BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3826 |
| INDUSTRY: | LAB ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 36 |
|
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 9307 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
|
OPERATING MARGIN: 6.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
|
CAPITAL INTENSITY: 80.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
|
SALES GROWTH: 15.1 (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: THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS |
17.1 | 16.8 | 17.6 |
| #2: VARIAN MEDICAL SYTEMS INC |
15.3 | 22.0 | 30.1 |
| #3: PE CORP |
13.7 | 26.4 | 32.7 |
| #4: BECKMAN COULTER INC |
12.9 | -323.2 | -16.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 59.0 | 2.0 | 8.1 |