BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 7389 |
| INDUSTRY: | BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 58 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 9260 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 1.3 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 65.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 35.1 (Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the Median Participant in the Industry) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS |
| ROE: Net Profits (divided by) Total Shareholder Equity RONCE: EBIT (divided by) Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholders' Equity |
| Competitor/Rank by Sales |
Market Share (% Ind. Sales) |
ROE | RONCE |
| #1: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC |
15.7 | 47.6 | 15.7 |
| #2: EMPLOYEE SOLUTIONS INC |
10.1 | -20.0 | -4.9 |
| #3: SPS TRANSACTION SERVICES INC |
5.8 | 14.6 | NC |
| #4: TUBOSCOPE INC |
5.7 | 17.7 | 19.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 37.3 | -2.7 | 2.0 |
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Quartile Ranking |