The LABJ stock index: tracking 200 selected Los Angeles county-based companies.MARKET DIARY diary [Lat.,=day], a daily record of events and observations. As distinguished from memoir (an account of events placed in perspective by the author long after they have occurred), the diary derives its impact from its immediacy, requiring each generation of readers Fueled by momentum in the technology sector, all throe throe n. 1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain. 2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. major indexes hit 52-week highs during the week ended Sept. 3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. gained 2.4 percent, the S&P 500 Index 3 percent and the technology heavy Nasdaq composite index Nasdaq Composite Index An index that indicates price movements of securities in the over-the-counter market. It includes all domestic common stocks in the Nasdaq System (approximately 5,000 stocks) and is weighted according to the market value of each listed rose 4.6 percent. Local stocks in the LABJ LABJ Los Angeles Business Journal 200 followed the national trend and rose 2.7 percent, with software firms leading the way, up 6.3 percent. Computers and electronics firms and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the companies also had strong showings, up 5.7 percent and 5.6 percent respectively. The automotive, plastics and metals sector was the lone Lone (Hindi: लोन, Urdu: لون) is a Kashmiri tribe in the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. It is also used as family name. loser (jargon) loser - An unexpectedly bad situation, program, programmer, or person. Someone who habitually loses. (Even winners can lose occasionally). Someone who knows not and knows not that he knows not. , down 1.4 percent. The list of winners included biopharmaceutical firm CytRx  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Corp., up 32.3 percent to close at $2.50, electronic payment processor Electronic Clearing House Inc., up 25.6 percent to close at $7.66, and video services provider Point.360, up 26.1 percent to close at $3.62. Decliners included apparel company Tag-It Pacific Inc., down 14.1 percent to close at $4.50, and computer products distributor Merisel Inc., down 8.4 percent to close at $4.26.
MARKET INDEXES
Sept. 3 Aug. 27 Point
Index Close Close Change
Dow Jones Industrial 9568.46 9340.45 228.01
NASDAQ 1852.90 1770.65 82.25
S&P 500 1026.27 996.73 29.54
LABJ 200 93.83 91.33 2.50
1-Wk 52-Wk YTD
Index % Chg. % Chg. % Chg.
Dow Jones Industrial 2.4% 15.2% 14.7%
NASDAQ 4.6% 46.6% 38.7%
S&P 500 3.0% 16.9% 16.6%
LAW 200 2.7% 29.9% 31.4%
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
Sept. 3 Aug. 27 Point
Index Close Close Change
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE 178.44 176.02 2.42
APPAREL 61.27 56.88 4.39
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS 136.80 138.76 -1.97
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL 130.50 129.15 1.35
COMMUNICATIONS 51.94 50.29 1.65
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS 17.20 16.27 0.93
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING 199.48 188.91 10.57
ENERGY/UTILITIES 100.54 97.12 3.42
FINANCIAL SERVICES 197.62 192.37 5.25
HEALTHCARE 159.47 154.04 5.43
INSURANCE 111.49 110.02 1.46
INTERNET 102.07 96.63 5.44
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT 64.10 62.15 1.94
MISC. MANUFACTURING 144.42 141.14 3.28
MISC. SERVICES 94.82 90.71 4.12
REAL ESTATE 159.66 154.78 4.88
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES 182.77 175.18 7.59
SOFTWARE 102.04 96.01 6.03
1-Wk 52-Wk YTD
Index % Chg. % Chg. % Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE 1.4% -19.5% -0.9%
APPAREL 7.7% -46.5% 59.4%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS -1.4% 3.0% 12.0%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL 1.0% 52.9% 39.0%
COMMUNICATIONS 3.3% 147.3% 111.7%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS 5.7% 67.2% 90.7%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING 5.6% 51.0% 49.8%
ENERGY/UTILITIES 3.5% 23.4% 22.5%
FINANCIAL SERVICES 2.7% 35.9% 41.5%
HEALTHCARE 3.5% 19.2% 14.5%
INSURANCE 1.3% 6.9% 12.5%
INTERNET 5.6% 79.7% 47.6%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT 3.1% 42.6% 29.4%
MISC. MANUFACTURING 2.3% 1.4% -0.7%
MISC. SERVICES 4.5% 39.4% 31.9%
REAL ESTATE 3.2% 23.1% 21.2%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES 4.3% -23.9% 27.2%
SOFTWARE 6.3% -26.2% 15.6%
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WEEKLY TOP GAINERS
TOP TEN GAINERS BY PERCENTAGE
Sept. 3 Aug. 27 Point
Company Close Close Change
United Leisure Corp $0.30 $0.10 0.20
Optical Communication Products Inc 2.45 1.70 0.75
CaminoSoft Corp 0.52 0.38 0.14
En Pointe Technologies Inc 0.86 0.64 0.22
CytRx Corp 2.50 1.89 0.61
Point 360 3.62 2.87 0.75
Electronic Clearing House Inc 7.66 6.10 1.56
MRV Communications Inc 2.50 2.08 0.42
Advanced Biotherapy Inc 0.4 0.3 0.06
Alpha Technologies Group Inc 1.8 1.5 0.30
1-Wk 52-Wk YTD
Company % Chg. % Chg. % Chg.
