BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3531 |
| INDUSTRY: | CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 7 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 28916 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 76.0 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 9.7 (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: CATERPILLAR INC |
65.4 | 35.6 | 23.0 |
| #2: KOMATSU LTD -ADR |
30.6 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
| #3: JLG INDUSTRIES INC |
1.8 | 28.5 | 43.2 |
| #4: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC |
0.9 | 13.1 | 17.9 |
| Total of #1-4: | 98.8 | 20.1 | 16.7 |