BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3829 |
| INDUSTRY: | MEASURING, CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 34 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 5433 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 12.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 98.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 25.1 (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 ELECTRON CORP |
65.5 | 12.0 | 14.8 |
| #2: MTS SYSTEMS CORP |
5.6 | 16.7 | 24.9 |
| #3: TECH-SYM CORP |
5.4 | 5.3 | 7.6 |
| #4: INPUT/OUTPUT INC |
5.2 | 4.9 | 7.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 81.7 | 9.6 | 13.0 |