BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 7200 |
| INDUSTRY: | PERSONAL SERVICES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 27 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 13969 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 177.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 16.7 (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: CENDANT CORP |
30.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| #2: SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL |
17.7 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
| #3: BLOCK H & R INC |
13.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| #4: LOEWEN GROUP INC |
8.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 69.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 |