BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 3613 |
| INDUSTRY: | SWITCHGEAR AND SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 7 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 2635 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.8 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 125.5 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.1 (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: ALSTOM S A -ADR |
78.4 | 6.6 |
| #2: LITTELFUSE INC |
10.4 | 19.7 |
| #3: POWELL INDUSTRIES INC |
7.3 | 14.7 |
| #4: TII INDUSTRIES INC |
1.9 | 4.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 98.0 | 7.8 |