BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 1041
INDUSTRY: GOLD ORES MINING
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
49
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 9417

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
-9.4
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
254.1
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
1.1
(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:
NEWMONT MINING CORP
16.7 9.1
#2:
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
13.6 -2.1
#3:
PLACER DOME INC
12.8 -9.0
#4:
HOMESTAKE MINING
6.7 2.3
Total of #1-4: 49.9 -3.7

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