BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5990
INDUSTRY: RETAIL STORES, NEC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
22
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4604

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
1.3
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
42.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
22.3
(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:
PETSMART INC
32.6 5.7 9.7
#2:
COLE NATL CORP -CL A
14.9 -140.1 -3.1
#3:
SUNGLASS HUT INTL INC
11.4 -0.1 4.4
#4:
PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC
10.9 -6.3 -6.7
Total of #1-4: 69.8 -2.4 3.2

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