BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3290
INDUSTRY: ABRASIVE, ASBESTOS, MINERAL GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
13
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 9551

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.9
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
55.0
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
12.9
(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:
OWENS CORNING
45.8 -14.1 10.7
#2:
JOHNS MANVILLE CP
17.3 24.9 24.5
#3:
JOHNS MANVILLE CP
17.3 18.8 19.6
#4:
HEXCEL CORP
9.8 29.5 12.7
Total of #1-4: 90.1 26.6 14.3

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