BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5084
INDUSTRY: INDUSTRIAL MACH & EQ-WHSL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
14
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4837

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.3
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
73.0
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
30.1
(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:
STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES
24.5 3.5 6.1
#2:
AIRGAS INC
24.0 6.9 8.6
#3:
NATIONAL-OILWELL INC
20.8 18.5 26.0
#4:
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT -CL A
9.1 13.1 21.9
Total of #1-4: 78.3 10.6 12.8

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