BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4922 |
| INDUSTRY: | NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 39572 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 11.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 102.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 31.1 (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: TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD |
25.2 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| #2: COASTAL CORP |
24.3 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
| #3: EL PASO ENERGY CORP/DE |
14.2 | 9.5 | 11.0 |
| #4: WILLIAMS COS INC |
11.1 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 74.9 | 9.6 | 10.7 |