BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3651 |
| INDUSTRY: | HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 23 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 54281 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 5.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 52.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 6.0 (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: SONY CORP -AMER SHARES |
84.1 | 9.6 | 13.3 |
| #2: PIONEER ELECTRON -SPON ADR |
8.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| #3: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDS |
2.7 | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| #4: ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORP |
2.2 | 336.4 | -206.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 97.3 | 5.6 | 10.3 |