BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 5045
INDUSTRY: COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE-WHSL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
43
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 44779

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
2.1
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
28.9
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
26.8
(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:
INGRAM MICRO INC -CL A
37.0 7.6
#2:
TECH DATA CORP
10.3 7.4
#3:
MICROAGE INC
9.9 7.3
#4:
CHS ELECTRONICS INC
9.3 5.8
Total of #1-4: 66.6 7.1

Industry Measures

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