BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3613 |
| INDUSTRY: | SWITCHGEAR & SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 6 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 636 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 55.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.1 (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: LITTELFUSE INC |
43.2 | 20.5 | 25.7 |
| #2: POWELL INDUSTRIES INC |
30.1 | 16.6 | 22.9 |
| #3: CONTROL DEVICES INC |
11.0 | 17.3 | 27.3 |
| #4: TII INDUSTRIES INC |
8.0 | -2.6 | -1.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 92.3 | 15.5 | 21.6 |