Media Metrics

Consumers apparently don't give a rat's tail about the nasty
court battle between Walt Disney Co. and one-time master of
the universe Michael Ovitz. Disney shareholders are suing the
company's board and CEO Michael Eisner, saying that a $140 million
severance package for Ovitz, who briefly served as Eisner's deputy,
was financially irresponsible. Despite all the dirty laundry being
aired during the trial, Disney is ranked No. 4 in Delahaye's
"2004 Corporate Reputation Index," dropping from No. 1 in 2003.

Other blue-chip companies also are weathering their own storms.
For example, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., whose top executives
constantly have to answer questions from the media about whether
the world's largest retailer is good or bad for the U.S., what with
putting the cost squeeze on its suppliers, who them have to
outsource the manufacturing of products, stayed in place at No. 3,
while Microsoft Corp. takes the top spot this year, up from
No. 2 in 2003.

Positive news about Microsoft's favorable earnings, new products
and services, such as Windows XP Media Center and MSN Desktop
Search, outweighed negative news about the company's anti-trust
battle with the European Union.

The Delahaye Index 2004 Year-End Top Twenty-Five
Companies

1. Microsoft Corporation
2. Intel Corporation
3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4. The Walt Disney Company
5. Verizon Communications Inc.
6. IBM Corp.
7. General Motors Corporation
8. The Boeing Company
9. Citigroup Inc.
10. General Electric Company
11. Ford Motor Company
12. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
13. Hewlett-Packard Company
14. American Express Company
15. Pfizer Inc.
16. Comcast Holdings Corporation
17. The Home Depot, Inc.
18. Morgan Stanley
19. Wachovia Corporation
20. Bank of America Corporation
21. Target Corporation
22. FedEx Corporation
23. Time Warner Inc.
24. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
25. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

The Delahaye Index 2003 Year-End Top Twenty-Five
Companies

1. The Walt Disney Company
2. Microsoft
3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4. General Motors Corporation
5. Time Warner Inc.
6. Intel Corporation
7. IBM Corp.
8. The Home Depot, Inc.
9. General Electric Company
10. Merrill Lynch & Co.
11. Ford Motor Company
12. AT&T
13. The Coca-Cola Company
14. The Boeing Company
15. Bank of America
16. Verizon Communications Inc.
17. Morgan Stanley
18. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
19. Citigroup Inc.
20. Target Corporation
21. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
22. Hewlett-Packard
23. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
24. Cisco Systems
25. Viacom