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
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 35537

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.4
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
82.6
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
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

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