BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5331 |
| INDUSTRY: | VARIETY STORES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 30 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 229312 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 4.3 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 27.1 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.1 (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: WAL-MART STORES |
45.7 | 17.8 | 20.7 |
| #2: K MART CORP |
13.7 | 4.5 | 8.5 |
| #3: DAYTON HUDSON CORP |
11.1 | 12.7 | 14.0 |
| #4: COSTCO COMPANIES INC |
9.5 | 12.6 | 17.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 80.0 | 12.5 | 15.9 |