BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5735
INDUSTRY: RECORD AND TAPE STORES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
7
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 3075

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
1.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
21.0
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
-4.4
(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:
MUSICLAND STORES CORP
57.5 74.4 20.5
#2:
TRANS WORLD ENTMT CORP
15.7 7.0 13.9
#3:
WHEREHOUSE ENTMT
11.9 -35.7 -32.4
#4:
HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT INC
10.5 6.0 7.8
Total of #1-4: 95.6 -3.2 7.2

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