BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2421
INDUSTRY: SAWMILLS, PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
9
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 5792

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
11.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
99.5
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
4.8
(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:
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP
41.5 -7.9 -6.0
#2:
UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODS INC
18.4 14.6 17.8
#3:
GEORGIA-PACIFIC TIMBER CO
9.5 -438.8 47.4
#4:
CROWN PACIFIC PARTNERS -LP
8.7 13.3 8.6
Total of #1-4: 78.1 12.0 11.8

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