BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5093 |
| INDUSTRY: | SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 9 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 2636 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: -4.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 120.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 23.9 (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: PHILIP SERVICES CORP |
66.4 | -10.4 | -6.0 |
| #2: METALS USA INC |
19.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| #3: ENVIROSOURCE INC |
8.6 | -21.0 | 6.6 |
| #4: METAL MANAGMENT INC |
2.5 | -8.7 | -2.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 96.8 | -10.0 | -3.4 |