BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 8700 |
| INDUSTRY: | ENGR,ACC,RESH,MGMT,REL SVCS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 37 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 12346 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 36.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 23.1 (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: SCIENCE APPLCTNS INTL |
19.4 | 12.1 | NC |
| #2: IMS HEALTH INC |
11.5 | 39.0 | 53.9 |
| #3: ACNIELSEN CORP |
11.3 | 7.8 | NC |
| #4: DYNCORP INC |
9.3 | -4.7 | 15.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 51.5 | 16.8 | 18.1 |