BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5900
INDUSTRY: MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
19
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4606

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
88.1
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
8.3
(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:
AMERIGAS PARTNERS -LP
23.4 11.1 9.9
#2:
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS -LP
17.5 19.0 12.5
#3:
SUBURBAN PROPANE PRTNRS -LP
16.7 9.6 8.4
#4:
PETROLEUM HEAT &POWER -CL A
11.9 15.6 7.6
Total of #1-4: 69.5 8.5 9.0

Industry Measures

Quartile Ranking

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