United Leisure Corp 200.0% -68.4% -50.0%
Optical Communication Products Inc 44.1% 133.3% 126.9%
CaminoSoft Corp 36.8% -56.7% -42.2%
En Pointe Technologies Inc 34.4% -14.0% 7.5%
CytRx Corp 32.3% 390.2% 900.0%
Point 360 26.1% 105.7% 97.9%
Electronic Clearing House Inc 25.6% 463.2% 342.8%
MRV Communications Inc 20.2% 125.2% 133.6%
Advanced Biotherapy Inc 20.0% 9.1% 71.4%
Alpha Technologies Group Inc 20.0% 39.5% 76.5%
WEEKLY TOP LOSERS
TOP TEN LOSERS BY PERCENTAGE
Sept. 3 Aug. 27 Point
Company Close Close Change
EUniverse Inc $1.75 $3.62 -1.87
Hemacare Corp 0.70 0.85 -0.15
TBA Entertainment Corp 0.55 0.65 -0.10
Tag-It Pacific Inc 4.50 5.24 -0.74
Northgate Innovations Inc 0.13 0.15 -0.02
Paula Financial 1.38 1.59 -0.21
Primedex Health Systems Inc 0.2 0.22 -0.02
Merisel Inc 4.26 4.65 -0.39
JB Oxford Holdings Inc 3.25 3.52 -0.27
Coastcast Corp 1.71 1.85 -0.14
1-Wk 52-Wk YTD
Company % Chg. % Chg. % Chg.
EUniverse Inc -51.7% -54.4% -69.2%
Hemacare Corp -17.6% 37.3% 55.6%
TBA Entertainment Corp -15.4% -75.0% -59.6%
Tag-It Pacific Inc -14.1% 12.5% 24.0%
Northgate Innovations Inc -13.3% -67.5% -35.0%
Paula Financial -13.2% 51.6% 100.0%
Primedex Health Systems Inc -9.1% -82.6% -53.5%
Merisel Inc -8.4% 142.0% 124.2%
JB Oxford Holdings Inc -7.7% -22.6% 21.7%
Coastcast Corp -7.6% -18.6% -12.3%
MARKET SUMMARY
MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
Top TEN STOCKS VOLUME
Walt Disney Co 48,447,400
Amgen Inc 30,159,695
Capstone Turbine Corp 15,171,038
Mattel Inc 10,551,600
General Motors Corp-
Hughes Electronics Corp 9,613,900
j2 Global Communications Inc 7,499,617
Edison International 7,442,700
American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc 6,825,698
Occidental Petroleum Corp 6,663,300
Semtech Corp 6,404,431
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Advances 145
Declines 46
Unchanged 9
New Highs 48
New Lows 3
NOTES ON STOCK TABLES
Tables based on Aug. 27-Sept. 3, 2003
(H) Stock hit new 52-week high
(L) Stock hit new 52-week low
(S) Stock split during week
WEEKLY PROFILE
Symbol: VANS Exchange: NASDAQ Close: $9.29 1-WK % Chg: -1.0%
Business Overview
Vans, Inc. is a global sports and lifestyle company that merchandises,
designs, sources and distributes Vans-branded, active-casual and
performance footwear, apparel and accessories for core sports. Its
VANS brand targets 10- to 24-year-old participants, enthusiasts and
emulators of the core sports culture, which include such sports as
skateboarding, BMX and mountain biking. Products are classified as
men's footwear, women's footwear, children's footwear, snowboard boots/
step-in-bindings, apparel skateboard hard goods and Pro-Tec, protective
gear. In April 2002, the company acquired Most Extreme Sports, owner of
Pro-Tec, a brand of protective gear for core sports. The company sells
its men's footwear products through skate and surf shops, mall-based
stores and family shoe, department and specialty athletic and sporting
goods stores.
Income Statement 2003 * 2002
Revenue (millions) $330.2 $331.4
Operating Income (millions) (18.0) 5.3
Net Income (millions) (-30.3) (2.6)
EPS ($1.67) (0.15)
Summary
Headquarters: Santa Fe Springs
Market Cap: $166.3 million
Dividend Yield: NA
P/E Ratio: NA
* Fiscal year ended on 5/31/03
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THE LABJ STOCK INDEX
TRACKING 200 SELECTED LOS ANGELES COUNTY-BASED COMPANIES
Company Sept. 3 1-Wk
Name Ticker Close % Chg
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE
Ducommun Inc DCO 17.10 0.9%
HI Shear Technology Corp (H) HSR 3.36 4.7%
Northrop Grumman Corp NOC 95.98 0.6%
Teledyne Technologies Inc TDY 15.31 1.7%
APPAREL
Cherokee Inc (H) CHKE 21.06 0.0%
Guess ? Inc (H) GES 8.35 17.6%
HOT Topic Inc (H) HOTT 24.80 10.0%
K-Swiss Inc (H) KSWS 41.70 8.0%
Mossima Inc MOSS 6.35 15.9%
