BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 5084
INDUSTRY: INDUSTRIAL MACH AND EQ-WHSL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
20
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 3007

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.4
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
75.6
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
15.1
(Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the
Median Participant in the Industry)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS
ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets
Competitor/Rank by Sales Market Share

(% Ind. Sales)

ROA
#1:
NATIONAL-OILWELL INC
21.0 15.5
#2:
STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES
16.9 11.4
#3:
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT -CL A
14.6 17.5
#4:
JLK DIRECT DISTR INC -CL A
10.5 19.5
Total of #1-4: 63.0 9.7

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