1.   Another place for data on companies are newspapers and magazines that rank companies according to various types of financial performance.

2.   Otherwise, the partners would be profiled in terms of their key characteristics, financial performance and likely valuation.

3.   Traditionally, key information about the business particularly information related to competitive strategy and financial performance-was considered confidential.

4.   Guinness Brewing Worldwide is committed to achieving a consistently outstanding financial performance and a competitive edge on quality and customer service in all areas of the business.

5.   The financial performance for the year has resulted in a consolidation of the position achieved in recent years.

6.   The net result is that our overall financial performance has improved from a fairly mediocre position.

7.   TOM BAXTER heads the ICI Fertilizers team of accountants responsible for all aspects of financial performance.

8.   Amazon said it was a great deal more optimistic about its financial performance than it had been three months ago.

9.   And Apple has achieved a respectable financial performance in difficult times without laying off workers, a tactic used by most personal computer makers.