BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2870 |
| INDUSTRY: | AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 16 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 27644 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.9 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 76.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 14.3 (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: NORSK HYDRO AS -ADR |
47.2 | 11.9 | 17.1 |
| #2: FMC CORP |
15.4 | -3.2 | 3.5 |
| #3: IMC GLOBAL INC |
10.8 | 4.5 | 9.2 |
| #4: POTASH CORP SASK INC |
8.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 81.8 | 8.8 | 13.0 |