BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 7371 |
| INDUSTRY: | COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICE |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 22 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 3477 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 5.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 88.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 32.8 (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: CSK CORP -SPON ADR |
31.6 | -7.4 | -1.0 |
| #2: KEANE INC |
18.8 | 18.6 | 32.2 |
| #3: PERSONNEL GROUP AMERICA INC |
13.7 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
| #4: ANALYSTS INTERNATIONAL CORP |
12.6 | 24.8 | 41.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 76.8 | 1.8 | 5.8 |