BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 2711
INDUSTRY: NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING AND PRINTING
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
32
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 30501

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
19.0
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
116.1
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
8.7
(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:
GANNETT CO
12.4 27.9
#2:
KNIGHT-RIDDER INC
9.4 11.6
#3:
NEW YORK TIMES CO -CL A
8.4 16.0
#4:
NEWS CORP LTD -ADR
8.1 8.5
Total of #1-4: 38.2 16.3

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