BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5045 |
| INDUSTRY: | COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 49 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 46429 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 1.9 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 15.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 26.0 (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: INGRAM MICRO INC -CL A |
35.7 | 18.7 | 16.6 |
| #2: CHS ELECTRONICS INC |
10.2 | 7.2 | 9.7 |
| #3: TECH DATA CORP |
9.9 | 13.0 | 13.6 |
| #4: MICROAGE INC |
9.6 | 10.5 | 13.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 65.4 | 8.0 | 11.8 |