Based on previous studies, this note analyzes the results of the research firm's list of Fortune 1000 and from 1996 to 2004. The note brings the research to date by introducing more fresh data back and expands industry analysis includes a discussion of the yield within and between enterprises, and can not change over time, and the effects of this phenomenon. The note also details the impact of competition, in particular, the level of concentration of the industry leading companies to profitability. Profitability in the study uses three measures:. Return on equity (ROE), return on sales (ROS), and return on assets (ROA) for comparing firms in the Fortune 1000, to reveal key findings "Hide
on LJ Bourgeois, Keith Nedell, Adam Ganz, Andrew GOnce 17 pages. Publication Date: November 25, 2008. Prod. #: UV1099-PDF-ENG