BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3721
INDUSTRY: AIRCRAFT
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
14
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 82511

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.5
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
53.7
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
12.4
(Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the
Median Participant in the Industry)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS
ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets
Competitor/Rank by Sales Market Share

(% Ind. Sales)

ROA
#1:
BOEING CO
32.6 -14.4
#2:
BOEING CO
22.0 20.0
#3:
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
10.2 2.1
#4:
BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC
10.2 NC
Total of #1-4: 75.0 6.5

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