Our disconnected comparisons for this issue are Bowater Incorporated (BOW) and Sonoco Products Company (SON).

The attached graph indexes these companies’ stock values and the PM40 to their 04 January 2002 values. A USD 100 investment in BOW on that date would have been worth USD 40.99 on 27 July 2007. A USD 100 investment in SON on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 135.37 on 27 July 2007. A USD 100 investment in an equal weight of the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 138.21 on 27 July 2007.


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Bowater Incorporated (BOW) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is bowater.com

Sonoco Products Company (SON) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is sonoco.com