BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3600
INDUSTRY: ELECT. EQUIP/COMPS (EXC COMPUTER) GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
5
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 256216

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
0.1
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
1.0
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
3.5
(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:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
34.6 23.8 0.1
#2:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC -ADR
24.2 3.7 0.1
#3:
SIEMENS A G -ADR
23.6 9.0 0.2
#4:
KONINKLIJKE PHLPS ELC -ADR
14.7 16.9 0.2
Total of #1-4: 97.0 14.0 0.1

Industry Measures

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