Skechers U.S.A. Inc SKX 7.94 5.4%
Tarrant Apparel Group TAGS 2.87 5.5%
Vans Inc VANS 9.29 -0.1%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
Amerigon Inc ARGN 4.50 1.1%
Edelbrock Corp EDEL 11.90 -2.0%
IMPCO Technologies Inc IMCO 6.60 2.0%
International Aluminum Corp IAL 21.59 -1.1%
Keystone Automotive Industries Inc KEYS 20.69 1.3%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co RS 23.15 0.7%
Rexhall Industries Inc REXL 3.28 -0.3%
Scheib (Earl) Inc ESH 2.72 -1.1%
Summa Industries Inc SUMX 7.35 1.5%
Superior Industries International SUP 43.11 -2.8%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Advanced Biotherapy Inc ADVB 0.36 20.0%
American Pharmaceutical
Partners Inc (H) APPX 33.50 5.7%
Amgen Inc AMGN 66.31 1.2%
Chad Therapeutics Inc CTU 2.20 1.4%
CytRax Corp CYTR 2.50 32.3%
Diagnostic Products Corp DP 38.53 4.1%
Health Sciences Group Inc HESG 1.16 1.8%
International Remote
Imaging Systems IRI 3.65 -3.2%
Natrol Inc NTOL 2.75 15.1%
North American Scientific Inc NASI 10.45 12.4%
Staar Surgical Co STAA 12.50 8.0%
COMMUNICATIONS
General Motors Corp-Hughes
Electronics (H) GMH 14.95 4.8%
MRV Communications Inc MRVC 2.50 20.2%
Optical Communication
Products Inc (H) OCPI 2.45 44.1%
OSI Systems Inc OSIS 17.01 19.0%
Semtech Corp SMTC 20.49 11.1%
Tekelec (H) TKLC 16.96 8.7%
UNOVA Inc UNA 16.30 7.2%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
Aura Systems Inc AURA 0.06 16.7%
Alpha Technologies Group Inc ATGI 1.80 20.0%
Bell Industries Inc BI 2.05 2.5%
Creative Computer Applications Inc CAP 2.00 8.1%
Diodes Inc DIOD 21.27 4.0%
Electronic Clearing House Inc (H) ECHO 7.66 25.6%
En Pointe Technologies Inc ENPT 0.86 34.4%
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc GMST 4.86 8.0%
International Rectifier Corp (H) IRF 42.22 10.2%
Ixia (H) XXIA 8.77 10.3%
Merisel Inc MSEL 4.26 -8.4%
Qualstar Corp QBAK 5.62 -2.3%
Taitron Components Inc TAIT 1.12 0.0%
Trio Tech International (H) TRT 3.45 4.5%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
Ameron International Corp AMN 34.00 2.3%
Calprop Corp CLPOE 0.50 0.0%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (H) JEC 48.48 4.0%
KB Home KBH 60.01 4.8%
Ryland Group Inc RYL 69.76 4.7%
Tetra Tech Inc (H) TTEK 19.91 12.0%
ENERGY/UTILITIES
American States Water Co AWR 25.45 0.2%
Capstone Turbine Corp (H) CPST 2.02 19.5%
Edison International EIX 18.93 1.6%
Mercury Air Group Inc MAX 6.88 4.1%
Occidental Petroleum Corp (H) OXY 35.20 5.6%
Pacific Energy Partners LP PPX 24.33 -1.3%
Southwest Water Co SWWL 13.98 1.0%
Unocal Corp UCL 31.05 2.6%
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Aames Financial Corp AMSF 2.00 -2.4%
Alliance Bancshares/CA ABNS 6.85 1.5%
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp ANH 16.18 6.0%
American Business Bank (H) AMBZ 26.00 11.8%
Broadway Financial Corp/Del BYFC 12.25 0.0%
Cathay Bancorp Inc CATY 47.00 -1.6%
Countrywide Financial Corp CFC 69.36 3.0%
City National Corp/CA CYN 52.03 2.1%
East-West Bancorp Inc (H) EWBC 44.77 2.8%
First American Bk/Rosemead CA FTAB 11.90 3.0%
First Regional Bancorp/Cal FRGB 19.70 -1.5%
FirstFed Financial Corp (H) FED 41.27 5.1%
Foothill Independent Bancorp FOOT 22.38 1.4%
Fremont General Corp FMT 12.81 -1.0%
GBC Bancorp/California GBCB 39.98 -0.9%
Hanmi Financial Corp HAFC 21.69 6.2%
Hawthorne Financial Corp (H) HTHR 39.36 3.5%
JB Oxford Holdings Inc JBOH 3.25 -7.7%
IndyMac Bancorp Inc NDE 23.51 3.6%
Nara Bancorp Inc NARA 20.75 4.3%
National Mercantile Bancorp (H) MBLA 8.25 4.4%
Pacific Crest Capital Inc PCCI 21.49 -0.5%
Pacific Union Bank (H) PUBB 20.10 12.4%
PFF Bancorp Inc PFB 40.62 1.6%
Paula Financial PFCO 1.38 -13.2%
Quaker City Bancorp Inc QCBC 40.16 1.4%
Santa Fe Financial Corp SFEF 13.98 -6.0%
Wilshire State Bank/Calif WSBK 23.08 -0.7%
HEALTHCARE
DaVita Inc (H) DVA 30.83 3.4%
