BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 5399 |
| INDUSTRY: | RETAIL STORES-GEN MERC CHAIN |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 3 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 3854 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: -2.7 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 30.6 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: -3.3 (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: SERVICE MERCHANDISE CO |
95.0 | -26.4 | -5.6 |
| #2: LURIA (L.) & SON INC |
3.2 | -434.8 | -156.8 |
| #3: LIQUIDATION WORLD INC |
1.8 | 15.5 | 26.9 |
| #4: NA |
NA | NC | NC |
| Total of #1-4: | 100.0 | -36.9 | -8.8 |