BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 1623
INDUSTRY: WATER, SEWER, PIPELINE CONSTR
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
14
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 4748

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.6
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
56.5
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
27.7
(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:
MCDERMOTT (J RAY) S A
28.8 -3.6 4.5
#2:
COFLEXIP -SPON ADR
25.6 20.5 23.2
#3:
MASTEC INC
14.8 23.5 23.9
#4:
MYR GROUP INC
9.1 19.1 22.2
Total of #1-4: 78.3 9.8 13.5

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