BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2800 |
| INDUSTRY: | CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 15 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 128455 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.3 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 67.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 2.9 (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: BAYER A G -SPON ADR |
23.8 | 12.5 | 18.6 |
| #2: HOECHST AG -SPON ADR |
22.5 | 8.4 | 13.9 |
| #3: IMPERIAL CHEM INDS PLC -ADR |
14.2 | -354.8 | 1.6 |
| #4: RHONE-POULENC SA -ADR 1/4 |
11.6 | -11.9 | 1.5 |
| Total of #1-4: | 72.1 | 2.5 | 9.3 |