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Valley's largest public companies: ranked by market capitalization.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

STOCK market prices for most of the year drove market caps up in 2006 for the top companies on the Business Journal's List. The five largest San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
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 Co., Countrywide Financial Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) is a diversified financial marketing and service holding company engaged primarily in residential mortgage banking and related businesses.  Corp., Public Storage Inc. and Health Net Inc. "all saw their market caps as of June June: see month.  1, 2006 rise compared to a year ago.

Since last year, the rankings of the top live, who also experienced increases in revenues and net income, have remained the same.

Westlake Westlake, city (1990 pop. 27,018), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1956. A growing city, its various manufactures include ink and plastics.  Village-based, online real estate listing service, Homestore Inc. skyrocketed Io No. 20 from No. 31 last year. Homestore's market cap rose to $901 million in 2006 from $305 million in 2005.

PACESETTER

AMGEN INC.

THOUSAND OAKS-based biotechnology biotechnology, the use of biological processes, as through the exploitation and manipulation of living organisms or biological systems, in the development or manufacture of a product or in the technological solution to a problem.  company Amgen. Inc. is the leader on the Business Journal's list once again with a market cap of $81.1 billion as of June 1,2006.

In early 2006, Amgen completed the $2.2 billion acquisition of Abgenix, Inc., which discovers, develops and manufactures human therapeutic antibodies Antibodies
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 products have helped more than six million patients with many different cancers fight their disease. The completion of this acquisition underscores our commitment to therapeutic oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors.

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VALLEY'S LARGEST PUBLIC COMPANIES

Rank   Firm                         Stock               Market cap
       * name                       Ticker             (in millions)
       * address                                         * 6/01/06
                                                         * 6/01/05

   1   Amgen Inc.                    AMGN                81,118.27
       One Amgen Center                                  78,184.05
       Drive
       Thousand Oaks 91320

   2   Wait Disney Co.               DIS                 67,205.66
       500 South Buena                                   56,299.25
       Vista Street
       Burbank 91521

   3   Countrywide                   CFC                 24,006.87
       Financial Corp.                                   22,108.86
       4500 Park Granada
       Calabasas 91302

   4   Public Storage Inc.           PSA                 9,524.97
       701 Western Avenue                                7,898.32
       Glendale 91201

   5   Health Net Inc.               HNT                 5,118.07
       21650 Oxnard Street                               3,835.79
       Woodland Hills
       91367

   6   Ryland Group Inc.             RYL                 2,316.99
       24025 Park Sorrento                               3,287.93
       Calabasas 91302

   7   Cheesecake                    CAKE                2,305.42
       Factory Inc.                                      2,746.89
       26901 Malibu
       Hills Road
       Calabasas Hills
       91301

   8   ValueClick Inc.               VCLK                1,667.68
       30699 Russell                                      886.26
       Ranch Road
       Westlake Village
       91362

   9   American                      ARP                 1,539.40
       Reprographics Co.                                  649.30
       700 North Central
       Avenue
       Glendale 91203

  10   THO Inc.                      THQ1                1,519.08
       29903 Agoura Road                                 1,123.19
       Agoura Hills 91301

  11   Zenith National               ZNT                 1,512.73
       Insurance Corp.                                   1,418.37
       21255 Califa Street
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  12   21st Century                   TW                 1,331.21
       Insurance Group                                   1,202.69
       6301 Owensmouth
       Avenue
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  13   Guitar Center Inc.            GTRC                1,268.17
       5795 Lindero                                      1,505.40
       Canyon Road
       Westlake Village
       91362

  14   Semtech Corp.                 SMTC                1,244.66
       200 Flynn Road                                    1,339.53
       Camarillo 93012

  15   Digital Insight               DGIN                1,158.18
       Corp.                                              791.55
       26025 Mureau Road
       Calabasas 91302

  16   PS Business                   PSB                 1,157.97
       Parks Inc.                                         905.63
       701 Western Avenue
       Glendale 91201

  17   MannKind Corp.                MNKD                 973.80
       28903 North                                        433.33
       Avenue Paine
       Valencia 91355

  18   Diodes Inc.                   DIOD                 938.74
       3050 East                                          439.40
       Hillcrest Drive
       Westlake Village
       91362

