BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3812 |
| INDUSTRY: | SRCH,DET,NAV,GUID,AERO SYS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 21 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 35537 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 82.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 6.6 (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: RAYTHEON CO -CL B |
38.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| #2: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP |
25.8 | 15.5 | 16.8 |
| #3: THOMSON CSF -ADR |
18.0 | 13.7 | NC |
| #4: LITTON INDUSTRIES INC |
11.7 | 15.5 | 19.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 94.0 | 8.3 | 10.2 |