BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2211 |
| INDUSTRY: | FABRIC MILL, COTTON |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 11 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6423 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 4.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 56.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 2.5 (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: SPRINGS INDUSTRIES -CL A |
34.7 | 8.6 | 12.3 |
| #2: CONE MILLS CORP |
11.2 | -7.8 | -0.9 |
| #3: DELTA WOODSIDE INDS |
10.1 | 3.3 | 7.2 |
| #4: GALEY & LORD INC |
7.7 | 13.1 | 11.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 63.6 | 4.0 | 8.0 |