BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2731 |
| INDUSTRY: | BOOKS PUBLISHING AND PRINTING |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 16 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 18094 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 10.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 78.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 11.3 (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: THOMSON CORP |
48.4 | 12.2 | 10.6 |
| #2: MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES |
19.5 | 20.3 | 24.7 |
| #3: READERS DIGEST ASSN -CL A |
15.7 | 41.7 | 57.7 |
| #4: SCHOLASTIC CORP |
5.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 89.0 | 14.1 | 13.6 |