BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5900 |
| INDUSTRY: | MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 19 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 4606 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 8.0 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 88.1 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 8.3 (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: AMERIGAS PARTNERS -LP |
23.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 |
| #2: FERRELLGAS PARTNERS -LP |
17.5 | 19.0 | 12.5 |
| #3: SUBURBAN PROPANE PRTNRS -LP |
16.7 | 9.6 | 8.4 |
| #4: PETROLEUM HEAT &POWER -CL A |
11.9 | 15.6 | 7.6 |
| Total of #1-4: | 69.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 |