BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3826
INDUSTRY: LAB ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
36
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 9307

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.5
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
80.7
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
15.1
(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:
THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS
17.1 16.8 17.6
#2:
VARIAN MEDICAL SYTEMS INC
15.3 22.0 30.1
#3:
PE CORP
13.7 26.4 32.7
#4:
BECKMAN COULTER INC
12.9 -323.2 -16.7
Total of #1-4: 59.0 2.0 8.1

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