BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3452 |
| INDUSTRY: | BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS, WASHERS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 9 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 1929 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 71.0 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.1 (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: FAIRCHILD CORP -CL A |
38.0 | -0.8 | 7.1 |
| #2: SPS TECHNOLOGIES INC |
30.5 | 15.1 | 18.0 |
| #3: PENN ENGR & MFG CORP -CL A |
8.7 | 11.2 | 17.8 |
| #4: KAYNAR TECHNOLOGIES INC |
7.8 | 25.4 | 31.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 85.0 | 10.1 | 13.4 |