BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3640
INDUSTRY: ELECTRIC LIGHTING,WIRED DEVICES GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
35
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 18083

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
10.8
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
61.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
9.6
(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:
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC
29.2 15.3 17.7
#2:
U S INDUSTRIES INC
12.6 16.0 19.3
#3:
NATIONAL SERVICE INDS INC
11.3 16.0 25.7
#4:
RAYCHEM CORP
9.8 30.0 22.5
Total of #1-4: 62.9 16.0 17.5

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