BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5110
INDUSTRY: PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS-WHSL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
13
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 20467

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
2.6
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
38.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
10.5
(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:
UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE INC
34.7 6.0 8.1
#2:
BOISE CASCADE CORP
26.8 -4.4 3.3
#3:
BOISE CASCADE OFFICE PDS CP
12.7 11.3 13.5
#4:
UNITED STATIONERS INC
12.5 3.0 9.2
Total of #1-4: 86.8 2.7 6.9

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