BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 1400 |
| INDUSTRY: | MINING, QUARRYING NON-METAL MINERALS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 15 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 6638 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 29.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 80.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.7 (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: VULCAN MATERIALS CO |
25.3 | 21.1 | 28.5 |
| #2: ENGLISH CHINA CLAYS -ADR |
21.3 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| #3: MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS |
13.6 | 17.5 | 19.2 |
| #4: DE BEERS CONS MINES -ADR |
12.8 | 12.8 | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 72.9 | 10.3 | 36.0 |