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Summary
This paper summarizes the distribution of common financial ratios across industries for North American non-financial
non-utility corporations based on the most recent fiscal year-end data. The body of the text discusses differences
across industries for Baa rated issuers; however, median financial ratios for each broad rating category for each industry
- which may be the primary interest of some readers - are presented in the Appendices.
The metrics reported include interest coverage, asset coverage, leverage, cash flow-to-debt, liquidity, asset returns,
profit and revenue stability. Precise definitions are presented in Appendix D. Data are taken from financial statements
with certain adjustments (based on publicly available information). See section I for details.
It must be stressed that this report is not intended to describe Moody's rating process or the particular ratios
favored in rating committees, but rather uses standard ratios to explore the quantitative content of ratings by industry.
Moreover, while some industry- and issuer-specific adjustments have been made to these ratios, they are not always the
precise ratios Moody's analysts use when evaluating a credit.
Ratio analysis is but one part of Moody's analytical process. Qualitative and forward-looking considerations are
also important. Interested readers are referred to Moody's Rating Methodologies for detailed discussions of our ana-
lytical approach and core ratios for each industry. In any event, when Moody's does analyze financial ratios, it uses a
multivariate approach. As a result, a simple monotonic relationship between ratings and any single ratio should not
generally be expected.
The report is organized as follows. Section I describes details of the data and methodology. Section II presents a
brief review of the distribution of these metrics in the aggregate by rating category - that is, without regard to industry
classification. Results for all Baa rated issuers by industry are presented in Section III, with subsections devoted to
each metric. Section IV contains some brief discussion and analysis.
The Appendices present the detailed statistics in three ways. Each exhibit in Appendix A focuses on a single finan-
cial metric and shows how its median values vary across industries and across rating categories. Each exhibit in Appen-
dix B focuses on a single industry and shows how its median financial ratios vary across rating categories. Each exhibit
in Appendix C presents a single rating category and shows how median financial ratios vary across industries.
Finally, definitions of the credit metrics analyzed in this report are presented in Appendix D. Descriptions of the
industry aggregates are presented in Appendix E.
While it is difficult to draw many broad conclusions, some points to consider are the following:
• In the aggregate, there exists a strong monotonic relationship between these metrics and ratings.
– The major exception is Revenue Stability: often weaker credits are characterized by weak (but stable)
revenues.
– Liquidity also does not exhibit a strictly monotonic relationship with ratings.
• Industries with consistently better-than-average metrics for Baa rated issuers include:
– Construction & Engineering,
– Healthcare,
– Metals & Mining,
– Oil & Gas, and
– Technology.
• Industries with consistently weaker than average metrics for Baa issuers include:
– Aerospace & Defense,
– Energy & Environment,
– Media,
– Packaging, and
– Retail & Distribution.
• The evidence suggests that more intrinsically risky industries (as measured by revenue stability) are
required to achieve better credit ratios to obtain a given rating.
1. For details on particular industry adjustments, please refer to Moody's Global Rating Methodologies.
2. Please see "Moody's Senior Ratings Algorithm & Estimated Senior Ratings," July 2005 for a discussion of estimated senior unsecured ratings.
From Exhibit 3 we see that for Baa rated issuers, median interest coverage ratios are greatest for the Oil & Gas,
Healthcare, and Construction & Engineering industries, exceeding that of the aggregate A rated issuer set. At the
other extreme, the median Baa interest coverage ratio is least for the Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications and Natu-
ral Products industries.
While coverage ratios are strictly increasing across ratings in the aggregate, that is true for only nine industries.
The Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas industries have median Baa asset coverage ratios greater than the Aaa-Aa
aggregate. The Media industry has the lowest median asset coverage ratio.
Aggregate Aaa-Aa
Construction & Engineering
Oil & Gas
Aggregate A
Metals & Mining
Technology
Leisure & Entertainment
Automotive
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Energy & Environment
Consumer Products
Services
Aggregate Baa
Chemicals
Retail & Distribution
Packaging
Aggregate Ba
Telecommunications
Transportation Services
Aerospace & Defense
Natural Products
Media
Pharmaceuticals
Aggregate B
Aggregate Caa-C
Pharmaceuticals
Technology
Metals & Mining
Healthcare
Aggregate Aaa-Aa
Automotive
Retail & Distribution
Manufacturing
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Natural Products
Services
Aggregate A
Aerospace & Defense
Packaging
Construction & Engineering
Aggregate Ba
Aggregate Baa
Aggregate B
Aggregate Caa-C
Leisure & Entertainment
Telecommunications
Oil & Gas
Transportation Services
Energy & Environment
Media
Transportation Services
Consumer Products
Services
Pharmaceuticals
Media
Chemicals
Leisure & Entertainment
Manufacturing
Aggregate Caa-C
Aggregate A
Aggregate Aaa-Aa
Packaging
Natural Products
Aerospace & Defense
Retail & Distribution
Healthcare
Aggregate Baa
Aggregate B
Technology
Aggregate Ba
Telecommunications
Energy & Environment
Automotive
Metals & Mining
Construction & Engineering
Oil & Gas
How shall we interpret these results? Recall that these are conditioned on ratings. In other words, Baa rated issu-
ers in the Oil & Gas industry generally have stronger (sometimes substantially stronger) metrics than do Baa rated
issuers in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
One interpretation is that observing different levels of, for instance, coverage conditional on having a Baa rating is
evidence of different methods or standards in assigning ratings: we observe higher coverage ratios in Oil & Gas than
Aerospace & Defense because we hold the former to a higher standard than we do the latter.
