BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 8071
INDUSTRY: MEDICAL LABORATORIES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
38
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 6309

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
0.9
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
122.0
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
18.7
(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:
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC -ADR
25.5 3.1
#2:
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC
24.2 5.8
#3:
LABORATORY CP OF AMER HLDGS
24.1 -4.2
#4:
U S DIAGNOSTIC INC
3.4 0.6
Total of #1-4: 77.2 0.7

Industry Measures

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