  19   K-Swiss Inc.                  KSWS                 921.65
       31248 Oak Crest                                   1,104.28
       Drive
       Westlake Village
       91361

  20   Homestore, Inc.               MOVE                 901.17
       30700 Russell                                      304.84
       Ranch Road
       Westlake Village
       91362

  21   IHOP Corp.                    IHP                  879.28
       450 North Brand                                    949.85
       Boulevard
       Glendale 91203

  22   United Online Inc.            UNTD                 769.55
       21301 Burbank                                      675.18
       Boulevard
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  23   Ixia                          XXIA                 718.13
       26601 West                                        1,205.11
       Agoura Road
       Calabasas 91302

Rank   Firm                        Revenues             Net Income
       * name                   (in millions)             (Loss)
       * address             * fiscal 2005         (in millions)
                             * fiscal 2004         * fiscal 2005
                                                   * fiscal 2004

   1   Amgen Inc.                 12,430.00              3,674.00
       One Amgen Center           10,550.00              2,363.00
       Drive
       Thousand Oaks 91320

   2   Wait Disney Co.            31,944.00              2,533.00
       500 South Buena            30,752.00              2,345.00
       Vista Street
       Burbank 91521

   3   Countrywide                12,281.72              2,528.09
       Financial Corp.            11,155.22              2,197.57
       4500 Park Granada
       Calabasas 91302

   4   Public Storage Inc.         1,085.84               456.39
       701 Western Avenue           981.87                366.21
       Glendale 91201

   5   Health Net Inc.            11,940.53               229.79
       21650 Oxnard Street        11,646.39                42.60
       Woodland Hills
       91367

   6   Ryland Group Inc.           4,817.57               447.05
       24025 Park Sorrento         3,951.82               320.55
       Calabasas 91302

   7   Cheesecake                  1,177.64                87.55
       Factory Inc.                 969.23                 66.54
       26901 Malibu
       Hills Road
       Calabasas Hills
       91301

   8   ValueClick Inc.              304.01                 40.64
       30699 Russell                169.18                 31.22
       Ranch Road
       Westlake Village
       91362

   9   American                     494.20                 60.48
       Reprographics Co.            443.86                 29.55
       700 North Central
       Avenue
       Glendale 91203

  10   THO Inc.                     756.73                 62.79
       29903 Agoura Road            756.73                 35.84
       Agoura Hills 91301

  11   Zenith National             1,280.12               157.70
       Insurance Corp.             1,044.88               119.00
       21255 Califa Street
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  12   21st Century                1,419.13                87.43
       Insurance Group             1,383.33                88.23
       6301 Owensmouth
       Avenue
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  13   Guitar Center Inc.          1,782.50                76.68
       5795 Lindero                1,513.17                63.43
       Canyon Road
       Westlake Village
       91362

  14   Semtech Corp.                239.41                 42.99
       200 Flynn Road               253.61                 58.89
       Camarillo 93012

  15   Digital Insight              213.97                 26.54
       Corp.                        188.89                 16.72
       26025 Mureau Road
       Calabasas 91302

  16   PS Business                  220.25                 75.29
       Parks Inc.                   211.63                 62.14
       701 Western Avenue
       Glendale 91201

  17   MannKind Corp.                 NA                 (114.34)
       28903 North                    NA                  (75.99)
       Avenue Paine
       Valencia 91355

  18   Diodes Inc.                  214.77                 33.33
       3050 East                    185.70                 25.55
       Hillcrest Drive
       Westlake Village
       91362

  19   K-Swiss Inc.                 508.57                 75.25
       31248 Oak Crest              484.08                 71.25
       Drive
       Westlake Village
       91361

  20   Homestore, Inc.              252.62                 0.55
       30700 Russell                216.86                (7.89)
       Ranch Road
       Westlake Village
       91362

  21   IHOP Corp.                   348.02                 43.94
       450 North Brand              359.00                 33.42
       Boulevard
       Glendale 91203

  22   United Online Inc.           525.06                 47.13
       21301 Burbank                448.62                117.48
       Boulevard
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  23   Ixia                         159.33                 33.67
       26601 West                   116.98                 18.88
       Agoura Road
       Calabasas 91302

Rank   Firm                         No. of            Description of
       * name                     Employees             Operations
       * address                                   (partial list)

