BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5084 |
| INDUSTRY: | INDUSTRIAL MACH & EQ-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 14 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4837 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.3 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 73.0 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 30.1 (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: STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES |
24.5 | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| #2: AIRGAS INC |
24.0 | 6.9 | 8.6 |
| #3: NATIONAL-OILWELL INC |
20.8 | 18.5 | 26.0 |
| #4: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT -CL A |
9.1 | 13.1 | 21.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 78.3 | 10.6 | 12.8 |