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
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 952

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
-12.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
218.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
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

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