BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3350
INDUSTRY: ROLLING, DRAWING, EXTRUDING GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
18
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 12305

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.9
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
41.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
18.0
(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:
ESSEX GROUP INC
13.8 28.5 27.4
#2:
ESSEX GROUP INC
13.8 35.8 30.2
#3:
GENERAL CABLE CORP/DE
9.2 43.5 29.2
#4:
COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES INC
8.9 2.8 9.0
Total of #1-4: 45.7 18.3 23.8

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