BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2020
INDUSTRY: DAIRY PRODUCTS, GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
9
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 19699

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
68.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
11.0
(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:
GROUPE DANONE -SPON ADR
74.6 8.6 12.9
#2:
DEAN FOODS CO
15.3 15.3 21.5
#3:
SUIZA FOODS CORP
9.1 11.0 10.0
#4:
BROUGHTONS FOODS CO
0.4 3.6 6.3
Total of #1-4: 99.5 9.0 13.1

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