BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 7374
INDUSTRY: CMP PROCESSING,DATA PREP SVC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
23
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 14391

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
14.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
90.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
20.4
(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:
FIRST DATA CORP
36.4 9.8 15.2
#2:
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
28.6 19.3 23.6
#3:
FISERV INC
6.8 11.8 14.9
#4:
SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC
6.0 13.9 23.6
Total of #1-4: 77.7 11.8 16.2

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