BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2600 |
| INDUSTRY: | PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 4 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 39153 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 0.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 0.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 3.6 (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: INTL PAPER CO |
51.3 | -1.7 | 0.0 |
| #2: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CP -CONSOL |
33.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| #3: FLETCHER CHALLENGE -CONS |
14.8 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| #4: MERCER INTL INC |
0.4 | -24.1 | -0.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 100.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |