BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 8741
INDUSTRY: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
27
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 11079

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
50.2
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
86.5
(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:
SERVICEMASTER CO
35.8 31.2 20.0
#2:
STAFF LEASING INC
16.7 48.8 47.6
#3:
MORRISON KNUDSEN
15.1 9.3 16.8
#4:
NOVACARE INC
9.6 7.7 9.7
Total of #1-4: 77.2 0.8 6.0

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