BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2111
INDUSTRY: CIGARETTES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 68417

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
0.2
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
0.5
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
-5.5
(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:
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC
82.0 42.3 0.4
#2:
HANSON PLC -ADR
12.5 87.1 0.4
#3:
GALLAHER GROUP PLC -ADR
2.4 -44.5 0.7
#4:
SWEDISH MATCH AB -ADR
1.4 35.2 NC
Total of #1-4: 98.2 47.1 0.4

Industry Measures

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