BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3669 |
| INDUSTRY: | COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 29 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4094 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 77.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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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: PITTWAY CORP/DE -CL A |
32.9 | 11.4 | 15.4 |
| #2: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS |
25.1 | -2.8 | 1.4 |
| #3: CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC |
8.2 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| #4: ANSALDO SIGNAL NV |
7.8 | -12.4 | -1.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 74.0 | -1.4 | 4.5 |