BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3579
INDUSTRY: OFFICE MACHINES, NEC (NOT COPIERS)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
10
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 20581

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.2
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
98.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
22.4
(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:
SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD -ADR
72.3 2.3 4.3
#2:
PITNEY BOWES INC
19.9 28.1 20.5
#3:
GENERAL BINDING CORP
3.7 15.0 13.1
#4:
DICTAPHONE CORPORATION
1.7 -1604.5 -6.7
Total of #1-4: 97.7 7.6 8.3

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