BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3743 |
| INDUSTRY: | RAILROAD EQUIPMENT |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 7 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 5289 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 21.9 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 118.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 9.7 (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: TRINITY INDUSTRIES |
42.2 | 14.0 | 19.3 |
| #2: UNION TANK CAR CO |
15.9 | 17.0 | 15.4 |
| #3: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO |
10.7 | -47.0 | 31.6 |
| #4: ACF INDUSTRIES INC |
9.5 | 32.9 | 20.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 78.3 | 22.2 | 18.4 |