BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 4513
INDUSTRY: AIR COURIER SERVICES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 18898

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.8
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
35.9
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
12.3
(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:
FDX CORP
61.0 12.2 17.0
#2:
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC
22.6 17.2 21.2
#3:
AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORP
15.4 17.9 24.6
#4:
AIRNET SYSTEMS INC
0.5 16.5 24.5
Total of #1-4: 99.5 13.9 18.9

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