BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2870
INDUSTRY: AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
16
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 27644

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.9
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
76.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
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

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