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Profile: Compaq

1999 NW200 rank: 6
1998 NW200 rank: 5

Main offerings: Personal and high-end computers

Chairman: Michael Cappellas
CEO: Michael Cappellas

Key subsidiaries: AltaVista

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Revenue

Total '99 revenue (in $M) 38,525
Total '98 revenue (in $M) 31,169
'98-'99 rev. change 24%
'94-'99 CAGR rev.
Internat'l rev. (in $M). 20,676
Int'l rev as % of total rev. 54%

Profits

Profit or loss (in $M) 569
'98 net income (in $M) -2,743
'98-'99 net inc. change null
Profit as % of rev. 1%
'94 net inc. 867
CAGR, '94-'99 -8%

Employees

Number of employees 85,100
Num. of employees in '98 71,000
'98-'99 change 19.86%
Num. of employees in '94. 14,372
Empl. CAGR '93-'99 43%
Revenue per employee $452,703

R&D

'99 R&D expenses ($M) 1,660
'98 R&D expenses ($M) 1,353
R&D as % of '99 rev. 4%

Misc.

Market Cap as of 3/3/00 ($M) 44,730
Total cash/investments ($M) 3,302
Year incorporated 1982
Fiscal year ends Dec


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