BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3572
INDUSTRY: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES (DISK DRIVERS)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
31
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 28665

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.8
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
42.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
30.5
(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:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
31.2 18.9 22.2
#2:
QUANTUM CORP
18.6 16.8 18.4
#3:
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
14.6 43.2 50.8
#4:
EMC CORP/MA
10.2 22.7 24.9
Total of #1-4: 74.6 17.4 20.6

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