BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2621 |
| INDUSTRY: | PAPER MILLS (NEWSPRINT) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 25 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 63450 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 7.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 104.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 5.0 (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: KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP |
19.8 | 21.4 | 23.2 |
| #2: SVENSKA CELLULOSA AB -ADR |
11.8 | 11.2 | 12.4 |
| #3: FORT JAMES CORP |
11.4 | 26.4 | 13.3 |
| #4: CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORP |
9.0 | -17.1 | -9.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 52.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 |