BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 4924
INDUSTRY: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
90
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 53986

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
12.0
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
142.7
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
3.6
(Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the
Median Participant in the Industry)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS
ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets
Competitor/Rank by Sales Market Share

(% Ind. Sales)

ROA
#1:
SEMPRA ENERGY
5.1 8.2
#2:
BG PLC -ADR
5.0 NC
#3:
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
4.2 8.1
#4:
NORAM ENERGY CORP
4.1 5.5
Total of #1-4: 18.4 8.4

Industry Measures

Quartile Ranking

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