BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2300 |
| INDUSTRY: | APPAREL, PRODS MADE FM FABRIC, GEN. |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 21 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 12437 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 51.1 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 11.6 (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: VF CORP |
42.0 | 18.5 | 26.1 |
| #2: WARNACO GROUP INC -CL A |
11.5 | 2.9 | 6.2 |
| #3: PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN |
10.9 | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| #4: HARTMARX CORP |
5.8 | 13.1 | 9.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 70.2 | 12.7 | 17.0 |