First Consulting Group Inc FCGI 4.90 11.9%
Health Net Inc HNT 33.25 6.1%
Hemacare Corp HEMA 0.70 -17.6%
Molina Healthcare Inc MOH 22.22 -5.4%
Universal Detection Technology (H) UDTT 0.40 8.1%
Primedex Health Systems Inc PMDX 0.20 -9.1%
Specialty Laboratories (H) SP 11.75 16.9%
WellPoint Health Networks WLP 79.30 4.0%
INSURANCE
Mercury General Corp MCY 43.76 0.0%
SCPIE Holdings Inc (H) SKP 11.02 1.8%
21st Century Insurance Group TW 14.45 1.0%
Unico American Corp UNAM 4.05 1.0%
Wesco Financial Corp WSC 322.00 4.2%
Zenith National Insurance Corp ZNT 28.65 2.0%
INTERNET
AdStar Inc ADST 2.19 7.4%
Alpha Virtual Inc AVRTE 7.00 0.0%
Artistdirect Inc ARTD 0.45 0.0%
Digital Insight Corp (H) DGIN 23.57 0.3%
Hartcourt Cos Inc HRCT 0.60 1.7%
Homestore Inc HOMS 3.35 4.0%
Infonet Services Corp IN 1.88 11.9%
j2 Global Communications Inc JCOM 33.89 15.4%
Northgate Innovations Inc NGTEE 0.13 -13.3%
Overture Services Inc OVER 25.10 3.9%
Stamps.com Inc STMP 5.38 7.6%
United Leisure Corp UTDL 0.30 200.0%
United Online Inc (H) UNTD 40.01 10.8%
Valueclick Inc (H) VCLK 9.02 8.7%
Youbet.com Inc UBET 3.12 -2.5%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
Daily Journal Corp DJCO 26.41 0.6%
Walt Disney Co DIS 21.32 2.3%
Entravision Communications Corp EVC 9.62 -0.8%
EUniverse Inc (L) EUNI 1.75 -51.7%
Image Entertainment Inc (H) DISK 2.98 -3.2%
Intervisual Books Inc IVBK 0.25 8.7%
Laser-Pacific Media Corp LPAC 4.07 -0.5%
MaxWorldwide Inc MAXW 0.70 4.5%
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc MGM 14.99 3.5%
Point.360 (H) PTSX 3.62 26.1%
Salem Communications Corp /DE SALM 24.01 3.0%
Sports Club Inc SCY 2.75 0.0%
Univision Communications Inc (H) UVN 38.04 6.0%
MISC. MANUFACTURING
Avery Dennison Corp AVY 55.35 2.3%
Coastcast Corp COCAE 1.71 -7.6%
Equity Marketing Inc EMAK 14.68 -2.5%
Farmer Bros Co FARM 344.30 1.3%
Flamemaster Corp FAME 6.80 7.6%
Jakks Pacific Inc JAKK 12.91 10.2%
Magnetek Inc MAG 5.05 -2.3%
Mattel Inc MAT 19.92 2.4%
Panavision Inc PVIS 6.25 0.0%
Reinhold Industries Inc (H) RNHDA 18.21 9.9%
Rotonics Manufacturing Inc RMI 1.50 -3.8%
Scope Industries SCP 82.50 2.5%
Tag-It Pacific Inc TAG 4.50 -14.1%
3D Systems Corp TDSC 7.75 3.3%
Variflex Inc VFLX 6.16 -1.4%
Virco Manufacturing VIR 6.80 -5.6%
MISC. SERVICES
Avenue Group Inc AVNU 0.50 2.0%
Cadiz Inc CLCI 0.09 -4.2%
Computer Sciences Corp (H) CSC 44.14 5.0%
Electro Rent Corp ELRC 12.72 6.3%
Enova Systems Inc ENVA 0.08 18.8%
Hilton Hotels Corp (H) HLT 15.46 3.1%
PC Mall Inc MALL 8.67 3.7%
Korn/Ferry International KFY 10.65 6.1%
Learning Tree International Inc LTRE 16.96 0.0%
NetSol Technologies Inc NTWCD 2.16 3.3%
On Assignment Inc ASGN 5.22 16.0%
National Technical SYS Inc NTSC 4.21 -1.6%
TBA Entertainment Corp (L) TBA 0.55 -15.4%
UTI Worldwide Inc (H) UTIW 37.25 8.0%
VCA Antech Inc (H) WOOF 22.36 1.7%
REAL ESTATE
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities Inc (H) ARE 47.80 2.7%
Arden Realty Inc ARI 27.80 2.4%
Apex Mortgage Capital Inc AXM 5.28 7.3%
Intergroup Corp INTG 11.74 -0.1%
Kilroy Realty Corp KRC 29.00 4.6%
Kennedy-Wilson Inc KWIC 5.57 -0.2%
Macerich Co/The (H) MAC 38.23 4.7%
Maguire Properties Inc (H) MPG 20.65 3.5%
Newhall Land & Farming Co NHL 38.70 0.8%
Public Storage Inc (H) PSA 38.39 5.6%
PS Business Parks Inc (H) PSB 39.31 4.4%
Reading International Inc RDI/A 6.10 1.7%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
Arden Group Inc ARDNA 62.51 3.3%
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (H) BGFV 17.28 1.6%
California Pizza Kitchen Inc CPKI 17.79 2.2%
Cheesecake Factory/The (H) CAKE 37.96 7.8%
Guitar Center Inc (H) GTRC 35.56 15.8%
Ihop Corp (H) IHP 36.20 5.0%
99 Cents Only Stores NDN 35.35 1.8%
Smart & Final Inc SMF 6.20 8.8%
Sport Chalet Inc SPCH 7.30 1.1%
Worldwide Restaurant
Concepts Inc (H) SZ 3.56 2.6%
SOFTWARE
