BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 3011
INDUSTRY: TIRES AND INNER TUBES
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
4
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 16028

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
8.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
41.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
8.5
(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:
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
81.5 15.4 20.1
#2:
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER
11.3 14.7 20.2
#3:
BANDAG INC
5.1 26.3 31.5
#4:
CHINA TIRE HOLDING LTD
2.0 1.6 8.2
Total of #1-4: 100.0 15.9 20.8

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