BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2400 |
| INDUSTRY: | LUMBER, WOOD PRODS (EX FURN), GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 10 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 16995 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 0.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 0.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 4.0 (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: WEYERHAEUSER CO |
66.0 | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| #2: MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LTD |
18.6 | -8.1 | 0.0 |
| #3: RAYONIER INC |
6.5 | 13.8 | 0.2 |
| #4: PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO -LP |
4.3 | 17.0 | 0.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 95.3 | 6.2 | 0.1 |