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2002 Working Capital Survey - Chart 28
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Company Name Sales ($ Mill.) DWC DWC Change Over Last Year DWC 3 Year Ave. DPO DPO Change Over Last Year DPO 3 Year Ave. Inven- tory Turns Inven- tory Turns Change Over Last Year Inven- tory Turns 3 Year Ave. DSO DSO Change Over Last Year DSO 3 Year Ave. CCE CCE 3 Year Ave.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.

$3,953

-100

29

-120

127

-27

146

0

0

0

27

2

25

13%

25%

ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

$2,909

-75

-5

-69

106

-19

108

0

0

0

31

-24

39

19%

22%

COX COMMUNICATIONS INC.

$4,067

-32

-6

-30

64

-6

69

0

0

0

32

-12

38

20%

15%

DELUXE CORP.

$1,278

-1

-5

4

15

2

13

41

0

43

11

-3

14

21%

19%

COMCAST CORP.

$9,674

27

4

-6

26

-10

64

12

2

11

36

-3

38

13%

15%

NEW YORK TIMES CO.

$3,016

22

0

23

21

2

21

43

2

43

39

2

40

16%

18%

WASHINGTON POST CO.

$2,417

0

-7

4

45

4

43

73

-13

81

42

-4

44

14%

14%

DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.

$1,773

23

-7

32

13

2

12

81

11

81

33

-6

42

19%

18%

TRIBUNE CO.

$5,253

38

-6

43

16

-3

17

53

8

51

50

-8

57

14%

19%

MCCLATCHY COMPANY

$1,080

24

-8

30

44

12

35

42

6

39

63

4

60

18%

16%

GANNETT COMPANY INC.

$6,344

34

2

36

18

-8

22

32

8

27

46

-5

51

21%

17%

KNIGHT-RIDDER, INC.

$2,900

41

1

40

14

0

15

37

6

36

49

2

49

17%

15%

SCRIPPS (E.W.) COMPANY (THE)

$1,437

41

0

42

21

-4

24

76

38

45

60

-2

63

14%

14%

BELO CORP.

$1,348

51

-1

51

16

-1

17

0

0

0

63

-1

63

12%

15%

MEREDITH CORP.

$1,053

43

1

42

16

-2

18

14

1

13

48

-1

48

13%

13%

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.

$4,411

10

7

4

40

2

41

8

-2

8

25

4

23

3%

7%

MCGRAW - HILL COMPANIES INC. (THE)

$4,646

87

-13

93

27

0

28

5

1

5

82

-12

90

23%

19%

USA NETWORKS INC.

$3,623

66

-10

78

43

4

37

5

0

4

68

-3

67

18%

15%

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

$7,970

53

-27

65

15

-12

21

0

0

0

68

-39

86

8%

13%

SCHOLASTIC CORP.

$1,962

75

-7

79

29

-4

31

3

0

3

41

1

41

10%

14%

MAIL-WELL INC.

$1,653

37

-4

41

31

6

29

13

2

10

46

5

41

9%

8%

LIBERTY MEDIA CORP.

$2,059

41

3

49

23

-13

35

0

0

0

63

-10

84

1%

8%

REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS COMPANY

$1,004

34

-5

92

15

-2

17

41

16

28

45

-5

103

14%

14%

ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

$4,001

23

-5

24

23

-7

30

11

1

9

29

-8

33

12%

4%

WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.

$1,693

62

-5

67

21

-1

21

12

1

11

61

-4

64

10%

9%

READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC.

$2,518

55

11

47

13

-3

16

6

-2

8

44

2

45

1%

6%

AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP.

$2,519

65

-13

73

44

8

37

3

-1

3

56

-16

64

4%

7%

PRIMEDIA INC.

$1,742

37

-1

36

28

2

25

12

-1

13

58

0

55

-6%

1%

HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL INC.

$1,146

41

12

36

31

8

24

27

-17

36

65

17

55

-13%

0%

NTL INC.

$2,841

29

13

31

65

13

77

0

0

0

94

26

108

-11%

-5%

UNITED GLOBAL.COM

$1,562

52

45

2

82

-87

128

0

0

0

133

-42

130

-43%

-35%

GENUITY INC.

$1,221

50

74

19

37

-105

88

0

0

0

87

-31

107

-67%

-60%

MEDIA Average

$2,971

30

2

30

35

-8

41

20

2

19

53

-5

58

7%

9%



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