Here are the winning analysts and winning teams in our 63 industry categories, followed by three strategy and economics categories. The winners' overall scores are calculated by adding 70% of the voting score and 30% of the stock-picking score. The highest possible score is 100. (When analysts' scores differ by less than a point, they are considered a tie.)
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Electrical Components & Equipment | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Bob Cornell | Lehman Brothers | 100 | 71 | 91.3 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Sprague | Salomon Smith Barney | 78 | 90 | 81.6 |
| 3 | Nicholas Heymann | Prudential | 28 | 100 | 49.6 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1* | Jerry Labowitz | Merrill Lynch | 93 | 74 | 87.3 |
| 1* | Keith Dunne | Robertson Stephens | 100 | 55 | 86.5 |
| 3 | Laura Conigliaro | Goldman Sachs | 61 | 61 | 61.0 |
| 4 | Paul Fox | Banc of America | 53 | 65 | 56.6 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Energy Equipment & Services | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Gordon Hall | Credit Suisse First Boston | 100 | 87 | 96.1 |
| 2 | Terry Darling | Goldman Sachs | 34 | 85 | 49.3 |
| 3 | Kevin Simpson | Merrill Lynch | 19 | 84 | 38.5 |
| 4* | John Lovoi | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 17 | 83 | 36.8 |
| 4* | Marshall Adkins | Raymond James | 9 | 100 | 36.3 |
| 4* | Michael Lamotte | Banc of America | 11 | 94 | 35.9 |
| Best Team | -- | Credit Suisse First Boston | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Environmental Services | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | William Genco | Merrill Lynch | 100 | 38 | 81.4 |
| 2 | Douglas Augenthaler | CIBC World Markets | 92 | 46 | 78.2 |
| 3 | Alan Pavese | Goldman Sachs* | 55 | 63 | 57.4 |
*Now at Credit Suisse First Boston Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
General Merchandise Stores | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Gary Balter | DLJ | 100 | 94 | 98.2 |
| 2 | Michael Exstein | Credit Suisse First Boston | 57 | 70 | 60.9 |
| 3 | Richard Church | Salomon Smith Barney | 41 | 86 | 54.5 |
| 4 | Dan Barry | Merrill Lynch | 46 | 70 | 53.2 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Health Care Distributors & Services | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Larry Marsh | Lehman Brothers | 100 | 35 | 80.5 |
| 2* | David Risinger | Merrill Lynch | 63 | 22 | 50.7 |
| 2* | Marie Rossi | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 49 | 54 | 50.5 |
| 4 | Steve Savas | Goldman Sachs | 41 | 45 | 42.2 |
| 5 | Daren Marhula | U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray | ** | 100 | 30.0 |
| Best Team | -- | Lehman Brothers | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie **Less than 1 Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Michael Weinstein | J.P. Morgan | 100 | 38 | 81.4 |
| 2 | Glenn Reicin | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 84 | 44 | 72.0 |
| 3 | Anne Malone | Salomon Smith Barney | 74 | 41 | 64.1 |
| 4 | Dan Lemaitre | Merrill Lynch | 49 | 39 | 46.0 |
| 5 | Wade King | Robertson Stephens | 28 | 63 | 38.5 |
| Best Team | -- | Merrill Lynch | -- | -- | -- |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Health Care Facilities | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Deborah Lawson | Salomon Smith Barney | 100 | 86 | 95.8 |
| 2 | A.J. Rice | Merrill Lynch | 98 | 76 | 91.4 |
| 3 | Kenneth Weakley | Bear Stearns | 84 | 81 | 83.1 |
| 4 | Joseph Chiarelli | J.P. Morgan | 42 | 68 | 49.8 |
| 5 | Andrew Bhak | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 34 | 69 | 44.5 |
| Best Team | -- | Merrill Lynch | -- | -- | -- |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Home Improvement Retail | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Peter Caruso | Merrill Lynch | 100 | 64 | 89.2 |
| 2 | Gary Balter | DLJ | 67 | 63 | 65.8 |
| 3 | Susan Quilty | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 47 | 65 | 52.4 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Household Products | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Andrew Shore | PaineWebber** | 100 | 83 | 94.9 |
| 2* | Amy Low Chasen | Goldman Sachs | 78 | 73 | 76.5 |
| 2* | Alice Beebe Longley | DLJ | 68 | 95 | 76.1 |
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