BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3661
INDUSTRY: TELEPHONE APPARATUS
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
94
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 128266

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
5.8
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
50.4
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
18.6
(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:
NEC CORP -ADR
31.1 9.1 6.1
#2:
ALCATEL -ADR
24.1 10.6 8.8
#3:
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
20.6 16.0 24.0
#4:
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP
12.1 16.9 19.8
Total of #1-4: 87.8 10.9 11.5

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