BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 4922
INDUSTRY: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
13
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 39572

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
11.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
102.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
31.1
(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:
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD
25.2 11.7 10.3
#2:
COASTAL CORP
24.3 11.4 12.0
#3:
EL PASO ENERGY CORP/DE
14.2 9.5 11.0
#4:
WILLIAMS COS INC
11.1 9.9 10.7
Total of #1-4: 74.9 9.6 10.7

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