Article: Lab Equipment/Distribution Index Sees 4Q Operating Profits Soar.

Year-end revenues for the companies in the SDI Laboratory Equipment and Distributor Index rose 7.9% over the prior year's revenues. This increase bested the 5.0% rise achieved in 1997. Third quarter revenues for the companies in the index rose 8.0% and, despite some early fears of a weak fourth quarter by some companies, sales increased 10.3% in the final quarter of the year. Second half revenues increased 9.2% over the comparable period. This result is slightly misleading due to the addition of Sybron International in the fourth quarter to the index. Fourth quarter results have been adjusted to reflect the addition, but other periods have not been altered.

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