BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Business Segment Data

SIC: 2631
INDUSTRY: PAPERBOARD MILLS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
23
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 25819

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.7
(Allocated Operating Profits (divided by) Segment Sales)
ASSET INTENSITY:
127.9
(Allocated Assets (divided by) Segment Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
8.2
(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:
INTL PAPER CO
19.2 2.4
#2:
WEYERHAEUSER CO
17.9 2.5
#3:
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP
11.4 7.7
#4:
TEMPLE-INLAND INC
8.0 -1.5
Total of #1-4: 56.4 4.4

Industry Measures

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