BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 2899
INDUSTRY: CHEMICALS, CHEMICAL PREPS NEC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
21
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 8182

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
13.9
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
110.8
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
5.4
(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:
NALCO CHEMICAL CO
17.5 16.8
#2:
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP
16.0 8.4
#3:
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC
15.8 10.0
#4:
HERCULES INC
11.8 16.7
Total of #1-4: 61.2 12.5

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