BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3080 |
| INDUSTRY: | PLASTIC FILM SHEETS PLATES GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 11 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 1424 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 51.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 20.1 (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: SPARTECH CORP |
35.3 | 19.9 | 18.3 |
| #2: ALLTRISTA CORP |
17.9 | 15.2 | 19.9 |
| #3: UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORP |
14.6 | 0.9 | 8.2 |
| #4: RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC |
9.8 | 13.6 | 20.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 77.7 | 9.7 | 12.9 |