BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 7374 |
| INDUSTRY: | CMP PROCESSING,DATA PREP SVC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 24 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 14473 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
|
OPERATING MARGIN: 18.7 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 193.6 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 19.3 (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: FIRST DATA CORP |
36.2 | 7.8 |
| #2: AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING |
28.4 | 17.8 |
| #3: FISERV INC |
6.7 | 4.7 |
| #4: SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC |
6.0 | 18.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 77.3 | 9.6 |