BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 5047
INDUSTRY: MED, DENTAL, HOSP EQ-WHSL
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
13
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 9516

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
3.4
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
34.5
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
12.3
(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:
ALLEGIANCE CORP
45.7 9.7 11.5
#2:
OWENS & MINOR INC
32.8 13.3 15.2
#3:
PSS WORLD MEDICAL INC
7.3 2.1 3.3
#4:
PATTERSON DENTAL CO
7.0 19.9 31.7
Total of #1-4: 92.7 6.4 9.7

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