BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3296
INDUSTRY: MINERAL WOOL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
8
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 6874

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
10.6
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
88.6
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
2.1
(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:
OWENS CORNING
46.8 4.5
#2:
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC
11.0 22.0
#3:
JOHNS MANVILLE CP
10.2 19.0
#4:
JOHNS MANVILLE CP
10.2 19.0
Total of #1-4: 78.1 12.0

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