BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4731 |
| INDUSTRY: | ARRANGE TRANS-FREIGHT, CARGO |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 19 |
|
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 17830 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
|
OPERATING MARGIN: 3.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
|
CAPITAL INTENSITY: 25.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
|
SALES GROWTH: 15.8 (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: NFC PLC -ADR |
21.8 | 7.4 | 15.6 |
| #2: PITTSTON CO-CONSOLIDATED |
19.1 | 15.6 | 20.0 |
| #3: C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC |
10.0 | 8.3 | 25.2 |
| #4: PITTSTON CO-BAX GROUP |
9.3 | 10.0 | 14.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 60.3 | 11.3 | 14.8 |