BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3530
INDUSTRY: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY/EQUIPMT GENL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
4
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 6924

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
12.4
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
51.5
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
6.9
(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:
DOVER CORP
65.7 23.8 27.6
#2:
RAUMA OY -ADR
28.8 17.1 20.9
#3:
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
5.2 12.2 10.6
#4:
SI HANDLING SYSTEMS INC
0.3 22.7 22.7
Total of #1-4: 100.0 21.6 24.2

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