BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2711 |
| INDUSTRY: | NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING AND PRINTING |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 25 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 37183 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 17.6 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 89.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 7.3 (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: GANNETT CO |
12.7 | 20.5 | 25.0 |
| #2: UTD NEWS & MEDIA PLC -ADR |
10.0 | -45.3 | 60.7 |
| #3: TIMES MIRROR COMPANY -SER A |
8.9 | 144.1 | 24.1 |
| #4: KNIGHT-RIDDER INC |
7.7 | 25.6 | 25.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 39.4 | 19.1 | 19.6 |