In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Deltic Timber (DEL) and MeadWestvaco (MWV).

The attached graph indexes these companies’ stock values and the PM40 to their 04 January 2002 values. A USD 100 investment in DEL on that date would have been worth USD 168.89 on 22 February 2008; a USD 100 investment in MWV on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 87.34 on 22 February 2008; and a USD 100 investment in an equal weight of the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 119.79 on 22 February 2008.


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Deltic Timber (DEL) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is deltic.com.

MeadWestvaco (MWV) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is meadwestvaco.com.