BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2100 |
| INDUSTRY: | TOBACCO PRODUCTS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 5 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 2222 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 42.2 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 54.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 37.5 (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: UST INC |
61.9 | 100.3 | 130.1 |
| #2: CONS CIGAR HLDGS INC -CL A |
13.5 | 97.2 | 39.8 |
| #3: SWISHER INTL GRP INC -CL A |
12.4 | 45.7 | 39.2 |
| #4: GENERAL CIGAR HLDGS -CL A |
11.8 | 18.3 | 24.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 99.6 | 72.1 | 76.8 |