BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3669
INDUSTRY: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP, NEC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
31
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 3718

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.2
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
100.1
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
9.6
(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:
PITTWAY CORP/DE -CL A
30.8 13.7
#2:
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS
27.6 3.1
#3:
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
9.0 5.9
#4:
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP
6.0 15.0
Total of #1-4: 73.3 7.2

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