BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 8711 |
| INDUSTRY: | ENGINEERING SERVICES |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 36 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 7290 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 3.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 35.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 4.9 (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: EG&G INC |
20.0 | 9.3 | 13.6 |
| #2: STONE & WEBSTER INC |
18.1 | 9.7 | 14.2 |
| #3: AQUA ALLIANCE INC -CL A |
6.3 | 50.4 | -13.5 |
| #4: DAMES & MOORE GROUP |
6.2 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 50.7 | 5.2 | 10.7 |