BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2250 |
| INDUSTRY: | KNITTING MILLS, GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 7 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 3866 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: -5.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 66.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 2.0 (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: FRUIT OF THE LOOM LTD -CL A |
55.4 | -91.3 | -22.1 |
| #2: GUILFORD MILLS INC |
23.1 | 10.6 | 14.6 |
| #3: ITHACA INDUSTRIES INC |
8.8 | -27.4 | 19.4 |
| #4: HOSIERY CORP AMERICA |
4.6 | -10.6 | 53.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 91.9 | -35.0 | -8.1 |