BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 4412
INDUSTRY: DEEP SEA FRN TRANS-FREIGHT
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
13
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4940

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
19.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
207.3
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
10.1
(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:
STOLT-NIELSEN SA
30.9 21.6 17.7
#2:
TRANS MARITIMA MEX -ADR
18.5 -3.4 5.6
#3:
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP
9.7 2.4 6.2
#4:
INTL SHIPHOLDING CORP
7.9 1.2 6.3
Total of #1-4: 67.0 9.0 9.4

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