BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3241 |
| INDUSTRY: | CEMENT, HYDRAULIC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 7 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 11594 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 21.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 122.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.8 (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: CRH PLC -ADR |
39.4 | 18.6 | 14.3 |
| #2: CEMEX S A -ADR |
32.7 | 21.6 | 17.6 |
| #3: LAFARGE CORP |
15.6 | 14.5 | 22.1 |
| #4: SOUTHDOWN INC |
6.2 | 19.5 | 26.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 93.9 | 19.4 | 17.7 |