BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 5045 |
| INDUSTRY: | COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 43 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 44779 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 2.1 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 28.9 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 26.8 (Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the Median Participant in the Industry) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS |
| ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets |
| Competitor/Rank by Sales |
Market Share (% Ind. Sales) |
ROA |
| #1: INGRAM MICRO INC -CL A |
37.0 | 7.6 |
| #2: TECH DATA CORP |
10.3 | 7.4 |
| #3: MICROAGE INC |
9.9 | 7.3 |
| #4: CHS ELECTRONICS INC |
9.3 | 5.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 66.6 | 7.1 |