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 BLUE CHIP 50 - June 1999 Cover Story

Companies Ranked by
Return on Assets*

1998 RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS

 1998 NET INCOME (000)

1998 TOTAL ASSETS (000)

1

Lexmark International Group

18.06%

$243,000

$1,483,400
2

Healthcare Recoveries Inc.

16.30%

$8,900

$61,003
3

Papa John's International Inc.

13.19%

$37,768

$319,297
4

Brown-Forman Corp.

12.66%

$185,000

$1,494,000
5

General Cable Corp.

11.72%

$71,200

$651,000
6

Churchill Downs Inc.

10.49%

$10,519

$114,651
7

Angstrom Technologies Inc.

10.48%

$197

$2,056
8

Pomeroy Computer Resources

9.57%

$20,159

$254,226
9

Tricon Global Restaurants Inc.

9.23%

$445,000

$4,531,000
10

Thomas Industries Inc.

8.04%

$24,510

$282,359
11

Sypris Solutions Inc.

6.16%

$7,446

$121,119
12

Res-Care Inc.

5.97%

$19,466

$396,614
13

DMI Furniture Inc.

5.14%

$1,975

$41,329
14

Omnicare Inc.

4.85%

$80,379

$1,903,829
15

Steel Technologies Inc.

3.74%

$9,803

$266,481
16

LG&E Energy Corp.

3.43%

$160,271

$4,773,268
17

Ashland Inc.

3.24%

$203,000

$6,082,000
18

Caretenders Health Corp.

3.20%

$1,412

$49,533
19

National Processing Inc.

2.94%

$15,250

$512,433
20

Citizens Financial Corp.

2.82%

$3,020

$129,499
21

Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc.

2.46%

$2,451

$102,867
22

Kentucky Power Co.

2.40%

$21,676

$921,847
23

Humana Inc.

2.33%

$129,000

$5,496,000
24

Kentucky Electric Steel Inc.

1.88%

$1,494

$80,251
25

First Federal Financial Corp.

1.61%

$6,334

$409,651
26

SY Bancorp Inc.

1.51%

$8,218

$609,788
27

Farmers Capital Bank Corp.

1.42%

$14,247

$992,338
28

Mid-America Bancorp

1.30%

$20,213

$1,594,763
29

Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp

1.30%

$1,429

$109,919
30

Bourbon Bancshares Inc.

1.27%

$3,804

$308,705
31

Republic BanCorp Inc.

1.22%

$13,756

$1,207,684
32

CKF Bancorp Inc.

1.20%

$774

$65,580
33

Frankfort First Bancorp Inc.

1.19%

$1,580

$134,485
34

Area Bancshares Corp.

1.12%

$22,626

$2,132,365
35

Kentucky First Bancorp Inc.

1.07%

$917

$82,046
36

First Lancaster Bancshares

1.06%

$512

$53,747
37

Hopfed Bancorp Inc.

1.05%

$2,951

$220,032
38

Premier Financial Bancorp Inc.

1.02%

$5,704

$657,744
39

NS Group Inc.

0.99%

$4,547

$418,208
40

Fort Thomas Financial Corp.

0.98%

$989

$103,611
41

Classic Bancshares Inc.

0.78%

$1,020

$131,121
42

Kentucky Investors

0.72%

$1,975

$288,369
43

Community Trust Bancorp Inc.

0.68%

$13,969

$2,248,039
44

Columbia Financial of Kentucky

0.67%

$744

$117,800
45

ARM Financial Group Inc.

0.44%

$37,372

$9,786,264
46

Jacor Communications Inc.

0.03%

$942

$3,420,708
47

Commonwealth Industries Inc.

0.02%

$143

$648,399
48

Industrial Services of America Inc.

-3.12%

-$507

$18,648
49

Strategia Corp.

-18.07%

-$2,414

$12,322
50

Vencor Inc.

-22.71%

-$573,605

$1,717,890

*The company's net income after preferred dividends, but before extraordinary items and accounting charges.

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