BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3559
INDUSTRY: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHY, NEC
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
65
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 14088

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
7.0
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
78.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
26.6
(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:
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
28.9 16.9 22.6
#2:
LAM RESEARCH CORP
7.1 -5.7 -8.7
#3:
ASM LITHOGRAPHY HOLDING NV
6.3 34.1 NC
#4:
SILICON VALLEY GROUP INC
4.2 0.3 0.5
Total of #1-4: 46.6 7.0 8.9

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