BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2650 |
| INDUSTRY: | PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS, BOXES GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 8 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 8095 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.9 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 86.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 3.2 (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: AMCOR LTD -ADR |
57.4 | -2.7 | 3.1 |
| #2: ROCK-TENN COMPANY |
13.7 | 4.3 | 7.3 |
| #3: LONGVIEW FIBRE CO |
9.5 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| #4: ACX TECHNOLOGIES INC |
9.0 | 6.4 | 10.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 89.6 | -0.2 | 4.5 |