BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 5211 |
| INDUSTRY: | LUMBER AND OTH BLDG MATL-RETL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 12 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 35350 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.1 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 47.0 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 10.0 (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: HOME DEPOT INC |
55.3 | 16.4 |
| #2: LOWES COS |
24.3 | 11.3 |
| #3: PAYLESS CASHWAYS |
6.5 | 1.0 |
| #4: HOMEBASE INC |
4.1 | 7.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 90.2 | 12.9 |