THE WASHINGTON POST'S TOP 200 COMPANIES

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 26, 1999 | Copyright information

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Mobil Corp.

3225 Gallows Rd.

Fairfax, Va. 22037

703-846-3000

http://www.mobil.com

FOUNDED: 1866

FISCAL YEAR: Dec. 31

REVENUE: $53.53 billion

PROFIT: $1.70 billion

EARNINGS PER SHARE: $2.92

DIVIDEND: $2.28

STOCKHO LDERS' EQUITY: $18.37 billion

RETURN ON EQUITY: 9 percent

STOCK: MOB (NYSE)

ASSETS: $42.75 billion

MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $79.39 billion

52-WEEK HIGH: $101.87 1/2 (4/16/99)

52-WEEK LOW: $62.43 3/4 (8/6/98)

CHAIRMAN: Lucio A. Noto (CEO)

PRESIDEN T: Eugene A. Renna

EMPLOYEES: 43,000

LOCAL EMPLOYEES: 2,040

DESCRIPTION: Mobil, the nation's second-largest oil company and the biggest ...

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