BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2750
INDUSTRY: COMMERCIAL PRINTING, GENERAL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
28
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 21353

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.3
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
57.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
18.1
(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:
QUEBECOR INC -CL A
23.0 11.7 21.4
#2:
DONNELLEY (R R) & SONS CO
22.7 13.0 14.7
#3:
QUEBECOR PRINTING -SUB VTG
16.3 10.5 11.0
#4:
WORLD COLOR PRESS INC
9.3 9.5 12.7
Total of #1-4: 71.3 6.4 12.7

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