BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3411
INDUSTRY: METAL CANS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 13552

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.1
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
84.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
13.3
(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:
CROWN CORK & SEAL CO INC
62.7 9.2 9.3
#2:
BALL CORP
17.6 9.1 10.2
#3:
SILGAN HOLDINGS INC
11.2 -70.4 15.2
#4:
U S CAN CORP
5.5 -31.2 1.6
Total of #1-4: 96.9 10.0 9.6

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