Fundamental
Growth in EBIT by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7254 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2002
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | ROC | Reinvestment Rate | Expected Growth in EBIT |
| Advertising | 36 | 12.02% | NA | NA |
| Aerospace/Defense | 65 | 12.25% | 2.45% | 0.30% |
| Air Transport | 45 | 14.80% | 87.94% | 13.02% |
| Apparel | 54 | 15.19% | 22.45% | 3.41% |
| Auto & Truck | 21 | 11.11% | 32.19% | 3.57% |
| Auto Parts | 65 | 15.34% | 22.62% | 3.47% |
| Bank | 446 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Bank (Foreign) | 3 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 36 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 24 | 22.77% | 8.39% | 1.91% |
| Beverage (Soft Drink) | 19 | 20.10% | NA | NA |
| Biotechnology | 76 | 2.45% | 40.58% | 0.99% |
| Building Materials | 52 | 19.26% | 44.00% | 8.48% |
| Cable TV | 27 | -44.90% | NA | NA |
| Canadian Energy | 13 | 20.40% | 32.79% | 6.69% |
| Cement & Aggregates | 15 | 13.87% | 56.53% | 7.84% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 25 | 16.60% | 0.44% | 0.07% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | 17.03% | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 86 | 13.86% | 13.71% | 1.90% |
| Coal | 6 | 16.65% | NA | NA |
| Computer & Peripherals | 171 | 23.83% | 13.04% | 3.11% |
| Computer Software & Svcs | 468 | 21.30% | NA | NA |
| Diversified Co. | 103 | 13.81% | 13.81% | 1.91% |
| Drug | 286 | 34.31% | 13.77% | 4.72% |
| E-Commerce | 27 | -0.44% | NA | NA |
| Educational Services | 36 | 15.49% | 31.98% | 4.95% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 30 | 9.49% | 29.66% | 2.82% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 32 | 10.36% | 39.05% | 4.05% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 17 | 6.73% | NA | NA |
| Electrical Equipment | 92 | 23.95% | NA | NA |
| Electronics | 196 | 11.14% | 45.23% | 5.04% |
| Entertainment | 96 | 2.40% | NA | NA |
| Entertainment Tech | 12 | 3.77% | NA | NA |
| Environmental | 80 | 11.61% | NA | NA |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 224 | 2.13% | 91.80% | 1.96% |
| Food Processing | 116 | 13.54% | 2.88% | 0.39% |
| Food Wholesalers | 25 | 16.56% | 42.34% | 7.01% |
| Foreign Electron/Entertn | 14 | 7.55% | 28.83% | 2.18% |
| Foreign Telecom. | 20 | 5.35% | 58.11% | 3.11% |
| Furn./Home Furnishings | 33 | 16.61% | 35.57% | 5.91% |
| Gold/Silver Mining | 38 | 12.50% | 35.12% | 4.39% |
| Grocery | 29 | 13.57% | 38.42% | 5.21% |
| Healthcare Info Systems | 33 | 1.64% | NA | NA |
| Home Appliance | 18 | 22.00% | 14.89% | 3.28% |
| Homebuilding | 57 | 11.63% | 66.20% | 7.70% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 85 | 11.46% | 21.04% | 2.41% |
| Household Products | 33 | 24.24% | 10.58% | 2.56% |
| Human Resources | 22 | 16.12% | NA | NA |
| Industrial Services | 212 | 11.17% | 11.64% | 1.30% |
| Information Services | 19 | 17.16% | NA | NA |
| Insurance (Life) | 32 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Casualty | 54 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Internet | 421 | -16.33% | NA | NA |
| Investment Co. | 25 | 10.26% | 0.09% | 0.01% |
| Investment Co. (Foreign) | 18 | 4.41% | NA | NA |
| Machinery | 151 | 11.36% | 26.14% | 2.97% |
| Manuf. Housing/Rec Veh | 20 | 6.92% | 69.36% | 4.80% |
| Maritime | 20 | 12.07% | 40.55% | 4.89% |
| Medical Services | 208 | 16.27% | NA | NA |
| Medical Supplies | 225 | 24.15% | 16.54% | 3.99% |
| Metal Fabricating | 46 | 15.03% | 26.27% | 3.95% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 45 | 10.63% | 14.75% | 1.57% |
| Natural Gas (Distrib.) | 36 | 13.50% | 51.24% | 6.92% |
| Natural Gas (Diversified | 38 | 13.86% | 74.53% | 10.33% |
| Newspaper | 21 | 11.47% | NA | NA |
| Office Equip & Supplies | 34 | 10.38% | 24.78% | 2.57% |
| Oilfield Services/Equip. | 88 | 15.63% | 21.34% | 3.33% |
| Packaging & Container | 43 | 10.39% | NA | NA |
| Paper & Forest Products | 48 | 13.05% | NA | NA |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 38 | 26.99% | 9.38% | 2.53% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 139 | 23.64% | 43.14% | 10.20% |
| Pharmacy Services | 15 | 11.03% | 84.01% | 9.27% |
| Power | 19 | 6.91% | 116.40% | 8.04% |
| Precision Instrument | 109 | 21.21% | 14.86% | 3.15% |
| Publishing | 45 | 24.11% | NA | NA |
| R.E.I.T. | 153 | 5.50% | 38.35% | 2.11% |
| Railroad | 16 | 10.08% | NA | NA |
| Recreation | 87 | 13.95% | 39.23% | 5.47% |
| Restaurant | 94 | 18.70% | 42.26% | 7.90% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 188 | 16.60% | 47.77% | 7.93% |
| Retail Building Supply | 11 | 16.04% | 129.64% | 20.79% |
| Retail Store | 66 | 12.81% | 66.40% | 8.51% |
| Securities Brokerage | 28 | 27.67% | 48.45% | 13.41% |
| Semiconductor | 118 | 27.22% | 45.70% | 12.44% |
| Semiconductor Cap Eq | 10 | 41.60% | 20.01% | 8.33% |
| Shoe | 27 | 17.37% | 41.50% | 7.21% |
| Steel (General) | 31 | 11.28% | 56.20% | 6.34% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 19 | 12.11% | NA | NA |
| Telecom. Equipment | 141 | 10.69% | 39.87% | 4.26% |
| Telecom. Services | 208 | 6.60% | 117.74% | 7.77% |
| Textile | 24 | 12.59% | 1.02% | 0.13% |
| Thrift | 117 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Tire & Rubber | 19 | 11.53% | 48.26% | 5.56% |
| Tobacco | 13 | 28.37% | NA | NA |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21 | 26.41% | 19.80% | 5.23% |
| Trucking/Transp. Leasing | 43 | 16.21% | 117.27% | 19.01% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 7 | 21.60% | 31.37% | 6.78% |
| Water Utility | 16 | 9.57% | 47.04% | 4.50% |
| Wireless Networking | 80 | 0.30% | 4514.01% | 13.44% |
| Market | 7254 | 10.74% | 32.52% | 3.49% |