BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 2531
INDUSTRY: PUBLIC BUILDING FURNITURE
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
6
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 19244

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.6
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
31.5
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
22.0
(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:
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
57.9 12.7 17.6
#2:
LEAR CORP
38.2 17.2 19.7
#3:
BE AEROSPACE INC
2.1 8.3 11.0
#4:
VIRCO MANUFACTURING
1.2 14.6 20.5
Total of #1-4: 99.4 14.0 17.7

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