At the end of the second quarter of 2010, software stocks fell 8.4% compared to last quarter, with the cumulative compound rate (CAGR) of share appreciation for the 62 firms in the Easton Software Index up 6.0% since the end of 2003, well above major market indices for the same period. Firms in clusters that have superior Easton positional and performance ratings delivered above average results.
| KSCA | Positional Rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Med | High | Total | ||
| High | 8.8% n=(2) | 7.4% n=(8) | 7.7% n=(9) | 7.7% | |
| Med | 5.3% n=(1) | 2.7% n=(7) | 18.7% n=(6) | 11.3% | |
| Low | -2.7% n=(21) | 4.9% n=(4) | 11.8% n=(6) | 1.3% | |
| Total | -1.0% | 5.3% | 12.6% | 6.0% | |
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