BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4813 |
| INDUSTRY: | PHONE COMM EX RADIOTELEPHONE |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 133 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 652502 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 17.6 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 114.5 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 11.6 (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: NIPPON TELEGRPH & TELE -ADR |
10.9 | 4.7 | 6.8 |
| #2: AT&T CORP |
7.9 | 19.7 | 22.9 |
| #3: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG -SP ADR |
5.8 | 7.1 | 10.3 |
| #4: BELL ATLANTIC CORP |
4.7 | 19.2 | 16.3 |
| Total of #1-4: | 29.2 | 16.0 | 15.4 |