BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4412 |
| INDUSTRY: | DEEP SEA FRN TRANS-FREIGHT |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4940 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 19.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 207.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 10.1 (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: STOLT-NIELSEN SA |
30.9 | 21.6 | 17.7 |
| #2: TRANS MARITIMA MEX -ADR |
18.5 | -3.4 | 5.6 |
| #3: OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP |
9.7 | 2.4 | 6.2 |
| #4: INTL SHIPHOLDING CORP |
7.9 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 67.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 |