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
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 6261

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.8
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
24.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
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

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