In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Verso Paper Corp. (VRS) and Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI). A USD 100 investment in VRS on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 45.07 on 09 June 2008 – when trading began; a USD 100 investment in BKI on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 157.32 on 05 November 2010; and a USD 100 investment in the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 188.52 on 05 November 2010.

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Verso Paper Corp. (VRS) is a NYSE traded company. Their Web site is versopaper.com.

Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI) is a NYSE traded company. Their Web site is bkitech.com.