BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 1382 |
| INDUSTRY: | OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPL SVCS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 12 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 9532 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 55.1 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 28.9 (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: DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC |
77.8 | 18.4 | 24.2 |
| #2: COMPAGNIE GEN GEOPHYS -ADR |
8.0 | 11.4 | 12.9 |
| #3: PETROLEUM GEO-SVC -SPON ADR |
5.4 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| #4: VERITAS DGC INC |
3.8 | 11.4 | 13.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 95.1 | 14.0 | 17.5 |