In late February, however, Hamburger Hamlet disclosed that same-store sales--that is, sales at restaurants open at least a year--had fallen 1.4% during the fourth quarter of 1992 and that its operating costs had increased as a percentage of its sales overall.
10 Biggest Regional Stock Winners for 1st Quarter
Closing Percent price on change in Stock 3/31/93 1st quarter Line of business CU Bancorp $6.25 +92 Banking Players International $11.38 +82 Gambling Superior Industries $43.63 +54 Car wheels Pac Rim Holdings $4.88 +50 Insurance Spear Financial $9.38 +50 Investments H&H Oil Tool $6.03 +46 Oil services Zenith National Insurance $27.25 +38 Insurance Benton Oil & Gas $8.00 +36 Oil LTC Properties $13.25 +33 Real estate California Amplifier $8.50 +31 Electronics
Note: Excludes stocks whose Dec. 31, 1992, price was below $1.50 a share Source: Media General Financial Services Inc., Richmond, Va.
10 Biggest Regional Stock Losers for 1st Quarter
Closing Percent price on change in Stock 3/31/93 1st quarter Line of business Amgen $37.75 -47 Biotechnology Networks Electronic $1.00 -43 Aerospace RKS Financial Group $2.88 -36 Financial services Hamburger Hamlet $12.00 -34 Restaurants Huntway Partners $1.38 -31 Oil refining Summit Health $5.88 -28 Hospitals Pollution Research $1.38 -27 Pollution monitors National Technical Systems $1.38 -27 Testing Micropolis $6.63 -25 Computer disk drives Tekelec $6.75 -25 Telecommunications
Note: Excludes stocks whose Dec. 31, 1992, price was below $1.50 a share Source: Media General Financial Services Inc., Richmond, Va.
