BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4991 |
| INDUSTRY: | COGENERATN-SM POWER PRODUCER |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 16 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 8341 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 28.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 309.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 12.5 (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: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS |
26.0 | 3.6 | 9.0 |
| #2: OGDEN CORP |
20.6 | 13.3 | 10.5 |
| #3: AES CORP |
16.9 | 12.7 | 8.0 |
| #4: OGLETHORPE POWER CORP |
12.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 76.0 | 10.8 | 9.3 |