BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5600 |
| INDUSTRY: | APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6261 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 24.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 16.0 (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: INTIMATE BRANDS INC -CL A |
47.9 | 64.2 | 61.5 |
| #2: EDISON BROTHERS STORES |
17.4 | 6819.0 | 6542.9 |
| #3: MENS WEARHOUSE INC |
7.7 | 13.3 | 18.2 |
| #4: WILSONS LEATHER EXPERTS INC |
7.3 | 34.3 | 28.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 80.3 | 22.9 | 27.8 |