BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 4213 |
| INDUSTRY: | TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL (LTL and TL) |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 46 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 23613 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 4.4 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 32.9 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 12.2 (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: YELLOW CORP |
14.2 | 11.8 | 16.8 |
| #2: ROADWAY EXPRESS INC/DE |
11.3 | 14.8 | 25.1 |
| #3: CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CP |
9.7 | 8.4 | 17.5 |
| #4: ARKANSAS BEST CORP |
7.0 | 11.2 | 16.5 |
| Total of #1-4: | 42.2 | 9.7 | 13.5 |