THE TIMES 100: THE BEST COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA : THE BOTTOM LINE : SOME EXCEPTIONS

Lists most companies for which fiscal year-end 1987 data was not available at time of survey. In all tables where these firms are listed, data was derived from the previous four quarters and is compared to 1986 fiscal year.

Fiscal Latest Company year-end quarter used 3COM Corp. May 2/87 Armor All Products March 3/87 Ashton-Tate Jan. 3/87 Boys Markets Dec. 3/87 C & R Clothiers Jan. 3/87 Clothestime Inc. Jan. 3/87 Collins Foods Intl. April 3/87 Comarco Jan. 3/87 Computer & Commun. Tech. Dec. 3/87 Computer Sciences March 3/87 Countrywide Credit Feb. 3/87 Covington Technologies Dec. 3/87 Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Dec. 3/87 Earl Scheib April 2/87 Equitec Financial Group April 2/87 Fleetwood Enterprises April 3/87 Fluorocarbon Jan. 3/87 For Better Living Dec. 3/87 Gradco Systems March 3/87 Integrated Devices Tech. March 3/87 Intermark March 3/87 Jefferies Group Dec. 3/87 Leisure Technology March 3/87 Lorimar Telepictures March 3/87 MSI Data Corp. March 3/87 Marshall Industries May 2/87 McKesson March 3/87 National Medical Enterprises May 2/87 National Sanitary Supply Dec. 3/87 National Semiconductor May 3/87 Odetics March 3/87 Oracle Systems May 2/87 P. Leiner Nutritional Products March 3/87 Quantum March 3/87 Ropak Corp. Dec. 3/87 Rykoff-Sexton April 3/87 SPI Pharmaceuticals Nov. 3/87 Science Applications Intl. Jan. 3/87 Sizzler Restaurants Intl. April 2/87 Superior Industries Intl. Dec. 3/87 Tab Products May 2/87 Telecredit April 3/87 Telos Corp. March 3/87 Transtechnology March 3/87 Triton Group Ltd. Jan. 3/87 United Television Dec. 3/87 Western Micro Technology March 3/87 Wherehouse Entertainment Jan. 3/87 Williams-Sonoma Jan. 3/87 Wyle Laboratories Jan. 3/87 Wyse Technology March 3/87 Zenith National Insurance Dec. 3/87 Zero Corp. March 3/87