BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2211
INDUSTRY: FABRIC MILL, COTTON
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
11
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 6423

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
4.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
56.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
2.5
(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:
SPRINGS INDUSTRIES -CL A
34.7 8.6 12.3
#2:
CONE MILLS CORP
11.2 -7.8 -0.9
#3:
DELTA WOODSIDE INDS
10.1 3.3 7.2
#4:
GALEY & LORD INC
7.7 13.1 11.7
Total of #1-4: 63.6 4.0 8.0

Industry Measures

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