BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 3350 |
| INDUSTRY: | ROLLING, DRAWING, EXTRUDING GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 18 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 12305 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 9.9 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 41.8 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 18.0 (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: ESSEX GROUP INC |
13.8 | 28.5 | 27.4 |
| #2: ESSEX GROUP INC |
13.8 | 35.8 | 30.2 |
| #3: GENERAL CABLE CORP/DE |
9.2 | 43.5 | 29.2 |
| #4: COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES INC |
8.9 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| Total of #1-4: | 45.7 | 18.3 | 23.8 |