BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3825
INDUSTRY: ELEC MEAS & TEST INSTRUMENTS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
46
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 8054

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
10.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
65.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
16.0
(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:
TEKTRONIX INC
24.1 14.9 19.5
#2:
SNAP-ON INC
21.7 16.9 24.0
#3:
TERADYNE INC
15.7 13.6 20.4
#4:
DYNATECH CORP
4.5 11.1 21.8
Total of #1-4: 66.0 11.8 16.3

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