BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3730
INDUSTRY: SHIP/BOATS GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
12
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 11934

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.6
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
50.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
12.2
(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:
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
34.0 16.5 21.2
#2:
BRUNSWICK CORP
30.6 11.5 13.9
#3:
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
14.3 -26.2 -2.4
#4:
BOUYGUES OFFSHORE SA -ADR
7.0 32.2 29.4
Total of #1-4: 86.0 12.6 15.0

Industry Measures

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