BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3630
INDUSTRY: HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
8
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 29120

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
50.6
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
1.2
(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:
AB ELECTROLUX -ADR
48.9 1.7 8.1
#2:
WHIRLPOOL CORP
29.6 -2.6 1.5
#3:
MAYTAG CORP
11.7 29.8 28.3
#4:
SEMI-TECH CORP -CL A
4.5 -11.9 3.9
Total of #1-4: 94.7 -2.2 5.9

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