BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5211
INDUSTRY: LUMBER & OTH BLDG MATL-RETL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
11
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 38878

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
4.9
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
33.9
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
12.1
(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:
HOME DEPOT INC
50.2 15.7 22.0
#2:
LOWES COS
22.1 13.2 16.8
#3:
HOMEBASE INC
11.3 12.1 17.1
#4:
PAYLESS CASHWAYS
5.9 -229.5 -73.1
Total of #1-4: 89.5 9.4 14.6

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