BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 4923 |
| INDUSTRY: | NATURAL GAS TRANSMIS AND DIST |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 11 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 5951 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 11.4 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 170.0 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 6.6 (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: K N ENERGY INC |
31.4 | 6.4 |
| #2: PG&E CORP |
30.3 | 5.7 |
| #3: NEW CENTURY ENERGIES INC |
13.7 | 7.3 |
| #4: ONEOK INC |
10.1 | 9.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 85.4 | 6.7 |