BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 5331
INDUSTRY: VARIETY STORES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
31
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 201737

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
4.4
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
33.4
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
6.3
(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:
WAL-MART STORES
37.7 24.1
#2:
K MART CORP
15.6 5.4
#3:
COSTCO COMPANIES INC
10.8 11.8
#4:
WAL-MART STORES
10.0 14.2
Total of #1-4: 74.1 13.2

Industry Measures

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