BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 8051 |
| INDUSTRY: | SKILLED NURSING CARE FAC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 21 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 17611 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 96.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.7 (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: BEVERLY ENTERPRISES |
18.3 | 6.8 | 12.1 |
| #2: VENCOR INC |
17.7 | 14.9 | 11.5 |
| #3: SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC |
11.5 | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| #4: INTEGRATED HEALTH SVCS INC |
11.3 | -1.0 | 3.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 58.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 |