BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 3845
INDUSTRY: ELECTROMEDICAL APPARATUS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
102
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 11388

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
12.7
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
87.7
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
14.8
(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:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
43.0 34.0
#2:
MEDTRONIC INC
21.4 32.6
#3:
ELBIT MEDICAL IMAGING LTD
4.3 1.9
#4:
ACUSON CORP
3.8 8.0
Total of #1-4: 72.6 14.5

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