BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 2080
INDUSTRY: BEVERAGES, GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
10
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 49640

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
20.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
65.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
5.9
(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:
PEPSICO INC
42.1 21.5 23.5
#2:
COCA-COLA CO
38.0 56.5 56.4
#3:
BASS PLC -ADR
17.1 6.6 11.8
#4:
TRIARC COS INC -CL A
1.7 -46.7 7.3
Total of #1-4: 98.9 29.4 31.4

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