BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 5719 |
| INDUSTRY: | MISCELLANEOUS HOMEFURISHINGS STORES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4611 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 5.9 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 52.0 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 10.4 (Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the Median Participant in the Industry) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS |
| ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets |
| Competitor/Rank by Sales |
Market Share (% Ind. Sales) |
ROA |
| #1: PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE |
20.8 | 15.8 |
| #2: LINENS N THINGS INC |
19.0 | 9.6 |
| #3: BED BATH & BEYOND INC |
17.9 | 27.5 |
| #4: WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC |
17.6 | 10.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 75.2 | 11.4 |