BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3621
INDUSTRY: MOTORS AND GENERATORS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
12
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 3018

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
9.9
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
49.0
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
7.9
(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:
AMETEK INC
28.1 31.6 29.7
#2:
SMITH (A O) CORP
27.6 9.4 13.2
#3:
BALDOR ELECTRIC
18.5 16.6 24.9
#4:
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO
10.1 27.5 37.1
Total of #1-4: 84.2 15.3 20.1

Industry Measures

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