Activision Inc ATVI 13.50 7.0%
Brilliant Digital Entertainment Inc BDE 0.44 7.3%
CaminoSoft Corp CMSF 0.52 36.8%
Cash Technologies Inc TQ 1.05 -6.3%
Peerless Systems Corp PRLS 3.30 -2.4%
Seebeyond Technology Corp SBYN 2.35 -1.7%
THQ Inc THQI 16.93 8.1%
Vertel Corp (L) VRTL 0.04 -5.0%
Company YTD 52-Wk
Name % Chg % Chg
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE
Ducommun Inc 7.9% -7.6%
HI Shear Technology Corp (H) 26.8% 69.7%
Northrop Grumman Corp -1.1% -19.4%
Teledyne Technologies Inc -2.4% -9.7%
APPAREL
Cherokee Inc (H) 44.2% 19.5%
Guess ? Inc (H) 99.3% 60.3%
HOT Topic Inc (H) 62.6% 122.0%
K-Swiss Inc (H) 92.1% 125.6%
Mossima Inc 15.5% 9.5%
Skechers U.S.A. Inc -6.5% -49.4%
Tarrant Apparel Group -29.8% -42.0%
Vans Inc 63.6% 45.2%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
Amerigon Inc 66.1% 176.1%
Edelbrock Corp 4.5% 10.5%
IMPCO Technologies Inc 40.7% 36.1%
International Aluminum Corp 24.9% 19.8%
Keystone Automotive Industries Inc 37.8% 47.8%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 11.1% 0.4%
Rexhall Industries Inc -6.3% 31.2%
Scheib (Earl) Inc 13.3% -9.3%
Summa Industries Inc -23.3% -25.4%
Superior Industries International 4.2% -8.8%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Advanced Biotherapy Inc 71.4% 9.1%
American Pharmaceutical
Partners Inc (H) 182.3% 241.8%
Amgen Inc 37.2% 54.4%
Chad Therapeutics Inc 0.5% -31.3%
CytRax Corp 900.0% 390.2%
Diagnostic Products Corp -0.2% -3.0%
Health Sciences Group Inc 31.8% 28.9%
International Remote
Imaging Systems 58.0% 57.3%
Natrol Inc 139.1% 79.7%
North American Scientific Inc 16.2% 13.2%
Staar Surgical Co 238.8% 313.9%
COMMUNICATIONS
General Motors Corp-Hughes
Electronics (H) 39.7% 54.4%
MRV Communications Inc 133.6% 125.2%
Optical Communication
Products Inc (H) 126.9% 133.3%
OSI Systems Inc 0.2% 0.6%
Semtech Corp 87.3% 61.3%
Tekelec (H) 62.3% 88.7%
UNOVA Inc 171.7% 227.3%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
Aura Systems Inc -5.1% -30.0%
Alpha Technologies Group Inc 76.5% 39.5%
Bell Industries Inc 28.1% 36.7%
Creative Computer Applications Inc 17.6% 77.0%
Diodes Inc 121.3% 147.9%
Electronic Clearing House Inc (H) 342.8% 463.2%
En Pointe Technologies Inc 7.5% -14.0%
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc 49.5% 26.6%
International Rectifier Corp (H) 128.7% 119.3%
Ixia (H) 140.3% 53.1%
Merisel Inc 124.2% 142.0%
Qualstar Corp 2.7% 7.3%
Taitron Components Inc -16.4% -20.0%
Trio Tech International (H) 54.0% 72.5%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
Ameron International Corp 23.3% 43.2%
Calprop Corp -35.1% -46.2%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (H) 36.2% 51.2%
KB Home 40.0% 33.1%
Ryland Group Inc 109.2% 75.7%
Tetra Tech Inc (H) 63.2% 130.2%
ENERGY/UTILITIES
American States Water Co 9.9% 10.7%
Capstone Turbine Corp (H) 124.4% 98.0%
Edison International 59.7% 64.5%
Mercury Air Group Inc -6.3% -10.6%
Occidental Petroleum Corp (H) 23.7% 22.1%
Pacific Energy Partners LP 23.2% 23.5%
Southwest Water Co 5.5% -1.7%
Unocal Corp 1.5% -3.6%
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Aames Financial Corp 80.2% 400.0%
Alliance Bancshares/CA 114.1% 179.6%
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp 28.7% 18.1%
American Business Bank (H) 61.0% 64.6%
Broadway Financial Corp/Del 32.6% 53.1%
Cathay Bancorp Inc 23.7% 10.2%
Countrywide Financial Corp 34.3% 37.8%
City National Corp/CA 18.3% -0.5%
East-West Bancorp Inc (H) 24.1% 27.4%
First American Bk/Rosemead CA 13.3% 1.7%
First Regional Bancorp/Cal 26.1% 64.2%
FirstFed Financial Corp (H) 42.6% 48.5%
Foothill Independent Bancorp 28.6% 34.6%
Fremont General Corp 185.3% 185.9%
GBC Bancorp/California 106.5% 89.5%
Hanmi Financial Corp 30.2% 44.6%
Hawthorne Financial Corp (H) 37.9% 49.4%
JB Oxford Holdings Inc 21.7% -22.6%
IndyMac Bancorp Inc 27.2% 4.6%
