Industry Stocks: September Performances
| Company | Aug. 31 | Sept. 29 | % CHANGE |
| Lower gas prices and a more optimistic outlook for holiday sales helped to lift the stock prices of all retailers and e-tailers listed in the Publishers Weekly Stock Index. Books-A-Million, which also announced a large stock buyback program in the month, had the strongest gain among the chains in September with its stock price closing at $17.85. Spurred by the solid showing of the retailing segment, the PWSI rose 3.2% in the month, with prices up at 16 companies and down at five. The majority of the losers were small companies; the news that MediaBay's stock was being delisted from the Nasdaq as of Sept. 22 contributed to another decline in its stock price. And since AMS deregistered its stock in June, its stock price has fallen 32%. Source: Reed Business Information | |||
| Winners | |||
| Marvel | 21.44 | 24.14 | 12.6% |
| Books-A-Million | 15.97 | 17.85 | 11.8 |
| Hastings Ent. | 6.26 | 6.75 | 7.8 |
| Borders Group | 19.13 | 20.40 | 6.6 |
| Educational Dev. Corp. | 6.60 | 6.90 | 4.5 |
| Losers | |||
| MediaBay | .27 | .13 | -51.8 |
| Advanced Marketing Svcs. | 3.20 | 2.70 | -15.6 |
| Audible | 7.94 | 7.26 | -8.6 |
| Franklin Elec. Pub. | 2.08 | 1.92 | -7.7 |
| Publishers Weekly | |||
| Stock Index | 485.57 | 500.95 | 3.2% |
| Dow Jones Ave. | 11,381.15 | 11,679.07 | 2.6 |
