BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 1381
INDUSTRY: DRILLING OIL AND GAS WELLS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 27
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 11509
(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN: 31.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY: 166.2
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH: 45.9
(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: GLOBAL MARINE INC 9.3 39.1 27.3
#2: NABORS INDUSTRIES 8.9 15.8 20.0
#3: DIAMOND OFFSHRE DRILLING INC 8.3 18.1 23.0
#4: R & B FALCON CORP 8.2 21.4 19.8
Total of #1-4: 34.7 17.6 19.0
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