BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3578
INDUSTRY: CALC., ACCTNG MACHINES (EXC COMPUTERS)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
20
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 2942

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.0
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
82.5
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
17.1
(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:
DIEBOLD INC
41.7 18.6
#2:
TELXON CORP
15.8 -9.4
#3:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
15.2 39.1
#4:
MICROS SYSTEMS INC
7.8 17.0
Total of #1-4: 80.5 8.5

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