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1 Market Charts Charts in the Market Folder Chart Name Chart Mnemonic 5 Year Total Return to Shareholders TOT_RTN Decile Analysis - Beta vs. Growth Rate and P/E GROW_PE Dividend Yield vs. Relative to S&P Index DIVYIELD Economic Returns - 10 Years ECONRTN Returns by Stock Rank RTN_RANK S&P 500 Earnings Yield vs. 3 Month T-Bills SP_TBILL S&P 500 Earnings Yield vs. 30 Year Government Bonds SP_BOND S&P 500 Price vs. 30 Year Government Bonds SP_PRC Total Return vs. S&P Monthly TOT_RTNM Value of $100 With Income Compounded Annually - 10 Years VALUE10Y Value of $100 With Income Compounded Annually - 20 Years VALUE20Y 19

2 Standard & Poor s Research Insight Report & Chart Library 5 Year Total Return to Shareholders This chart displays five years of total return figures for a given company, the corresponding S&P Industry Index and the S&P 500 Index. Human Genome Sciences Inc 5 Year Total Return to Shareholders 20

3 Market Charts Decile Analysis - Beta vs. Growth Rate and P/E (GROW_PE) Beta measures the relationship between an investment s returns and the market s returns. This chart displays 10 groupings of beta for the S&P 500 Index, 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. Beta vs. Growth Rate and P/E for the S&P

4 Standard & Poor s Research Insight Report & Chart Library Dividend Yield vs. Relative to S&P Index (DIVYIELD) This chart compares the dividend yield for a given company to the dividend yield for the corresponding S&P Industry Index. GENERAL MOTORS CORP Dividend Yield 22

5 Market Charts Economic Returns - 10 Years (ECONRTN) This chart compares the return for the S&P 500 Index, the 3-month treasury bill rate, the 30-year government bond rate and the inflation rate. (Note: Before you run this chart, you must first import the economic data. For instructions on importing data, refer to the Standard & Poor s Research Insight Getting Started manual.) Economic Returns - 10 Yrs. 23

6 Standard & Poor s Research Insight Report & Chart Library Returns by Stock Rank (RTN_RANK) This chart displays the 1-year average total return and beta for each of the eight S&P stock rankings. Returns by Stock Rank 24

7 Market Charts S&P 500 Earnings Yield vs. 3 Month T-Bills (SP_TBILL) This chart compares the earnings yields of the S&P 500 Index and 3-month treasury bills. (Note: Before you run this chart, you must first import economic data into Research Insight. For instructions on importing data, refer to the Standard & Poor s Research Insight Getting Started manual.) S&P 500 Earnings Yield vs. 3 Month T-Bills 25

8 Standard & Poor s Research Insight Report & Chart Library S&P 500 Earnings Yield vs. 30 Year Government Bonds (SP_BOND) This chart compares the earnings yield of the S&P 500 Index and 30-year government bond rates. (Note: Before you run this chart, you must first import economic data into Research Insight. For instructions on importing data, refer to the Standard & Poor s Research Insight Getting Started manual.) S&P Earnings Yield vs. 30 Year Gov t Bonds 26

9 Market Charts S&P 500 Price vs. 30 Year Government Bonds (SP_PRC) This chart compares the monthly closing price of the S&P 500 Index and 30-year government bond rates. (Note: Before you run this chart, you must first import economic data into Research Insight. For instructions on importing data, refer to the Standard & Poor s Research Insight Getting Started manual.) S&P 500-Price vs. 30 Yr. Gov t Bonds 27

10 Standard & Poor s Research Insight Report & Chart Library Total Return vs. S&P Monthly (TOT_RTNM) This chart displays a company s total return for the past 12 months compared to the S&P 500. FORD MOTOR CO Total Return vs. S&P Monthly 28

11 Market Charts Value of $100 With Income Compounded Annually - 10 Years (VALUE10Y) This chart shows the value of $100 invested 10 years ago in a given company. It also compares that value to the S&P 500 Index, 30-year government bonds, the 3-month treasury bills, and the inflation rate. (Note: Before you run this chart, you must first import the economic data. For instructions on importing data, refer to the Standard & Poor s Research Insight Getting Started manual.) AT&T CORP With Income Compounded Annually 29

12 Standard & Poor s Research Insight Report & Chart Library Value of $100 With Income Compounded Annually - 20 Years (VALUE20Y) This chart shows the value of $100 invested 20 years ago in a given company. It also compares that value to the S&P 500 Index, 30-year government bonds, the 3-month treasury bills and the inflation rate. (Note: Before you run this chart, you must first import economic data into Research Insight. For instructions on importing data, refer to the Standard & Poor s Research Insight Getting Started manual.) COCA-COLA CO Value of $100 invested 20 Years Ago With Income Compounded Annually 30

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