BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5399
INDUSTRY: RETAIL STORES-GEN MERC CHAIN
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
3
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 3854

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
-2.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
30.6
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
-3.3
(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:
SERVICE MERCHANDISE CO
95.0 -26.4 -5.6
#2:
LURIA (L.) & SON INC
3.2 -434.8 -156.8
#3:
LIQUIDATION WORLD INC
1.8 15.5 26.9
#4:
NA
NA NC NC
Total of #1-4: 100.0 -36.9 -8.8

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