BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3851 |
| INDUSTRY: | OPTHALMIC GOODS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 16 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 5112 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.3 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 86.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.5 (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: BAUSCH & LOMB INC |
37.5 | 6.0 | 10.4 |
| #2: LUXOTTICA GROUP SPA -ADR |
30.6 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
| #3: SOLA INTL INC |
9.6 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
| #4: WESLEY JESSEN VISIONCARE INC |
5.5 | 22.3 | 19.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 83.2 | 12.8 | 14.1 |