Who's where in profitability.

The article looks at the performance of companies in the "Forbes" magazine's Annual Report on American Industry in terms of their returns in net profits in 1980. Topics discussed include return on equity and return on total capital as measures of profitability, the correlations between return on equity and return on capital and a comparison of 12-month and five-year performance. Also provided are charts showing the return on equity and return on capital of companies.