The idea is that because one industry is “intrinsically riskier” than another, issuers in that industry must achieve
better credit ratios for a given rating. Consistent with previous research, we find evidence to suggest that this is true.
Using “revenue stability” as a proxy for “intrinsic risk,” the hypothesis is that we should observe better credit
ratios associated with lower stability within a rating category, in other words, we should observe a negative correlation
between the credit ratios and sales stability.
Exhibit 12 reports the correlation of the standardized values of each ratio to sales stability. As expected, we obtain
negative correlations for interest coverage (-0.56), asset coverage (-0.61), leverage (-0.39),4 cash flow-to-debt (-0.56),
return on assets (-0.63) and profit (-0.54). Liquidity is uncorrelated.
3. We normalize leverage to account for the fact that lesser values are preferable to greater values.
4. Recall that these are correlations of the standardized values, hence this negative correlation is to be expected.
This, of course, remains purely suggestive, but it does indicate that industries with less stable revenues are
required to achieve stronger credit ratios in order to obtain the Baa rating.
Aerospace & Defense 8.1 4.3 4.3 3.4 0.3 5.8 3.5
6 4 3 9 1 10 13
Construction & Engineering 6.3 8.6 5.6 3.7 0.7 8.0 5.0
1 8 10 3 1 9 14
Consumer Products 14.3 8.4 5.6 3.6 2.1 0.7 7.0 2.2
6 16 19 10 28 4 41 42
Energy & Environment 6.3 4.1 3.3 1.7 1.8 4.1 1.9
2 24 14 29 1 26 44
Leisure & Entertainment 6.4 4.3 2.7 1.3 0.9 5.0 1.8
2 9 15 30 3 11 48
Metals & Mining 18.0 15.9 7.2 7.1 3.1 -9.0 8.2 3.7
1 3 11 7 11 2 15 20
Oil & Gas 21.7 18.6 11.3 4.9 5.9 2.6 13.7 5.6
2 6 12 14 18 2 20 34
Retail & Distribution 8.2 7.9 4.3 3.9 2.1 1.1 5.3 2.4
3 7 21 25 36 13 31 74
Transportation Services 14.1 5.2 3.5 3.5 1.2 0.8 3.6 1.4
1 2 11 5 10 6 14 21
Aerospace & Defense 2.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 -0.1 2.4 1.4
6 4 4 12 1 10 17
Construction & Engineering 4.9 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.0 2.9 2.4
1 7 10 6 1 8 17
Consumer Products 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.9 1.1
6 16 20 12 36 9 42 57
Energy & Environment 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.6 2.5 1.8
4 41 16 36 2 45 54
Leisure & Entertainment 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.1 0.9 2.2 1.3
2 9 15 46 8 11 69
Metals & Mining 6.9 3.7 4.6 3.9 2.4 46.0 4.6 3.2
1 3 14 9 11 2 18 22
Oil & Gas 5.4 5.3 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.3 4.1 3.3
2 6 12 13 18 3 20 34
Retail & Distribution 2.8 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.1 2.2 1.5
3 8 21 27 42 18 32 87
Transportation Services 3.8 2.8 2.8 1.6 1.8 1.3 2.9 1.5
1 2 13 5 13 10 16 28
Aerospace & Defense 52.6% 61.2% 55.7% 57.6% 132.2% 54.6% 57.4%
6 4 4 12 1 10 17
Construction & Engineering 42.0% 45.3% 49.4% 63.5% 120.6% 45.2% 50.1%
1 8 10 6 1 9 17
Consumer Products 56.7% 55.4% 52.3% 51.2% 63.5% 107.8% 54.0% 63.5%
6 16 20 12 36 9 42 57
Energy & Environment 46.5% 49.4% 46.2% 61.5% 54.7% 49.4% 58.0%
4 42 16 37 2 46 55
