BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5700 |
| INDUSTRY: | HOME FURNITURE & EQUIP STORE |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 5343 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 4.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 35.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.4 (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: PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE |
17.9 | 14.9 | 21.2 |
| #2: LINENS N THINGS INC |
16.4 | 9.2 | 16.3 |
| #3: BED BATH & BEYOND INC |
15.4 | 25.7 | NC |
| #4: WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC |
15.2 | 15.6 | 19.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 64.9 | 10.3 | 11.2 |