Companies are judged by revenuegrowthrate, earnings-per-share growth rate, and annualized totalreturn. The overall rank is based on the sum ofthose3ranksovera 3-year period.
The second result from a rise in capital gains taxes is that it would change the return on investment which would lower the overallrateof saving and investing and as a consequence lower the overall capital investment which in turn would lower GDP growth and expansion.