BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3577
INDUSTRY: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQ, NEC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
73
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 11014

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
4.6
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
73.3
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
23.3
(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:
LEXMARK INTL GRP INC -CL A
22.6 22.7
#2:
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD
11.2 20.7
#3:
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES
7.0 16.6
#4:
UNOVA INC
5.8 -31.5
Total of #1-4: 46.6 6.3

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