BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 4513
INDUSTRY: AIR COURIER SERVICES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 16900

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.2
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
61.8
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
13.9
(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:
FDX CORP
68.2 9.0
#2:
AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORP
17.2 16.5
#3:
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC
13.4 8.3
#4:
AIRNET SYSTEMS INC
0.6 21.2
Total of #1-4: 99.4 10.0

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