Nara Bancorp Inc 100.9% 106.1%
National Mercantile Bancorp (H) 18.2% 47.3%
Pacific Crest Capital Inc 36.0% 35.8%
Pacific Union Bank (H) 74.6% 64.1%
PFF Bancorp Inc 30.0% 23.3%
Paula Financial 100.0% 51.6%
Quaker City Bancorp Inc 22.0% 8.7%
Santa Fe Financial Corp 56.2% 33.1%
Wilshire State Bank/Calif 113.3% 115.1%
HEALTHCARE
DaVita Inc (H) 25.0% 42.1%
First Consulting Group Inc -14.9% -33.2%
Health Net Inc 25.9% 49.4%
Hemacare Corp 55.6% 37.3%
Molina Healthcare Inc NA NA
Universal Detection Technology (H) 100.0% 122.2%
Primedex Health Systems Inc -53.5% -82.6%
Specialty Laboratories (H) 21.6% 33.4%
WellPoint Health Networks 11.4% 10.3%
INSURANCE
Mercury General Corp 16.4% 0.1%
SCPIE Holdings Inc (H) 67.2% 174.8%
21st Century Insurance Group 15.4% 13.0%
Unico American Corp 28.6% -6.5%
Wesco Financial Corp 3.9% 6.5%
Zenith National Insurance Corp 21.8% 10.4%
INTERNET
AdStar Inc 140.7% 85.6%
Alpha Virtual Inc 334.8% 809.1%
Artistdirect Inc -79.1% -92.6%
Digital Insight Corp (H) 171.2% 51.9%
Hartcourt Cos Inc 900.0% 990.9%
Homestore Inc 294.1% 556.9%
Infonet Services Corp -5.1% -13.0%
j2 Global Communications Inc 256.0% 308.3%
Northgate Innovations Inc -35.0% -67.5%
Overture Services Inc -8.1% 28.7%
Stamps.com Inc 15.2% 30.9%
United Leisure Corp -50.0% -68.4%
United Online Inc (H) 151.0% 273.9%
Valueclick Inc (H) 223.3% 275.8%
Youbet.com Inc 305.2% 477.8%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
Daily Journal Corp 10.0% 13.6%
Walt Disney Co 30.7% 44.7%
Entravision Communications Corp -3.6% -18.6%
EUniverse Inc (L) -69.2% -54.4%
Image Entertainment Inc (H) 20.2% 195.1%
Intervisual Books Inc -51.0% -50.0%
Laser-Pacific Media Corp 148.2% 98.5%
MaxWorldwide Inc 16.7% 48.9%
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc 15.3% 32.2%
Point.360 (H) 97.9% 105.7%
Salem Communications Corp /DE -3.8% 11.3%
Sports Club Inc 19.6% 48.6%
Univision Communications Inc (H) 55.3% 74.8%
MISC. MANUFACTURING
Avery Dennison Corp -9.4% -10.2%
Coastcast Corp -12.3% -18.6%
Equity Marketing Inc 9.8% 31.7%
Farmer Bros Co 11.4% 3.2%
Flamemaster Corp 6.8% -4.2%
Jakks Pacific Inc -4.2% 13.3%
Magnetek Inc 13.7% 21.7%
Mattel Inc 4.0% 4.3%
Panavision Inc 56.3% 92.3%
Reinhold Industries Inc (H) 140.5% 208.2%
Rotonics Manufacturing Inc 38.9% 53.1%
Scope Industries -5.7% 28.9%
Tag-It Pacific Inc 24.0% 12.5%
3D Systems Corp -6.0% 20.5%
Variflex Inc 54.0% 55.9%
Virco Manufacturing -33.3% -41.3%
MISC. SERVICES
Avenue Group Inc -28.6% 177.8%
Cadiz Inc -83.5% -97.7%
Computer Sciences Corp (H) 28.1% 26.1%
Electro Rent Corp 3.8% 24.7%
Enova Systems Inc 2.5% -18.0%
Hilton Hotels Corp (H) 21.6% 39.0%
PC Mall Inc 151.3% 285.2%
Korn/Ferry International 42.4% 51.5%
Learning Tree International Inc 23.8% 8.2%
NetSol Technologies Inc 207.1% 260.0%
On Assignment Inc -38.7% -47.5%
National Technical SYS Inc 41.8% 110.6%
TBA Entertainment Corp (L) -59.6% -75.0%
UTI Worldwide Inc (H) 41.9% 125.5%
VCA Antech Inc (H) 49.1% 46.4%
REAL ESTATE
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities Inc (H) 12.2% 10.3%
Arden Realty Inc 25.5% 12.2%
Apex Mortgage Capital Inc -19.3% -61.1%
Intergroup Corp 45.9% 15.3%
Kilroy Realty Corp 25.8% 19.6%
Kennedy-Wilson Inc 50.9% 24.3%
Macerich Co/The (H) 24.3% 25.8%
Maguire Properties Inc (H) NA NA
Newhall Land & Farming Co 34.6% 40.2%
Public Storage Inc (H) 18.8% 20.5%
PS Business Parks Inc (H) 23.6% 14.1%
Reading International Inc 57.2% 64.4%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
Arden Group Inc 3.3% 6.0%
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (H) 60.1% 55.7%
California Pizza Kitchen Inc -29.4% -13.2%
Cheesecake Factory/The (H) 5.0% 39.6%
Guitar Center Inc (H) 114.7% 115.5%
Ihop Corp (H) 50.8% 50.2%
99 Cents Only Stores 31.6% 47.6%
Smart & Final Inc 19.2% 20.4%
Sport Chalet Inc 3.5% 7.8%
