BENCHMARKS REPORT
Industry Measure: Company Level Data
| SIC: | 2330 |
| INDUSTRY: | WOMENS,MISSES,JRS OUTERWEAR |
| BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY |
| NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 29 |
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1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 11130 (Total Sales in $Millions) |
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OPERATING MARGIN: 6.6 (EBIT (divided by) Sales) |
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CAPITAL INTENSITY: 48.3 (Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales) |
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SALES GROWTH: 7.1 (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: LIZ CLAIBORNE INC |
21.7 | 20.0 | NC |
| #2: BENETTON GROUP SPA -ADR |
18.5 | 14.3 | 17.5 |
| #3: KELLWOOD CO |
13.7 | 10.8 | 13.7 |
| #4: JONES APPAREL GROUP INC |
12.5 | 27.9 | 42.4 |
| Total of #1-4: | 66.3 | 13.7 | 13.6 |