BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 5912
INDUSTRY: DRUG AND PROPRIETARY STORES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
17
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 43519

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.4
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
56.3
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
43.0
(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:
WALGREEN CO
30.7 16.8
#2:
CVS CORP
29.3 12.7
#3:
RITE AID CORP
16.0 6.6
#4:
PENNEY (J C) CO
7.2 3.1
Total of #1-4: 83.2 9.6

Industry Measures

Quartile Ranking

SIC Finder