BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 3999 |
| INDUSTRY: | MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 16 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 1675 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 10.4 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 86.4 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 4.9 (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: BLYTH INDUSTRIES INC |
29.6 | 23.8 |
| #2: INTL GAME TECHNOLOGY |
27.5 | 27.2 |
| #3: BRADY CORP |
25.4 | 17.8 |
| #4: RACING CHAMPIONS CORP |
4.6 | 16.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 87.1 | 12.0 |