Company Profiles 2009

Company Profiles 2009

COMPANY PROFILES 2009 The Research Group of Godsey & Gibb Associates compiled the following information in Godsey & Gibb Associates’ 2009 Company Profiles from Reuters’ Company Profiles. These reports are intended solely for the clients of Godsey & Gibb Associates and its affiliates. This material is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any individual security. GODSEY & GIBB COMPANY PROFILES 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Accenture Ltd. (ACN)…………………………………………………………………………………. 1 AFLAC Inc. (AFL)……………………………………………………………………………………… 5 AGL Resources Inc. (AGL)…………………………………………………………………………… 7 American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP)….………………………………………………………… 9 AT&T, Inc (T)…………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO)…………………………………………………………………………… 13 Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX)……………………….……………………………………………………. 15 BP, plc (BP)…………………………………………………………………………………….………. 16 Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)……………………………………………………………….………… 17 Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH)……………………………………………………….….. 19 CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS)………………………………………………………………………….. 20 Dominion Resources, Inc. (D)………………………………………………….…………………….. 22 Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)……………………………………………………………………………. 24 Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)………………………………………………………………………….. 25 Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX)…………………………………………………………………..……… 29 ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM)………………………………………………………………….…………. 31 First Energy Corp. (FE)………………………………………………………………………………… 33 FPL Group, Inc. (FPL)………………………………………………………………………………….. 34 Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)…………………………………………………………………………. 36 W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)………………………………………………………………………….. 38 Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)………………………………………………………………………….. 40 International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)……………………………………………………… 43 iShares Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM)…………………………………………………….. 44 iShares S&P Global Materials Sector Index Fund (MXI)…………………………………………… 45 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)…………………………………………………………………………….. 46 Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB)…………………………………………………………………………… 47 Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT)………………………………………………………………………………….. 48 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL)…………………………………………………………… 50 McDonald’s Corp. (MCD)……………………………………………………………………………... 51 Medtronic, Inc. (MDT)…………………………………………………………………………………. 52 Microchip Technologies, Inc. (MCHP)………………………………………………………………. 54 Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)……………………………………………………………………………….. 55 Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS)………………………………………………………………………… 57 Novartis AG (NVS)……………………………………………………………………………………. 58 Nstar (NST)……………………………………………………………………………………………. 60 Oracle Corp. (ORCL)…………………………………………………………………………………. 61 Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)…………………………………………………………………………. 63 PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)…………………………………………………………………………………… 65 Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) ………………..……………………………………………………………………. 67 Procter & Gamble Co. (PG)…………………………………………………………………………… 68 The Research Group of Godsey & Gibb Associates compiled the following information in Godsey & Gibb Associates’ 2009 Company Profiles from Reuters’ Company Profiles. These reports are intended solely for the clients of Godsey & Gibb Associates and its affiliates. This material is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any individual security. TABLE OF CONTENTS Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN)…………………………………………………………………………. 69 Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)………………………………………………………………………………. 70 SAP AG (SAP)…………………………………………………………………………………………. 72 SCANA Corp. (SCG)………………………………………………………………………………….. 74 Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB)……………………………………………………………………………… 75 Southern Company (SO)……………………………………………………………………………… 76 Stryker Corp. (SYK)……………..…………………………………………………………………….. 77 Sysco Corp. (SYY)…………………………………………………………………………………….. 81 Target Corp. (TGT)…………………………………………………………………………………….. 82 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA)………………………………………………………. 83 Transocean Ltd. (RIG)…………………………………………………………………………………. 85 United Technologies Corp. (UTX)………..……………..……………………………………………. 87 Vanguard GNMA Fund (VFIIX and VFIJX)…………………………………………………………. 89 Verizon Communications (VZ)………………………………………………………………………… 90 Walgreen Company (WAG)…………………………………………………………………………… 92 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)………………………………………………………………………….. 93 WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL)……………………………………………………………………………. 94 Xcel Energy, Inc. (XEL)………………………………………………………………………………... 95 XTO Energy, Inc. (XTO)……………………………………………………………………………….. 96 The Research Group of Godsey & Gibb Associates compiled the following information in Godsey & Gibb Associates’ 2009 Company Profiles from Reuters’ Company Profiles. These reports are intended solely for the clients of Godsey & Gibb Associates and its affiliates. This material is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any individual security. COMPANY PROFILE Accenture Ltd. (ACN) Web Site: http://www.accenture.com/ Accenture plc is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The Company helps clients improve operational performance, deliver their products and services, increase revenues in markets and identify and enter new markets. Its business is organized in five operating groups: Communications & High Tech, Financial Services, Health & Public Service, Products and Resources. In October 2009, the Company acquired Symbian Professional Services from Nokia Corporation. Communications & High Tech The Company is a provider of management consulting, technology, systems integration and outsourcing services and solutions to the communications, electronics, high technology, media and entertainment industries. The communications and high tech professionals help the clients to improve the business results to improve their business results through industry-specific solutions and by seizing the opportunities made possible by the convergence of communications, computing and content. The communications industry group serves global wire line, wireless, cable and satellite communications network operators and service providers. The Company provides a range of services designed to help the communications clients improve margins, improve asset utilization, improve customer retention, improve revenues, reduce overall costs and accelerate sales cycles. It offers a suite of reusable solutions, called Accenture Communications Solutions, designed to address business and operational issues related to broadband and Internet protocol-based networks and services, including business intelligence, billing transformation, customer contact transformation, sales force transformation, service fulfillment and network optimization. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the communications industry group represented approximately 59% of the Communications & High Tech operating group’s net revenues. The Electronics & High Tech industry group serves the communications technology, consumer technology, enterprise technology, semiconductor, software and aerospace/defense segments. This industry group provides services in areas, such as strategy, enterprise resource management, customer relationship management, sales transformation, supply chain management, software development, human performance, and merger/acquisition activities, including post-merger integration. It also offer a range of reusable solutions, designed to address the industry’s business and operational challenges, such as new product innovation and development, customer service and support, sales and marketing, and globalization. The Electronics & High Tech industry group represented approximately 33% of the Communications & High Tech operating group’s net revenues in fiscal 2009. The Media & Entertainment industry group serves the broadcast, entertainment (television, music and movie), print, publishing and portal industries. The Company provides a range of services, including digital content solutions designed to help companies effectively manage, distribute and protect content across numerous media channels. These include Accenture Digital Media Services, which provide a solution set designed to help content owners and distributors adapt their organizations’ business processes and systems to stay ahead of the demand for digital content and services. Financial Services The Financial Services group focuses on the opportunities created by the client’s needs to adapt to changing market conditions, including cost pressures, industry consolidation, regulatory changes, the creation of common industry standards and protocols, and the move to a more integrated industry model. The Financial Services operating group consists of banking, capital markets and insurance. The banking industry group works with retail and commercial banks, and diversified financial enterprises. It helps the organizations develop and execute strategies to target, acquire and retain customer, expand product and service offerings, comply with new regulatory initiatives, and leverage new technologies and distribution channels. The banking industry group represented approximately 56% of the Financial Services operating group’s net revenues in fiscal 2009. The capital markets industry group helps investment banks, broker/dealers, asset-management firms, depositories, exchanges, and clearing and settlement organizations transform their businesses to increase competitiveness. The insurance industry group helps property and casualty insurers, life insurers, reinsurance firms and insurance brokers Source: Page 1 COMPANY PROFILE improve business processes, modernize their technologies and improve the quality and consistency of risk selection

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