BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3572 |
| INDUSTRY: | COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES (DISK DRIVERS) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 31 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 28665 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 42.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 30.5 (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: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY |
31.2 | 18.9 | 22.2 |
| #2: QUANTUM CORP |
18.6 | 16.8 | 18.4 |
| #3: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP |
14.6 | 43.2 | 50.8 |
| #4: EMC CORP/MA |
10.2 | 22.7 | 24.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 74.6 | 17.4 | 20.6 |