BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4924 |
| INDUSTRY: | NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 39 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 34295 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 15.3 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 145.7 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 3.4 (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: BG PLC -ADR |
25.6 | -3.3 | 8.3 |
| #2: SEMPRA ENERGY |
8.0 | 13.0 | 14.1 |
| #3: MCN ENERGY GROUP INC |
6.4 | 12.3 | 9.4 |
| #4: NICOR INC |
5.8 | 17.1 | 15.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 45.9 | 3.9 | 10.5 |