BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4011 |
| INDUSTRY: | RAILROADS,LINE-HAUL OPERATNG |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 21 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 65319 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 19.8 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 149.4 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 3.4 (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: UNION PACIFIC CORP |
17.0 | 5.3 | 7.7 |
| #2: CSX CORP |
16.3 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| #3: BRLNGTN NTHRN SANTA FE |
12.9 | 13.0 | 14.4 |
| #4: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR CO |
12.9 | 13.2 | 14.8 |
| Total of #1-4: | 59.0 | 11.3 | 13.3 |