BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3312
INDUSTRY: STEEL WORKS & BLAST FURNACES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
46
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 89391

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.4
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
80.3
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
7.1
(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:
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETRY -ADR
17.9 3.3 9.6
#2:
BRITISH STEEL PLC -ADR
13.3 6.5 9.2
#3:
USX-U S STEEL GROUP
7.6 24.7 30.5
#4:
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO -ADR
7.6 10.1 10.3
Total of #1-4: 46.4 8.6 11.7

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