BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3652 |
| INDUSTRY: | RECORDS, AUDIO TAPES, DISKS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 9 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6191 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 11.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 51.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 15.4 (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: POLYGRAM N V |
88.4 | 19.0 | 24.4 |
| #2: CINRAM INTERNATIONAL INC |
5.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| #3: DOCDATA NV |
1.4 | 14.4 | 15.0 |
| #4: QUALITY DINO ENTERTNMT LTD |
1.3 | 204.9 | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 96.9 | 16.8 | 21.5 |