BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2820 |
| INDUSTRY: | PLASTICS, SYNTH RESIN, ELASTOMERS GEN |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 6 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 43078 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 13.6 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 59.2 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 5.4 (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: DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURS |
92.6 | 21.7 | 23.5 |
| #2: CROMPTON & KNOWLES CORP |
4.3 | -458.3 | 28.7 |
| #3: WELLMAN INC |
2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| #4: MARTIN COLOR-FI INC |
0.3 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
| Total of #1-4: | 99.7 | 21.5 | 22.9 |