BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 4522
INDUSTRY: AIR TRANSPORT, NONSCHEDULED
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
9
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 1697

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
93.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
14.6
(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:
ATLAS AIR INC
23.6 2.8 7.8
#2:
WORLD AIRWAYS INC
18.2 -250.8 20.9
#3:
CHC HELICOPTER CORP -CL A
14.8 9.6 12.3
#4:
VIRGIN EXPRESS HLDGS -ADR
14.6 NC NC
Total of #1-4: 71.3 6.0 9.1

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