BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5140 |
| INDUSTRY: | GROCERIES & RELATED PDS-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 20 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 39391 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 16.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 13.4 (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: SUPERVALU INC |
42.0 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
| #2: SYSCO CORP |
36.7 | 21.6 | 25.8 |
| #3: RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC |
8.7 | 23.7 | 36.2 |
| #4: INTL MULTIFOODS CORP |
6.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 94.0 | 15.9 | 18.0 |