BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2320 |
| INDUSTRY: | MENS AND BOYS CLOTHING, GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 26 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6037 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.2 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 48.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 17.1 (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: POLO RALPH LAUREN CP -CL A |
19.6 | 45.0 | 38.3 |
| #2: CINTAS CORP |
13.9 | 17.7 | 24.6 |
| #3: OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC |
11.6 | 13.9 | 19.1 |
| #4: TOMMY HILFIGER CORP |
11.0 | 21.7 | 32.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 56.1 | 16.1 | 18.8 |