In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate USG Corporation (USG) and Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI). The attached graph indexes these companies’ stock values and the PM40 to their 04 January 2002 values. A USD 100 investment in USG on that date would have been worth USD 35.48 on 27 Mar 2009; a USD 100 investment in BKI on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 83.34 on 27 Mar 2009; and a USD 100 investment in an equal weight of the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth 42.40 USD on 27 Mar 2009. Click here to view the comparison. USG Corporation (USG) is a NYSE traded company. Their Web site is usg.com. Buckeye Technologies Inc. (BKI) is a NYSE traded company. Their Web site is bkitech.com.