BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3845 |
| INDUSTRY: | ELECTROMEDICAL APPARATUS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 115 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 10012 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 90.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 15.0 (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: MEDTRONIC INC |
24.4 | 30.4 | 43.9 |
| #2: GUIDANT CORP |
13.3 | 25.8 | 30.9 |
| #3: ST JUDE MEDICAL INC |
9.9 | 5.5 | 8.5 |
| #4: MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYS |
5.4 | 11.6 | 14.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 53.0 | 3.2 | 10.1 |