Beat the Competition?
“Do well for self”
- DuPont, GE, Union Carbide, Alcoa
“Beat the competition”
- Goodyear, Gulf, American Can, Swift, Great Atlantic & Pacific, National Steel
Difference in ROI (after tax)
1938--46 1947--55 1956--64 1965--73 1974--82
8.9% 10.9% 9.6% 6.5% 6.7%