BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 6282
INDUSTRY: INVESTMENT ADVICE
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
45
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 18380

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
23.6
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
529.3
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
22.3
(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:
EQUITABLE COS INC
32.5 1.2
#2:
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
11.7 34.2
#3:
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS
10.2 26.4
#4:
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MGMT -LP
5.3 34.6
Total of #1-4: 59.7 4.5

Industry Measures

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