BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3679 |
| INDUSTRY: | ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 41 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 5093 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 10.2 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 73.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 13.2 (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: READ-RITE CORP |
22.8 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| #2: ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES INC |
10.4 | 19.6 | 23.5 |
| #3: APPLIED MAGNETICS CORP |
9.7 | 39.9 | 27.1 |
| #4: HUTCHINSON TECH |
8.9 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 51.8 | 12.1 | 13.8 |