BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2835
INDUSTRY: IN VITRO,IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
76
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4544

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
1.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
137.9
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
22.7
(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:
MALLINCKRODT INC
41.0 14.9 18.6
#2:
CHIRON CORP
23.2 5.8 7.7
#3:
IDEXX LABS INC
5.8 -7.0 -10.3
#4:
BIOCHEM PHARMA INC
4.1 16.0 14.9
Total of #1-4: 74.1 -6.5 1.3

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