BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 4412
INDUSTRY: DEEP SEA FRN TRANS-FREIGHT
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
18
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 5390

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
14.7
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
216.1
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
13.5
(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:
CANADIAN PACIFIC LTD
19.2 11.0
#2:
TRANS MARITIMA MEX -ADR
17.0 3.1
#3:
STOLT-NIELSEN SA
12.3 7.0
#4:
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP
8.9 3.1
Total of #1-4: 57.3 6.8

Industry Measures

Quartile Ranking

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