BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 4923
INDUSTRY: NATURAL GAS TRANSMIS AND DIST
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
11
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 5951

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
11.4
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
170.0
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
6.6
(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:
K N ENERGY INC
31.4 6.4
#2:
PG&E CORP
30.3 5.7
#3:
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES INC
13.7 7.3
#4:
ONEOK INC
10.1 9.8
Total of #1-4: 85.4 6.7

Industry Measures

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