BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3661 |
| INDUSTRY: | TELEPHONE APPARATUS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 94 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 128266 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 5.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 50.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.6 (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: NEC CORP -ADR |
31.1 | 9.1 | 6.1 |
| #2: ALCATEL -ADR |
24.1 | 10.6 | 8.8 |
| #3: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC |
20.6 | 16.0 | 24.0 |
| #4: NORTEL NETWORKS CORP |
12.1 | 16.9 | 19.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 87.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 |