BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2085 |
| INDUSTRY: | DISTILLED AND BLENDED LIQUOR |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 4 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 33843 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 39.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.6 (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: DIAGEO PLC -ADR |
60.1 | 12.0 | NC |
| #2: SEAGRAM CO LTD |
34.5 | 5.3 | 10.1 |
| #3: BROWN-FORMAN -CL B |
4.7 | 23.4 | 30.4 |
| #4: MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INC |
0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 100.0 | 9.4 | 31.8 |