BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5031
INDUSTRY: LUMBER, PLYWOOD, MILLWORK & WOOD PANELS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
4
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 2878

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
40.6
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
6.0
(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:
CRANE CO
70.8 21.2 24.2
#2:
MORGAN PRODUCTS LTD
14.3 -49.2 -15.7
#3:
KEVCO INC
13.9 15.5 6.6
#4:
JEWETT CAMERON TRADING LTD
1.0 8.7 12.5
Total of #1-4: 100.0 15.9 17.1

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