BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 7819 |
| INDUSTRY: | SVC TO MOTION PICTURE PRODTN |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6737 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 17.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 94.0 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 20.7 (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: RANK GROUP PLC -ADR |
49.1 | 11.7 | 13.0 |
| #2: CARLTON COMMUN PLC -ADR |
41.9 | 37.1 | 36.5 |
| #3: ALLIED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES |
2.4 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| #4: FOUR MEDIA CO |
1.3 | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 94.5 | 17.2 | 18.1 |