BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 8090 |
| INDUSTRY: | MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SVC,NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 17 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4993 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 125.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 29.8 (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: FRESENIUS MED CARE AG -ADR |
65.2 | 3.7 | 8.2 |
| #2: LINCARE HOLDINGS INC |
8.9 | 20.4 | 32.4 |
| #3: TOTAL RENAL CARE HLDG -CL A |
8.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| #4: RENAL CARE GROUP INC |
4.3 | 11.4 | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 87.2 | 7.0 | 10.2 |
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Quartile Ranking |