BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 5122 |
| INDUSTRY: | DRUGS AND PROPRIETARY-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 30 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 57912 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 2.9 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 29.4 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 19.4 (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: MCKESSON HBOC INC |
21.7 | 2.1 |
| #2: BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORP -CL A |
20.1 | 6.5 |
| #3: CARDINAL HEALTH INC |
18.9 | 12.6 |
| #4: AMERISOURCE HEALTH CP -CL A |
13.5 | 7.5 |
| Total of #1-4: | 74.3 | 9.8 |