BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5311
INDUSTRY: DEPARTMENT STORES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
20
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 121581

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.9
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
58.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
6.5
(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:
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO
34.0 20.3 13.3
#2:
PENNEY (J C) CO
20.0 9.5 9.1
#3:
FEDERATED DEPT STORES
12.9 5.7 9.1
#4:
MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO
9.9 20.0 19.9
Total of #1-4: 76.7 7.6 10.0

Industry Measures

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