BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 1321
INDUSTRY: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
9
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 6293

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
6.5
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
57.0
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
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:
DYNEGY INC
74.3 11.6
#2:
ENTERPRISE PRODS PRTNER – LP
16.2 8.6
#3:
MITCHELL ENERGY & DEV -CL B
6.0 53.5
#4:
MARKWEST HYDROCARBON INC
1.2 11.5
Total of #1-4: 97.7 11.4

Industry Measures

Quartile Ranking

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