BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2611 |
| INDUSTRY: | PULP MILLS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 3 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 1535 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 22.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 439.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 40.0 (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: BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC |
36.4 | 41.6 | 18.0 |
| #2: ASIA PAC RES INTL HLD -CL A |
31.8 | -7.5 | 2.4 |
| #3: ARACRUZ CELULOSE SA -SP ADR |
31.8 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| #4: NA |
NA | NC | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 100.0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |