Industry Name Number of firms Price/Sales Net Margin EV/Sales Pre-tax Operating Margin
Advertising 52 1.64 -0.30% 2.12 10.05%
Aerospace/Defense 79 3.17 4.99% 3.57 8.70%
Air Transport 23 0.58 2.51% 1.03 4.88%
Apparel 35 1.27 3.85% 1.59 9.89%
Auto & Truck 33 3.34 1.29% 3.88 2.38%
Auto Parts 35 0.64 0.72% 0.82 5.80%
Bank (Money Center) 15 4.09 28.89% 8.31 0.08%
Banks (Regional) 568 3.67 27.49% 4.28 -0.12%
Beverage (Alcoholic) 14 1.75 0.56% 2.45 22.79%
Beverage (Soft) 27 3.57 13.40% 4.16 20.63%
Broadcasting 24 0.83 2.06% 1.40 12.35%
Brokerage & Investment Banking 32 2.87 14.45% 5.78 -0.12%
Building Materials 41 1.68 7.42% 2.05 12.80%
Business & Consumer Services 155 2.20 7.03% 2.53 12.32%
Cable TV 9 0.86 7.08% 2.06 18.24%
Chemical (Basic) 29 0.47 -3.73% 0.85 2.86%
Chemical (Diversified) 4 0.34 -5.35% 0.84 3.41%
Chemical (Specialty) 59 2.12 2.91% 2.65 12.41%
Coal & Related Energy 16 2.75 -2.13% 2.54 -3.82%
Computer Services 64 1.24 4.45% 1.48 7.63%
Computers/Peripherals 36 6.43 17.78% 6.63 22.49%
Construction Supplies 40 2.83 10.78% 3.23 15.27%
Diversified 20 2.85 16.37% 3.08 22.82%
Drugs (Biotechnology) 496 7.31 -5.00% 7.92 8.76%
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 228 5.63 18.54% 6.24 29.54%
Education 32 1.74 8.79% 1.99 13.54%
Electrical Equipment 112 4.09 0.94% 4.42 9.75%
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 8 0.96 -9.42% 0.91 -4.25%
Electronics (General) 114 3.02 6.47% 3.21 10.52%
Engineering/Construction 48 1.58 5.94% 1.74 6.75%
Entertainment 92 3.87 4.43% 4.33 10.38%
Environmental & Waste Services 53 3.09 8.24% 3.70 14.85%
Farming/Agriculture 35 0.92 3.91% 1.34 5.61%
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 176 5.22 22.19% 18.91 18.54%
Food Processing 78 1.05 2.82% 1.47 10.77%
Food Wholesalers 13 0.31 1.17% 0.46 2.55%
Furn/Home Furnishings 27 0.98 1.10% 1.33 6.88%
Green & Renewable Energy 15 3.76 -10.83% 7.87 18.39%
Healthcare Products 204 4.36 9.61% 4.76 15.47%
Healthcare Support Services 104 0.37 1.25% 0.46 2.99%
Heathcare Information and Technology 115 4.70 7.45% 5.31 14.75%
Homebuilding 30 1.07 9.47% 1.19 12.63%
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 31 1.08 6.30% 1.69 12.86%
Hotel/Gaming 63 3.26 10.38% 4.33 16.44%
Household Products 110 2.67 11.68% 3.06 18.79%
Information Services 15 1.70 6.53% 2.21 12.45%
Insurance (General) 21 3.53 12.37% 4.32 21.46%
Insurance (Life) 20 0.95 7.80% 1.28 10.65%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 57 1.36 11.13% 1.49 15.30%
Investments & Asset Management 283 4.59 18.36% 5.49 25.18%
Machinery 105 3.08 10.58% 3.43 16.06%
Metals & Mining 73 3.81 10.52% 4.03 23.76%
Office Equipment & Services 14 1.02 4.38% 1.43 10.88%
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 4 1.58 8.30% 1.75 11.57%
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 142 2.00 14.63% 2.68 25.82%
Oil/Gas Distribution 23 2.78 13.35% 4.37 26.06%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 97 0.57 2.34% 0.74 4.85%
Packaging & Container 19 1.03 4.48% 1.55 9.79%
Paper/Forest Products 6 0.76 3.44% 1.02 6.58%
Power 46 2.74 12.73% 4.70 21.36%
Precious Metals 56 5.84 28.59% 5.98 40.43%
Publishing & Newspapers 19 1.47 8.19% 1.70 9.84%
R.E.I.T. 190 5.89 13.23% 10.65 22.21%
Real Estate (Development) 14 1.77 7.01% 3.03 21.19%
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 12 4.82 23.77% 6.83 22.09%
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 54 1.24 1.19% 1.46 2.76%
Recreation 49 1.26 -4.72% 1.94 8.06%
Reinsurance 1 0.60 3.89% 0.65 7.23%
Restaurant/Dining 64 3.34 9.37% 4.17 13.79%
Retail (Automotive) 34 0.89 3.36% 1.27 5.84%
Retail (Building Supply) 14 1.85 7.84% 2.26 11.82%
Retail (Distributors) 62 1.51 6.05% 1.89 10.32%
Retail (General) 23 2.01 5.61% 2.11 6.50%
Retail (Grocery and Food) 15 0.34 1.32% 0.49 1.85%
Retail (REITs) 26 7.82 23.00% 12.04 38.64%
Retail (Special Lines) 94 1.43 5.19% 1.63 8.08%
Rubber& Tires 3 0.14 -9.49% 0.59 2.57%
Semiconductor 66 15.46 30.45% 15.70 35.31%
Semiconductor Equip 31 7.49 21.32% 7.61 26.29%
Shipbuilding & Marine 8 1.45 9.48% 1.74 13.52%
Shoe 11 1.95 6.27% 2.04 9.14%
Software (Entertainment) 77 9.01 29.93% 9.13 33.67%
Software (Internet) 29 8.76 -0.93% 9.56 3.74%
Software (System & Application) 309 11.01 25.49% 11.41 33.21%
Steel 19 0.99 1.93% 1.17 4.11%
Telecom (Wireless) 12 2.48 12.24% 3.72 19.74%
Telecom. Equipment 57 6.13 16.09% 6.52 20.92%
Telecom. Services 39 1.39 14.20% 2.61 20.82%
Tobacco 10 5.30 26.65% 6.40 43.68%
Transportation 19 1.27 8.23% 1.64 7.64%
Transportation (Railroads) 4 5.26 24.73% 6.67 37.43%
Trucking 26 1.42 3.79% 1.74 7.31%
Utility (General) 14 2.90 14.18% 5.25 23.21%
Utility (Water) 14 4.43 21.16% 7.16 33.65%
Total Market 5994 3.07 9.74% 3.97 12.75%
Total Market (without financials) 4822 3.03 8.56% 3.46 13.06%