BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Business Segment Data
| SIC: | 3296 |
| INDUSTRY: | MINERAL WOOL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 8 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6874 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 10.6 (Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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ASSET INTENSITY: 88.6 (Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 2.1 (Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the Median Participant in the Industry) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS |
| ROA: Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Allocated Operating Assets |
| Competitor/Rank by Sales |
Market Share (% Ind. Sales) |
ROA |
| #1: OWENS CORNING |
46.8 | 4.5 |
| #2: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC |
11.0 | 22.0 |
| #3: JOHNS MANVILLE CP |
10.2 | 19.0 |
| #4: JOHNS MANVILLE CP |
10.2 | 19.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 78.1 | 12.0 |