BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 8700
INDUSTRY: ENGR,ACC,RESH,MGMT,REL SVCS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
37
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 12346

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
36.9
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
23.1
(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:
SCIENCE APPLCTNS INTL
19.4 12.1 NC
#2:
IMS HEALTH INC
11.5 39.0 53.9
#3:
ACNIELSEN CORP
11.3 7.8 NC
#4:
DYNCORP INC
9.3 -4.7 15.7
Total of #1-4: 51.5 16.8 18.1

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