BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3411 |
| INDUSTRY: | METAL CANS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 6 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 13552 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 84.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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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 |