BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3241
INDUSTRY: CEMENT, HYDRAULIC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
7
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 11594

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
21.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
122.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
8.8
(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:
CRH PLC -ADR
39.4 18.6 14.3
#2:
CEMEX S A -ADR
32.7 21.6 17.6
#3:
LAFARGE CORP
15.6 14.5 22.1
#4:
SOUTHDOWN INC
6.2 19.5 26.2
Total of #1-4: 93.9 19.4 17.7

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