BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3841 |
| INDUSTRY: | SURGICAL/MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 75 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 18302 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 10.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 89.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 31.5 (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: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC |
33.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| #2: BECTON DICKINSON & CO |
15.4 | 21.8 | 22.0 |
| #3: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP |
10.0 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| #4: BARD (C.R.) INC |
6.6 | 12.6 | 13.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 65.5 | 8.0 | 12.1 |