BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5110 |
| INDUSTRY: | PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS-WHSL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 20467 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 2.6 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 38.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 10.5 (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: UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE INC |
34.7 | 6.0 | 8.1 |
| #2: BOISE CASCADE CORP |
26.8 | -4.4 | 3.3 |
| #3: BOISE CASCADE OFFICE PDS CP |
12.7 | 11.3 | 13.5 |
| #4: UNITED STATIONERS INC |
12.5 | 3.0 | 9.2 |
| Total of #1-4: | 86.8 | 2.7 | 6.9 |