BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2400
INDUSTRY: LUMBER, WOOD PRODS (EX FURN), GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
10
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 16995

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
0.1
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
0.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
4.0
(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:
WEYERHAEUSER CO
66.0 7.4 0.1
#2:
MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LTD
18.6 -8.1 0.0
#3:
RAYONIER INC
6.5 13.8 0.2
#4:
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO -LP
4.3 17.0 0.1
Total of #1-4: 95.3 6.2 0.1

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