BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 1600 |
| INDUSTRY: | HEAVY CONSTR-NON-BLDG |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 19 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 37852 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 30.0 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 7.4 (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: FLUOR CORP |
37.8 | 8.4 | 13.6 |
| #2: ALSTOM S A -ADR |
28.6 | 11.3 | 19.6 |
| #3: FOSTER WHEELER CORP |
10.7 | -1.7 | 4.0 |
| #4: FLETCHER CHLNG BLD DIV -ADR |
6.0 | 22.2 | 12.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 83.1 | 3.3 | 11.2 |