BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2060 |
| INDUSTRY: | SUGAR, CANDY, GUM, GENERAL |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 12 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 8511 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 14.1 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 53.1 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 6.3 (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: HERSHEY FOODS CORP |
50.5 | 39.4 | 29.3 |
| #2: WRIGLEY (WM) JR CO |
22.8 | 27.6 | 40.1 |
| #3: IMPERIAL SUGAR CO |
9.0 | 7.5 | 10.7 |
| #4: AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO |
8.0 | -1.0 | 4.7 |
| Total of #1-4: | 90.3 | 25.8 | 26.5 |