BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5731
INDUSTRY: RADIO,TV,CONS ELECTR STORES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
14
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 35245

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.4
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
24.3
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
9.2
(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:
BEST BUY CO INC
22.0 0.4 6.6
#2:
CIRCUIT CITY STORES -CONSOL
21.7 8.4 12.5
#3:
CIRCUIT CITY STR CRCT CTY GP
20.3 9.0 12.8
#4:
TANDY CORP
15.2 18.2 22.0
Total of #1-4: 79.3 10.0 14.1

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