BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2631 |
| INDUSTRY: | PAPERBOARD MILLS |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 14 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 29137 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.2 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 96.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 7.3 (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: MEAD CORP |
17.4 | 6.6 | 8.9 |
| #2: STONE CONTAINER CORP |
16.6 | -254.8 | -3.1 |
| #3: JEFFERSON SMURFIT PLC -ADR |
12.6 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
| #4: TEMPLE-INLAND INC |
12.4 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Total of #1-4: | 59.1 | 1.3 | 6.5 |