BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3530 |
| INDUSTRY: | CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY/EQUIPMT GENL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 4 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6924 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 51.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 6.9 (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: DOVER CORP |
65.7 | 23.8 | 27.6 |
| #2: RAUMA OY -ADR |
28.8 | 17.1 | 20.9 |
| #3: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP |
5.2 | 12.2 | 10.6 |
| #4: SI HANDLING SYSTEMS INC |
0.3 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 100.0 | 21.6 | 24.2 |