BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2890
INDUSTRY: MISC CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
17
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 15093

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
16.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
82.0
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
5.4
(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:
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC
15.8 12.3 18.1
#2:
HERCULES INC
12.4 47.0 46.2
#3:
CABOT CORP
10.8 12.5 13.5
#4:
SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC
10.4 21.8 25.3
Total of #1-4: 49.3 18.1 19.5

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