BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3630 |
| INDUSTRY: | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 8 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 29120 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 50.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 1.2 (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: AB ELECTROLUX -ADR |
48.9 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| #2: WHIRLPOOL CORP |
29.6 | -2.6 | 1.5 |
| #3: MAYTAG CORP |
11.7 | 29.8 | 28.3 |
| #4: SEMI-TECH CORP -CL A |
4.5 | -11.9 | 3.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 94.7 | -2.2 | 5.9 |