Worldwide Restaurant
Concepts Inc (H) 34.3% 56.1%
SOFTWARE
Activision Inc 38.8% -25.5%
Brilliant Digital Entertainment Inc 57.1% 120.0%
CaminoSoft Corp -42.2% -56.7%
Cash Technologies Inc 75.0% 40.0%
Peerless Systems Corp 137.4% 258.7%
Seebeyond Technology Corp -3.3% 34.3%
THQ Inc 27.8% -23.0%
Vertel Corp (L) -65.5% -60.0%
Company P.E. Mkt. Cap
Name Ratio (millions)
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE
Ducommun Inc 13.3 168.8
HI Shear Technology Corp (H) 19.8 22.4
Northrop Grumman Corp 17.9 17,559.7
Teledyne Technologies Inc 19.1 492.7
APPAREL
Cherokee Inc (H) 13.5 173.4
Guess ? Inc (H) NA 360.5
HOT Topic Inc (H) 32.6 1,179.3
K-Swiss Inc (H) 20.2 735.8
Mossima Inc 22.7 98.4
Skechers U.S.A. Inc 28.4 301.1
Tarrant Apparel Group NA 53.9
Vans Inc NA 166.3
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
Amerigon Inc NA 54.1
Edelbrock Corp 21.6 64.9
IMPCO Technologies Inc NA 108.5
International Aluminum Corp 25.1 91.6
Keystone Automotive Industries Inc 20.1 307.1
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 30.9 735.9
Rexhall Industries Inc NA 19.3
Scheib (Earl) Inc NA 11.9
Summa Industries Inc 10.8 31.2
Superior Industries International 14.0 1,149.7
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Advanced Biotherapy Inc NA 15.2
American Pharmaceutical
Partners Inc (H) 37.2 2,331.0
Amgen Inc 41.4 85,591.7
Chad Therapeutics Inc 44.0 22.2
CytRax Corp NA 71.6
Diagnostic Products Corp 21.1 1,107.6
Health Sciences Group Inc NA 13.1
International Remote
Imaging Systems NA 40.9
Natrol Inc NA 35.5
North American Scientific Inc NA 107.1
Staar Surgical Co NA 228.7
COMMUNICATIONS
General Motors Corp-Hughes
Electronics (H) NA 22,154.3
MRV Communications Inc NA 261.0
Optical Communication
Products Inc (H) NA 275.1
OSI Systems Inc 15.5 246.2
Semtech Corp 41.0 1,503.4
Tekelec (H) 44.6 1,038.6
UNOVA Inc NA 967.2
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
Aura Systems Inc NA 24.1
Alpha Technologies Group Inc NA 12.8
Bell Industries Inc NA 17.2
Creative Computer Applications Inc 18.2 6.6
Diodes Inc 23.9 204.6
Electronic Clearing House Inc (H) 69.6 44.9
En Pointe Technologies Inc NA 5.8
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc NA 1,983.7
International Rectifier Corp (H) 52.8 2,709.1
Ixia (H) 54.8 511.8
Merisel Inc 3.7 32.4
Qualstar Corp 112.4 71.0
Taitron Components Inc NA 6.3
Trio Tech International (H) NA 10.1
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
Ameron International Corp 9.5 269.2
Calprop Corp NA 5.1
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (H) 22.0 2,688.2
KB Home 7.3 2,822.8
Ryland Group Inc 9.1 1,735.0
Tetra Tech Inc (H) 26.2 1,072.4
ENERGY/UTILITIES
American States Water Co 22.7 386.7
Capstone Turbine Corp (H) NA 164.1
Edison International 9.7 6,167.6
Mercury Air Group Inc NA 22.6
Occidental Petroleum Corp (H) 9.2 13,473.4
Pacific Energy Partners LP 21.3 605.0
Southwest Water Co 638.2 153.3
Unocal Corp 11.9 8,021.6
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Aames Financial Corp NA 13.2
Alliance Bancshares/CA 19.0 31.1
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp 8.5 594.4
American Business Bank (H) 31.7 48.0
Broadway Financial Corp/Del 15.7 22.3
Cathay Bancorp Inc 16.7 847.7
Countrywide Financial Corp 7.8 9,432.3
City National Corp/CA 14.4 2,522.6
East-West Bancorp Inc (H) 21.1 1,077.7
First American Bk/Rosemead CA 132.2 27.0
First Regional Bancorp/Cal 14.4 57.6
FirstFed Financial Corp (H) 11.6 701.3
Foothill Independent Bancorp 18.4 137.2
Fremont General Corp 6.4 970.9
GBC Bancorp/California 36.4 463.8
Hanmi Financial Corp 16.1 305.2
Hawthorne Financial Corp (H) 12.2 303.6
JB Oxford Holdings Inc NA 4.9
IndyMac Bancorp Inc 8.8 1,305.2
Nara Bancorp Inc 18.2 226.8
National Mercantile Bancorp (H) NA 22.3
Pacific Crest Capital Inc 13.6 101.7
