BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3312 |
| INDUSTRY: | STEEL WORKS & BLAST FURNACES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 46 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 89391 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 80.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 7.1 (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: BROKEN HILL PROPRIETRY -ADR |
17.9 | 3.3 | 9.6 |
| #2: BRITISH STEEL PLC -ADR |
13.3 | 6.5 | 9.2 |
| #3: USX-U S STEEL GROUP |
7.6 | 24.7 | 30.5 |
| #4: POHANG IRON & STEEL CO -ADR |
7.6 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 46.4 | 8.6 | 11.7 |