BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 4955
INDUSTRY: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
40
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4467

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
1.7
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
174.5
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
3.7
(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:
LAIDLAW INC
15.9 4.4
#2:
SAFETY-KLEEN CORP
15.2 4.2
#3:
PHILIP SERVICES CORP
14.3 -2.6
#4:
ICF KAISER INTL INC
9.5 4.0
Total of #1-4: 54.8 1.0

Industry Measures

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