Industries
| REVENUES | PROFITS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | Fortune 1000 rank | $ millions | % change from 2007 | $ millions | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Owens Corning | 422 | 5,847.0 | 4.3 | -839.0 | -974.0 |
| 2 | USG | 501 | 4,608.0 | -11.4 | -463.0 | -709.2 |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials | 592 | 3,651.4 | 9.7 | -4.1 | -100.9 |
| 4 | Armstrong World Industries | 628 | 3,393.0 | -6.0 | 81.0 | -44.3 |
| 5 | Buildings Materials Corp. of America | 728 | 2,748.9 | 19.0 | 51.4 | N.A. |
| 6 | Martin Marietta Materials | 870 | 2,124.0 | -4.0 | 176.3 | -32.9 |
| 7 | NCI Building Systems | 978 | 1,764.2 | 8.6 | 78.9 | 23.8 |
| Rank | Company | Revenues % | Assets % | Stockholders' Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owens Corning | -14.3 | -11.6 | -30.7 |
| 2 | USG | -10.0 | -9.8 | -29.9 |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 4 | Armstrong World Industries | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| 5 | Buildings Materials Corp. of America | 1.9 | 2.3 | N.A. |
| 6 | Martin Marietta Materials | 8.3 | 5.8 | 17.3 |
| 7 | NCI Building Systems | 4.5 | 5.7 | 12.6 |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE | TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS | EMPLOYEES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Company | 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) | 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) | 2008 (%) | Number | % change from 2007 |
| 1 | Owens Corning | N.A. | N.A. | -14.4 | 18,000 | -5.3 |
| 2 | USG | N.A. | -16.6 | -77.5 | 12,800 | -13.5 |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials | N.A. | 6.9 | -9.5 | 9,320 | -11.4 |
| 4 | Armstrong World Industries | N.A. | N.A. | -39.3 | 12,200 | -5.4 |
| 5 | Buildings Materials Corp. of America | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 3,700 | -11.9 |
| 6 | Martin Marietta Materials | 5.4 | 6.0 | -25.7 | 4,899 | -6.8 |
| 7 | NCI Building Systems | 7.0 | -5.3 | -43.4 | 5,394 | -5.7 |
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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