BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 1040 |
| INDUSTRY: | GOLD AND SILVER ORES MINING, GEN |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 52 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 10742 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: -12.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 214.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 1.0 (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: NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY |
14.6 | 4.3 | 7.6 |
| #2: NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY |
14.6 | 4.3 | 7.9 |
| #3: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION |
12.0 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| #4: PLACER DOME INC |
11.3 | -19.6 | -9.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 52.5 | -13.7 | -5.9 |