BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3731
INDUSTRY: SHIP BUILDING
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
12
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 8553

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.4
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
59.3
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
14.7
(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:
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
27.0 33.1
#2:
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
20.0 -1.5
#3:
MCDERMOTT INTL INC
16.5 0.8
#4:
LITTON INDUSTRIES INC
13.0 41.3
Total of #1-4: 76.4 9.1

Industry Measures

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