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 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 20581 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.2 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 98.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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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 |