BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2000 |
| INDUSTRY: | FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, GEN |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 9 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 176353 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 0.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 0.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 4.2 (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: UNILEVER COMBINED |
27.6 | 46.1 | 0.5 |
| #2: NESTLE S A -SPON ADR |
27.2 | 16.4 | 0.2 |
| #3: CONAGRA INC |
13.6 | 24.9 | 0.2 |
| #4: SARA LEE CORP |
11.2 | 22.7 | 0.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 79.6 | 28.4 | 0.3 |