BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3570
INDUSTRY: COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT, GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 235754

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
59.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
3.2
(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:
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
33.3 31.0 20.9
#2:
HITACHI LTD -ADR
29.2 2.7 5.7
#3:
TOSHIBA CORP
18.7 5.3 6.3
#4:
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO
18.2 19.3 22.7
Total of #1-4: 99.3 14.4 13.4

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