BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5040 |
| INDUSTRY: | PROF & COML EQ & SUPPLY-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 15 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 11408 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 62.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: -5.5 (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: IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS |
45.0 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| #2: FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTL INC |
19.1 | -8.8 | 2.8 |
| #3: DANKA BUSINESS SYS PLC -ADR |
18.4 | 9.1 | NC |
| #4: VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS CORP |
10.9 | 7.2 | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 93.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |