BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 8071 |
| INDUSTRY: | MEDICAL LABORATORIES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 35 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4778 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: -6.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 82.0 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 19.0 (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: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC |
32.0 | -4.1 | 2.6 |
| #2: LABORATORY CP OF AMER HLDGS |
31.8 | -101.3 | -6.8 |
| #3: U S DIAGNOSTIC INC |
4.5 | -460.6 | -40.4 |
| #4: UNILAB CORP |
4.5 | -1.2 | 15.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 72.8 | -59.0 | -7.9 |