce Group Inc. $1,013.62 $646.63 156.75
82 United Asset Mgmt Corp. $989.81 $185.12 534.69
83 C-Bridge Internet Soltns Inc. $986.27 $67.11 1469.59
84 CTC Communications Group Inc. $973.70 -$14.59 -6673.78
85 Telaxis Communications Corp. $972.09 -$34.42 -2824.12
86 Liberty Financial Cos. $940.36 $1,185.90 79.30
87 ACT Manufacturing Inc. $921.07 $178.13 517.08
88 Aware Inc. $879.46 $52.97 1660.33
89 Yankee Candle Inc. $861.77 $61.44 1402.73
90 Investors Financial Services Corp. $860.16 $136.84 628.60
91 Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. $859.40 $25.15 3416.69
92 MCK Communications Inc. $855.48 $33.41 2560.32
93 Cambridge Technology Partner $841.76 $277.04 303.84
94 Progress Software Corp. $836.46 $142.31 587.77
95 Brooks Automation Inc. $798.81 $145.06 550.70
96 Sipex Corp. $768.68 $105.10 731.38
97 Vicor Corp. $763.87 $244.53 312.38
98 PolyMedica Corp. $760.52 $126.59 600.76
99 Thermo Optek Corp. $759.07 $348.34 217.91
100 Biopure Corp. $742.50 $43.47 1707.92
Company stock must trade on one of the three major exchanges and must have traded on March 31, 2000, at $1 or higher a share. Data compiled by COMPUSTAT.

 

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