BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3728
INDUSTRY: AIRCRAFT PARTS, NEC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
14
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 7373

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.7
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
46.4
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
18.6
(Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the
Median Participant in the Industry)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS
ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets
Competitor/Rank by Sales Market Share

(% Ind. Sales)

ROA
#1:
BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC
46.7 NC
#2:
SUNDSTRAND CORP
13.6 22.0
#3:
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
11.7 17.0
#4:
COLTEC INDUSTRIES
7.6 20.1
Total of #1-4: 79.6 18.7