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Common Stock and Investment

The purpose of this research is to select from among five publiclylisted companies the common stock of one of the companies for investment. Each of the five companies competes in a different industry. The companies, together with the industries in which they compete, are as follows:

1. Alaska Air Group, Inc.Air Transport Industry.

2. Eastman Kodak companyPrecision Instruments Industry.

3. Ford Motor CompanyAutomobile and Truck Industry.

4. General Public Utilities Corp.Electric Utility Industry.

5. Johnson & JohnsonMedical Supplies Industry.

Each of the companies is assessed separately. Following these company assessments, the companies are compared, and an investment selection is made.

Johnson & Johnson is the leading manufacturer in the United States of health care products (Benway, 1989). In the mid1980s, the company was seriously affected by acts of criminal product tampering involving "Tylenol" analgesic products. Tylenol products are manufactured and marketed by McNeil

1 2Consumer Products, a whollyowned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The company responded quickly and responsibly, and, thus, retained public support.

Financial data on the company are presented for the 19871994 time period. Actual data are presented for 19871989, while projected data are presented for 1990 and 1994. Data are presented in Tables 1 through 4 with respect to (1) sales, (2) return on equity, (3) dividends per share, and (4) market price per share.

19871994(S = billions)=============================================================

Year Revenues Change  

1987 8.1 +15.7%

1988 9.0 +11.1%

1989 9.5 + 5...

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