BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 7363
INDUSTRY: HELP SUPPLY SERVICES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
49
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 37748

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.3
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
38.4
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
33.6
(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:
ADECCO S A -SPON ADR
20.7 -0.4
#2:
MANPOWER INC/WI
19.2 12.5
#3:
KELLY SERVICES INC -CL A
10.2 14.0
#4:
OLSTEN CORP
7.1 14.3
Total of #1-4: 57.2 8.6

Industry Measures

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