BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 7382
INDUSTRY: SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICE
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
8
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 902

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.0
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
296.9
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
17.8
(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:
BORG-WARNER SECURITY CP
27.0 4.2
#2:
PITTSTON CO-BRINKS GROUP
19.9 27.4
#3:
PITTSTON CO-BRINKS GROUP
19.9 27.4
#4:
WESTERN RESOURCES INC
16.9 -3.2
Total of #1-4: 83.7 3.0

Industry Measures

Quartile Ranking

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