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
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 25206

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
16.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
100.2
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
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

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