BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2834
INDUSTRY: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
169
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 202573

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
20.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
79.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
16.6
(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:
MERCK & CO
11.7 36.6 45.2
#2:
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
11.2 26.7 33.4
#3:
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
8.2 44.4 50.9
#4:
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP
7.0 25.0 24.6
Total of #1-4: 38.1 21.8 25.6

Industry Measures

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