BENCHMARKS REPORT
   
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 7374 | 
| INDUSTRY: | CMP PROCESSING,DATA PREP SVC | 
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY | 
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 24 | 
| 1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 14473 (Total Sales in $Millions) | 
| OPERATING MARGIN: 18.7 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) | 
| ASSET INTENSITY: 193.6 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) | 
| SALES GROWTH: 19.3 (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: FIRST DATA CORP | 36.2 | 7.8 | 
| #2: AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING | 28.4 | 17.8 | 
| #3: FISERV INC | 6.7 | 4.7 | 
| #4: SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC | 6.0 | 18.7 | 
| Total of #1-4: | 77.3 | 9.6 | 
