BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5047 |
| INDUSTRY: | MED, DENTAL, HOSP EQ-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 9516 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 34.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 12.3 (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: ALLEGIANCE CORP |
45.7 | 9.7 | 11.5 |
| #2: OWENS & MINOR INC |
32.8 | 13.3 | 15.2 |
| #3: PSS WORLD MEDICAL INC |
7.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| #4: PATTERSON DENTAL CO |
7.0 | 19.9 | 31.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 92.7 | 6.4 | 9.7 |