BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2086 |
| INDUSTRY: | SOFT DRINKS AND CARB. WATER |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 22 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 29601 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 10.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 83.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.7 (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: COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES |
38.1 | 9.5 | 6.8 |
| #2: CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC -ADS |
23.4 | 41.4 | 36.1 |
| #3: PANAMERICAN BEVERAGES -CL A |
8.5 | 9.0 | 11.6 |
| #4: WHITMAN CORP |
5.3 | 2.9 | 9.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 75.3 | 16.9 | 13.0 |