BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 5093 |
| INDUSTRY: | SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 14 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 2620 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 1.3 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 105.9 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 10.5 (Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the Median Participant in the Industry) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS |
| ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets |
| Competitor/Rank by Sales |
Market Share (% Ind. Sales) |
ROA |
| #1: PHILIP SERVICES CORP |
42.5 | -3.2 |
| #2: METALS USA INC |
19.4 | 5.6 |
| #3: COMMERCIAL METALS |
17.3 | 6.7 |
| #4: ENVIROSOURCE INC |
7.1 | 10.5 |
| Total of #1-4: | 86.3 | 1.2 |