BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3827
INDUSTRY: OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
17
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 1887

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
87.3
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
31.0
(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:
KLA-TENCOR CORP
54.7 10.4 NC
#2:
OPTICAL COATING LAB INC
11.5 7.9 12.2
#3:
AXSYS TECHNOLOGIES INC
6.6 11.4 20.9
#4:
ZYGO CORP
4.6 4.6 16.1
Total of #1-4: 77.4 9.2 4.2

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