BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5080 |
| INDUSTRY: | MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 25 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6502 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 7.6 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 53.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 15.6 (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: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECH INC |
17.8 | 13.1 | 17.4 |
| #2: KAMAN CORP -CL A |
16.0 | 26.5 | 39.2 |
| #3: FAIRCHILD CORP -CL A |
11.3 | -0.8 | 7.1 |
| #4: SUNSOURCE INC |
10.7 | -6625.7 | 17.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 55.9 | 12.4 | 14.2 |