Pacific Union Bank (H) 19.0 214.4
PFF Bancorp Inc 13.9 480.3
Paula Financial 7.7 8.6
Quaker City Bancorp Inc 11.7 256.1
Santa Fe Financial Corp NA 16.5
Wilshire State Bank/Calif NA 148.2
HEALTHCARE
DaVita Inc (H) 14.8 2,050.2
First Consulting Group Inc 23.3 122.3
Health Net Inc 13.7 3,863.6
Hemacare Corp NA 5.4
Molina Healthcare Inc 15.0 561.5
Universal Detection Technology (H) NA 7.0
Primedex Health Systems Inc NA 8.2
Specialty Laboratories (H) NA 262.3
WellPoint Health Networks 15.5 11,642.3
INSURANCE
Mercury General Corp 17.5 2,380.9
SCPIE Holdings Inc (H) NA 108.7
21st Century Insurance Group 20.9 1,234.5
Unico American Corp 20.3 22.2
Wesco Financial Corp 48.5 2,292.6
Zenith National Insurance Corp 15.6 538.2
INTERNET
AdStar Inc NA 18.6
Alpha Virtual Inc NA 40.4
Artistdirect Inc NA 1.6
Digital Insight Corp (H) 46.2 770.7
Hartcourt Cos Inc NA 88.0
Homestore Inc NA 399.1
Infonet Services Corp 26.9 872.8
j2 Global Communications Inc 42.9 775.5
Northgate Innovations Inc NA 1.9
Overture Services Inc 32.2 1,608.6
Stamps.com Inc NA 240.6
United Leisure Corp NA 6.2
United Online Inc (H) 44.0 1,699.8
Valueclick Inc (H) 150.3 669.2
Youbet.com Inc NA 84.9
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
Daily Journal Corp 18.7 40.1
Walt Disney Co 38.1 43,581.2
Entravision Communications Corp NA 1,192.6
EUniverse Inc (L) 6.0 46.5
Image Entertainment Inc (H) NA 54.4
Intervisual Books Inc NA 1.8
Laser-Pacific Media Corp 14.5 28.9
MaxWorldwide Inc NA 17.2
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc NA 3,670.5
Point.360 (H) 9.3 32.7
Salem Communications Corp /DE 480.2 563.9
Sports Club Inc NA 50.5
Univision Communications Inc (H) 88.5 8,726.1
MISC. MANUFACTURING
Avery Dennison Corp 20 6,114.5
Coastcast Corp NA 13.1
Equity Marketing Inc 12.7 84.6
Farmer Bros Co 25.7 663.1
Flamemaster Corp 16.2 9.5
Jakks Pacific Inc 10.1 317.4
Magnetek Inc NA 118.9
Mattel Inc 17.0 8,743.8
Panavision Inc NA 54.8
Reinhold Industries Inc (H) 8.6 53.4
Rotonics Manufacturing Inc 16.7 18.6
Scope Industries 41.0 83.1
Tag-It Pacific Inc 34.6 51.5
3D Systems Corp NA 99.0
Variflex Inc 15.8 28.4
Virco Manufacturing NA 89.1
MISC. SERVICES
Avenue Group Inc NA 90.8
Cadiz Inc NA 5.2
Computer Sciences Corp (H) 16.9 8,259.9
Electro Rent Corp 39.8 315.8
Enova Systems Inc NA 28.3
Hilton Hotels Corp (H) 35.1 5,838.7
PC Mall Inc 12.9 92.0
Korn/Ferry International NA 400.5
Learning Tree International Inc 58.5 291.6
NetSol Technologies Inc NA 11.0
On Assignment Inc 22.7 131.3
National Technical SYS Inc 38.3 36.3
TBA Entertainment Corp (L) NA 4.1
UTI Worldwide Inc (H) 31.3 1,140.7
VCA Antech Inc (H) 22.6 908.7
REAL ESTATE
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities Inc (H) 21.8 914.2
Arden Realty Inc 29.9 1,763.1
Apex Mortgage Capital Inc 3.1 157.6
Intergroup Corp NA 31.4
Kilroy Realty Corp 21.8 802.4
Kennedy-Wilson Inc 7.4 51.8
Macerich Co/The (H) 18.6 2,010.7
Maguire Properties Inc (H) NA 880.6
Newhall Land & Farming Co 27.5 911.5
Public Storage Inc (H) 30.7 5,173.3
PS Business Parks Inc (H) 23.5 839.2
Reading International Inc NA 133.1
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
Arden Group Inc 16.0 211.3
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (H) 14.1 391.6
California Pizza Kitchen Inc 19.8 336.0
Cheesecake Factory/The (H) 35.5 1,953.3
Guitar Center Inc (H) 28.9 825.2
Ihop Corp (H) 17.9 781.6
99 Cents Only Stores 40.2 2,520.9
Smart & Final Inc 4.0 185.5
Sport Chalet Inc 14.6 48.4
Worldwide Restaurant
Concepts Inc (H) 11.9 97.3
SOFTWARE
Activision Inc 29.4 1,189.4
Brilliant Digital Entertainment Inc NA 17.7
CaminoSoft Corp NA 5.1
Cash Technologies Inc NA 8.5
Peerless Systems Corp NA 51.1
Seebeyond Technology Corp NA 194.9
THQ Inc 30.2 652.6
Vertel Corp (L) NA 1.5
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