BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3357 |
| INDUSTRY: | DRAWNG,INSULATNG NONFER WIRE |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 12 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 3827 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 15.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 62.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 32.0 (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: ANDREW CORP |
22.7 | 21.2 | 30.3 |
| #2: BELDEN INC |
19.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 |
| #3: COMMSCOPE INC |
15.7 | 25.0 | 18.1 |
| #4: ALPINE GROUP INC |
15.2 | 97.3 | 38.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 73.1 | 21.1 | 24.7 |