BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3560 |
| INDUSTRY: | GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACH & EQ |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 17 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 45872 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 7.5 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 45.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 10.7 (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: ABB-ASEA BROWN BOV GRP -ADR |
68.2 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
| #2: INGERSOLL-RAND CO |
15.5 | 16.3 | 13.3 |
| #3: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS |
11.4 | 20.9 | 23.8 |
| #4: PAXAR CORP |
1.2 | 10.0 | 10.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 96.3 | 14.6 | 16.6 |