BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3721
INDUSTRY: AIRCRAFT
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 59793

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
1.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
42.3
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
11.2
(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:
BOEING CO
76.6 -1.4 1.2
#2:
BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC
20.0 8.4 11.4
#3:
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
3.2 262.0 50.8
#4:
PRECISION STANDARD INC
0.2 202.9 -267.7
Total of #1-4: 100.0 1.6 4.0

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