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BLUE CHIP 50 -
June 1999 Cover Story Companies Ranked by
Net Income*
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1998 NET
INCOME (000) |
1997 NET
INCOME
(000) |
% CHANGE
NET INCOME
‘97 to ‘98 |
| 1 |
Tricon Global
Restaurants Inc. |
$445,000 |
-$111,000 |
500.90% |
| 2 |
Lexmark International Group |
$243,000 |
$163,000 |
49.08% |
| 3 |
Ashland Inc. |
$203,000 |
$183,000 |
10.93% |
| 4 |
Brown-Forman Corp. |
$185,000 |
$169,000 |
9.47% |
| 5 |
LG&E Energy
Corp. |
$160,271 |
$207,040 |
-22.59% |
| 6 |
Humana Inc. |
$129,000 |
$173,000 |
-25.43% |
| 7 |
Omnicare Inc. |
$80,379 |
$54,105 |
48.56% |
| 8 |
General Cable Corp. |
$71,200 |
$53,200 |
33.83% |
| 9 |
Papa John’s
International Inc. |
$37,768 |
$26,853 |
40.65% |
| 10 |
Financial Group Inc . |
$37,372 |
$22,849 |
63.56% |
| 11 |
Thomas Industries
Inc. |
$24,510 |
$22,470 |
9.08% |
| 12 |
Area Bancshares Corp. |
$22,626 |
$20,809 |
8.73% |
| 13 |
Kentucky Power Co. |
$21,676 |
$20,746 |
4.48% |
| 14 |
Mid-America Bancorp |
$20,213 |
$17,915 |
12.83% |
| 15 |
Pomeroy Computer
Resources |
$20,159 |
$16,313 |
23.58% |
| 16 |
Res-Care Inc. |
$19,466 |
$12,977 |
50.00% |
| 17 |
National Processing
Inc. |
$15,250 |
$21,127 |
-27.82% |
| 18 |
Farmers Capital Bank Corp. |
$14,247 |
$14,103 |
1.02% |
| 19 |
Community Trust
Bancorp Inc. |
$13,969 |
$15,984 |
-12.61% |
| 20 |
Republic BanCorp Inc. |
$13,756 |
$12,259 |
12.21% |
| 21 |
Churchill Downs Inc. |
$10,519 |
$9,149 |
14.97% |
| 22 |
Steel Technologies Inc. |
$9,803 |
$8,502 |
15.30% |
| 23 |
Healthcare
Recoveries Inc. |
$8,900 |
$4,002 |
122.39% |
| 24 |
SY Bancorp Inc. |
$8,218 |
$6,534 |
25.77% |
| 25 |
Sypris Solutions
Inc. |
$7,446 |
$1,527 |
387.62% |
| 26 |
First Federal Financial Corp. |
$6,334 |
$4,774 |
32.68% |
| 27 |
Premier Financial
Bancorp Inc. |
$5,704 |
$5,784 |
-1.38% |
| 28 |
NS Group Inc. |
$4,547 |
$13,704 |
-66.82% |
| 29 |
Bourbon Bancshares
Inc. |
$3,804 |
$3,408 |
11.62% |
| 30 |
Citizens Financial Corp. |
$3,020 |
$1,581 |
90.99% |
| 31 |
Hopfed Bancorp Inc. |
$2,951 |
$2,023 |
45.92% |
| 32 |
Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. |
$2,451 |
$1,724 |
42.16% |
| 33 |
Kentucky Investors |
$1,975 |
$1,523 |
29.68% |
| 34 |
DMI Furniture Inc. |
$1,975 |
$2,416 |
-18.25% |
| 35 |
Frankfort First
Bancorp Inc. |
$1,580 |
-$368 |
529.35% |
| 36 |
Kentucky Electric Steel Inc. |
$1,494 |
-$2,632 |
156.76% |
| 37 |
Harrodsburg First
Financial Bancorp |
$1,429 |
$1,476 |
-3.22% |
| 38 |
Caretenders Health Corp. |
$1,412 |
$1,759 |
-19.75% |
| 39 |
Classic Bancshares
Inc. |
$1,020 |
$623 |
63.90% |
| 40 |
Fort Thomas Financial Corp. |
$989 |
$1,139 |
-13.17% |
| 41 |
Jacor Communications
Inc. |
$942 |
$3,404 |
-72.33% |
| 42 |
Kentucky First Bancorp Inc. |
$917 |
$762 |
20.34% |
| 43 |
CKF Bancorp Inc. |
$774 |
$1,117 |
-30.73% |
| 44 |
Columbia Financial of Kentucky |
$744 |
$553 |
34.54% |
| 45 |
First Lancaster
Bancshares |
$512 |
$448 |
14.29% |
| 46 |
Angstrom Technologies Inc. |
$197 |
-$127 |
255.12% |
| 47 |
Commonwealth
Industries Inc. |
$143 |
$9,122 |
-98.43% |
| 48 |
Industrial Services of America Inc. |
-$507 |
$137 |
-469.72% |
| 49 |
Strategia Corp. |
-$2,414 |
-$3,132 |
22.93% |
| 50 |
Regent Communications Inc. |
-$10,242 |
-$363 |
-2,721.49% |
*The company's net income after preferred dividends, but
before extraordinary items and accounting charges.
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