BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 6799 |
| INDUSTRY: | INVESTORS, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 31 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6525 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 66.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 226.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 4.4 (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: ANGLO AMERN PLC -ADR |
53.9 | 20.6 | NC |
| #2: REED INTL PLC -SP ADR |
10.6 | 11.4 | 20.2 |
| #3: SECURITY CAP GRP INC -CL B |
7.9 | 4.4 | 10.4 |
| #4: ELSEVIER N V -SPON ADR |
7.4 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 79.7 | 12.4 | 29.2 |
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Quartile Ranking |