BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4923 |
| INDUSTRY: | NATURAL GAS TRANSMIS & DIST |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 21 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 33743 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 90.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 11.2 (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: NORAM ENERGY CORP |
17.4 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| #2: CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS CO |
16.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
| #3: WESTCOAST ENERGY INC |
15.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| #4: COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP |
15.0 | 15.3 | 13.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 64.4 | 9.4 | 10.5 |