BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 1220
INDUSTRY: COAL MINING, GEN
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 2765

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.3
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
67.2
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
0.2
(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:
ARCH COAL INC
38.6 5.0 4.8
#2:
ZEIGLER COAL HLDG CO
29.0 33.0 16.5
#3:
PITTSTON CO-MINERALS GROUP
22.8 NC 4.7
#4:
ROCHESTER & PITTSBURGH COAL
7.6 -1.8 2.8
Total of #1-4: 98.0 10.7 9.3

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