BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2810 |
| INDUSTRY: | INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS, GEN. |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 23 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 25206 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 16.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 100.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 6.1 (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: BOC GROUP PLC -SP ADR |
23.5 | 15.2 | 16.1 |
| #2: PRAXAIR INC |
18.8 | 19.6 | 16.0 |
| #3: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC |
18.4 | 16.2 | 15.8 |
| #4: KERR-MCGEE CORP |
6.8 | 13.5 | 16.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 67.5 | 16.4 | 16.5 |