BENCHMARKS REPORT
| Industry Measure: Company Level Data |
| SIC: | 3540 |
| INDUSTRY: | METALWORKING MACHINERY & EQ |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 16 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 10429 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.2 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 73.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 1.4 (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: BLACK & DECKER CORP |
47.4 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| #2: MAKITA CORP -ADR |
14.4 | 3.9 | 6.9 |
| #3: LINCOLN ELECTRIC HLDGS INC |
11.1 | 19.5 | 28.1 |
| #4: KENNAMETAL INC |
11.1 | 15.7 | 20.1 |
| Total of #1-4: | 84.0 | 9.7 | 12.5 |