   1   Amgen Inc.            16,450                biotechnology,
       One Amgen Center                            discovers, develops,
       Drive                                       manufactures, and
       Thousand Oaks 91320                         markets human
                                                   therapeutics in the
                                                   areas of oncology,
                                                   inflammation,
                                                   metabolic disorders

   2   Wait Disney Co.       133,000               develops and
       500 South Buena                             operates filmed
       Vista Street                                entertainment, theme
       Burbank 91521                               parks and resorts,
                                                   consumer products,
                                                   television and radio
                                                   broadcasting

   3   Countrywide           54,456                residential mortgage
       Financial Corp.                             banking business,
       4500 Park Granada                           financial services
       Calabasas 91302

   4   Public Storage Inc.   4,030                 acquires, develops,
       701 Western Avenue                          owns and operates
       Glendale 91201                              storage facilities

   5   Health Net Inc.       9,131                 managed health care
       21650 Oxnard Street                         services, health
       Woodland Hills                              plans and
       91367                                       government sponsored
                                                   managed care plans

   6   Ryland Group Inc.     3,217                 homebuilder and
       24025 Park Sorrento                         mortgage finance
       Calabasas 91302                             company

   7   Cheesecake            24,700                full-service, casual
       Factory Inc.                                dining restaurants
       26901 Malibu
       Hills Road
       Calabasas Hills
       91301

   8   ValueClick Inc.       1,014                 products and
       30699 Russell                               services that enable
       Ranch Road                                  marketers to
       Westlake Village                            advertise and sell
       91362                                       their products
                                                   through all major
                                                   online marketing
                                                   channels

   9   American              3,800                 business-to-business
       Reprographics Co.                           document management
       700 North Central                           services to the
       Avenue                                      architectural,
       Glendale 91203                              engineering, and
                                                   construction
                                                   industry

  10   THO Inc.              1,300                 develops and
       29903 Agoura Road                           publishes
       Agoura Hills 91301                          interactive
                                                   entertainment
                                                   software

  11   Zenith National       1,800                 manages insurance
       Insurance Corp.                             and investment risk
       21255 Califa Street
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  12   21st Century          2,600                 direct-to-consumer
       Insurance Group                             provider of
       6301 Owensmouth                             personal auto
       Avenue                                      insurance
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  13   Guitar Center Inc.    8,154                 sells musical
       5795 Lindero                                instruments,
       Canyon Road                                 primarily guitars,
       Westlake Village                            amplifiers,
       91362                                       percussion
                                                   instruments,
                                                   keyboards,
                                                   pro-audio, recording
                                                   equipment

  14   Semtech Corp.         659                   designs, produces
       200 Flynn Road                              and markets a range
       Camarillo 93012                             of analog and
                                                   mixed-signal
                                                   semiconductors

  15   Digital Insight       791                   provides outsourced
       Corp.                                       online banking
       26025 Mureau Road                           applications and
       Calabasas 91302                             services to banks,
                                                   credit unions and
                                                   savings and loan
                                                   associations

  16   PS Business           137                   self-managed real
       Parks Inc.                                  estate investment
       701 Western Avenue                          trust
       Glendale 91201

  17   MannKind Corp.        428                   biopharmaceutical
       28903 North                                 company focused on
       Avenue Paine                                the discovery,
       Valencia 91355                              development and
                                                   commercialization of
                                                   therapeutic products
                                                   for diseases

  18   Diodes Inc.           1,621                 manufactures, sells
       3050 East                                   and distributes
       Hillcrest Drive                             discrete
       Westlake Village                            semiconductors
       91362

  19   K-Swiss Inc.          510                   designs, develops
       31248 Oak Crest                             and markets an array
       Drive                                       of athletic footwear
       Westlake Village
       91361

  20   Homestore, Inc.       1,620                 provides information
       30700 Russell                               and decision support
       Ranch Road                                  tools for consumers
       Westlake Village                            looking for home and
       91362                                       real estate-related
                                                   information on the
                                                   Internet

  21   IHOP Corp.            583                   develops, franchises
       450 North Brand                             and operates
       Boulevard                                   International House
       Glendale 91203                              of Pancakes, a
                                                   national, family
                                                   restaurant chain

