BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 7371
INDUSTRY: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICE
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
22
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 3477

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.1
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
88.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
32.8
(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:
CSK CORP -SPON ADR
31.6 -7.4 -1.0
#2:
KEANE INC
18.8 18.6 32.2
#3:
PERSONNEL GROUP AMERICA INC
13.7 8.7 10.6
#4:
ANALYSTS INTERNATIONAL CORP
12.6 24.8 41.2
Total of #1-4: 76.8 1.8 5.8

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