BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 7385 |
| INDUSTRY: | TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT SYS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 8 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 952 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: -12.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 218.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 108.9 (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: NORSTAN INC |
41.8 | 12.1 | 13.6 |
| #2: INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATNS INC |
26.0 | 172.2 | -7.3 |
| #3: EXECUTONE INFORMATION SYS |
16.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| #4: AVTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC |
5.4 | -130.6 | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 89.7 | -503.5 | -5.5 |