  22   United Online Inc.    900                   provides value-
       21301 Burbank                               priced Internet
       Boulevard                                   access services
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  23   Ixia                  640                   provides technology
       26601 West                                  and systems that
       Agoura Road                                 allow customers to
       Calabasas 91302                             test and measure the
                                                   performance,
                                                   functionality, and
                                                   conformance of
                                                   Internet

Rank   Firm                  Top Local
       * name                Executive
       * address             * name
                             * title
                             * phone

   1   Amgen Inc.            Kevin Sharer
       One Amgen Center      chairman, ceo,
       Drive                 president
       Thousand Oaks 91320   (805) 447-1000

   2   Wait Disney Co.       Robert Iger
       500 South Buena       ceo, president
       Vista Street          (818) 560-1000
       Burbank 91521

   3   Countrywide           Angelo Mozilo
       Financial Corp.       co-founder,
       4500 Park Granada     chairman, ceo
       Calabasas 91302       (818) 225-3000

   4   Public Storage Inc.   Ronald Havner
       701 Western Avenue    ceo, president
       Glendale 91201        (818) 244-8080

   5   Health Net Inc.       Jay Gellert
       21650 Oxnard Street   ceo, president
       Woodland Hills        (818) 676-6000
       91367

   6   Ryland Group Inc.     Chad R. Drier
       24025 Park Sorrento   chairman, ceo,
       Calabasas 91302       president
                             (818) 223-7500

   7   Cheesecake            David Overton
       Factory Inc.          chairman, ceo
       26901 Malibu          (818) 871-3000
       Hills Road
       Calabasas Hills
       91301

   8   ValueClick Inc.       James Zarley
       30699 Russell         chairman, ceo,
       Ranch Road            president
       Westlake Village      (818) 575-4500
       91362

   9   American              Sathiyamurthy
       Reprographics Co.     Chandramohan
       700 North Central     chairman, ceo
       Avenue                (818) 500-0225
       Glendale 91203

  10   THO Inc.              Brian Farrell
       29903 Agoura Road     chairman, ceo,
       Agoura Hills 91301    president
                             (818) 871-5000

  11   Zenith National       Stanley Zax
       Insurance Corp.       chairman, ceo,
       21255 Califa Street   president
       Woodland Hills        (818) 713-1000
       91367

  12   21st Century          Bruce Marlow
       Insurance Group       ceo, president
       6301 Owensmouth       (818) 704-3700
       Avenue
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  13   Guitar Center Inc.    Marty Albertson
       5795 Lindero          chairman, ceo,
       Canyon Road           president
       Westlake Village      (818) 735-8800
       91362

  14   Semtech Corp.         John Poe
       200 Flynn Road        chairman,
       Camarillo 93012       president
                             (805) 498-2111

  15   Digital Insight       Jeffrey Stiefler
       Corp.                 chairman, ceo,
       26025 Mureau Road     president
       Calabasas 91302       (818) 871-0000

  16   PS Business           Joseph Russell
       Parks Inc.            ceo, president
       701 Western Avenue    (818) 244-8080
       Glendale 91201

  17   MannKind Corp.        Alfred Mann
       28903 North           chairman, ceo
       Avenue Paine          (661) 775-5300
       Valencia 91355

  18   Diodes Inc.           Keh-Shew Lu
       3050 East             ceo, president
       Hillcrest Drive       (805) 446-4800
       Westlake Village
       91362

  19   K-Swiss Inc.          Steven Nichols
       31248 Oak Crest       chairman, ceo,
       Drive                 president
       Westlake Village      (818) 706-5100
       91361

  20   Homestore, Inc.       W. Michael Long
       30700 Russell         ceo
       Ranch Road            (805) 557-2300
       Westlake Village
       91362

  21   IHOP Corp.            Julia Stewart
       450 North Brand       chairman, ceo,
       Boulevard             president
       Glendale 91203        (818) 240-6055

  22   United Online Inc.    Mark Goldston
       21301 Burbank         chairman, ceo
       Boulevard             (818) 287-3000
       Woodland Hills
       91367

  23   Ixia                  Errol Ginsberg
       26601 West            ceo, president
       Agoura Road           (818) 871-1800
       Calabasas 91302

NA: Not Available na: Not Applicable WND: Would Not Disclose

Source: Capital 10

All data compiled by Duff & Phelps LLC Investment Banking and
Financial Advisory.

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