BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 3559 |
| INDUSTRY: | SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHY, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 68 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 17629 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
|
OPERATING MARGIN: 12.1 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 101.8 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 24.5 (Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the Median Participant in the Industry) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS |
| ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets |
| Competitor/Rank by Sales |
Market Share (% Ind. Sales) |
ROA |
| #1: APPLIED MATERIALS INC |
23.1 | 15.1 |
| #2: CANON INC -ADR |
9.3 | 11.0 |
| #3: DOVER CORP |
7.4 | 18.9 |
| #4: LAM RESEARCH CORP |
5.7 | -5.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 45.5 | 11.9 |