BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3250 |
| INDUSTRY: | STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 5 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4888 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.7 (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: 5.7 (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: BORAL LTD -ADR |
73.1 | 12.8 | 11.9 |
| #2: DAL-TILE INTERNATIONAL INC |
13.8 | -2812.1 | -11.9 |
| #3: JUSTIN INDUSTRIES |
9.0 | 9.6 | 14.0 |
| #4: INTL DE CERAMICA SA -ADR |
3.9 | -0.6 | 9.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 99.8 | 8.1 | 9.1 |