Leisure & Entertainment 43.7% 50.2% 64.1% 82.5% 90.3% 50.2% 76.2%
2 9 15 46 8 11 69
Metals & Mining 22.5% 38.6% 28.4% 42.4% 55.2% 43.6% 28.4% 51.6%
1 3 14 9 11 2 18 22
Oil & Gas 25.2% 22.6% 34.2% 38.9% 44.7% 48.6% 28.5% 42.8%
2 6 12 14 18 3 20 35
Retail & Distribution 45.5% 46.5% 60.0% 56.4% 70.1% 81.9% 53.7% 67.8%
3 8 21 27 42 18 32 87
Transportation Services 32.8% 41.3% 41.1% 58.2% 66.4% 93.3% 40.6% 70.1%
1 2 13 5 13 10 16 28
Aerospace & Defense 32.7% 18.1% 19.1% 14.8% -9.1% 24.0% 14.5%
6 4 4 12 1 10 17
Construction & Engineering 27.7% 30.0% 26.7% 15.4% 2.4% 27.7% 22.3%
1 8 10 6 1 9 17
Consumer Products 31.6% 24.7% 19.4% 17.4% 13.7% 1.7% 23.9% 12.8%
6 16 20 12 36 9 42 57
Energy & Environment 31.1% 14.3% 18.2% 11.1% 15.6% 14.3% 12.8%
4 42 16 37 2 46 55
Leisure & Entertainment 26.8% 22.6% 14.9% 9.3% 6.2% 22.6% 9.9%
2 9 15 46 8 11 69
Metals & Mining 104.1% 50.8% 42.5% 40.8% 21.6% -25.5% 46.5% 24.7%
1 3 14 9 11 2 18 22
Oil & Gas 80.5% 109.2% 64.9% 35.3% 36.2% 16.9% 67.2% 35.9%
2 6 12 14 18 3 20 35
Retail & Distribution 29.7% 34.0% 21.6% 21.0% 12.7% 8.1% 24.9% 13.6%
3 8 21 27 42 18 32 87
Transportation Services 54.9% 26.1% 22.6% 22.1% 13.4% 8.4% 23.0% 12.6%
1 2 13 5 13 10 16 28
Aerospace & Defense 6.8% 3.9% 4.7% 3.6% -14.1% 5.8% 3.8%
6 4 4 12 1 10 17
Construction & Engineering 5.0% 11.1% 8.8% 2.3% -3.0% 10.7% 6.4%
1 8 10 6 1 9 17
Consumer Products 14.5% 10.0% 5.5% 3.9% 2.4% -3.5% 8.0% 2.2%
6 16 20 12 36 9 42 57
Energy & Environment 6.4% 5.6% 4.0% 2.6% -3.8% 5.6% 2.8%
4 42 16 37 2 46 55
Leisure & Entertainment 6.4% 6.9% 4.8% 1.5% 0.2% 6.9% 1.9%
2 9 15 45 7 11 67
Metals & Mining 18.8% 16.4% 7.4% 10.9% 0.6% -9.8% 7.7% 5.5%
1 3 14 9 11 2 18 22
Oil & Gas 11.9% 13.7% 9.1% 6.5% 6.8% 3.7% 10.4% 6.7%
2 6 12 14 18 3 20 35
Retail & Distribution 8.0% 6.7% 4.7% 3.7% 2.4% -0.1% 5.9% 2.6%
3 8 21 27 42 18 32 87
Transportation Services 9.3% 5.6% 4.1% 5.2% 1.3% -0.5% 4.2% 1.0%
1 2 13 5 13 10 16 28
Aerospace & Defense 6.0% 4.5% 4.5% 4.2% -19.9% 4.7% 4.0%
6 4 4 12 1 10 17
Construction & Engineering 1.7% 9.0% 6.6% 1.4% -2.2% 8.9% 6.0%
1 8 10 6 1 9 17
Consumer Products 12.6% 9.0% 6.6% 4.1% 2.6% -3.9% 8.3% 2.4%
6 16 20 12 36 9 42 57
Energy & Environment 9.2% 8.4% 10.1% 3.3% -8.2% 8.4% 4.3%
4 42 16 37 2 46 55
Leisure & Entertainment 14.8% 5.8% 9.2% 2.0% -3.9% 6.8% 3.0%
2 9 15 45 7 11 67
Metals & Mining 27.1% 10.3% 11.6% 9.2% 0.7% -17.2% 11.6% 4.3%
1 3 14 9 11 2 18 22
Oil & Gas 8.3% 29.7% 17.5% 17.4% 20.3% 15.4% 17.5% 19.1%
2 6 12 14 18 3 20 35
Retail & Distribution 3.5% 5.4% 3.9% 2.6% 1.7% -0.2% 4.4% 1.4%
3 8 21 27 42 18 32 87
Transportation Services 8.8% 16.3% 7.1% 3.3% 2.5% -0.8% 8.7% 1.1%
1 2 13 5 13 10 16 28
Aerospace & Defense 7.0% 4.7% 2.8% 11.7% 0.3% 4.9% 7.2%
6 4 4 12 1 10 17
Construction & Engineering 16.1% 4.4% 3.4% 16.1% 0.0% 5.2% 4.6%
1 8 10 6 1 9 17
Consumer Products 11.6% 4.7% 5.7% 5.1% 3.1% 1.1% 5.7% 3.1%
6 16 20 12 36 9 42 57
Energy & Environment 6.7% 1.7% 2.5% 4.6% 1.0% 1.8% 3.9%
4 42 16 37 2 46 55
Leisure & Entertainment 7.3% 3.1% 3.6% 5.4% 4.7% 4.1% 4.7%
2 9 15 46 8 11 69
Metals & Mining 8.5% 3.9% 14.3% 12.6% 4.8% 21.8% 13.3% 9.7%
1 3 14 9 11 2 18 22
Oil & Gas 9.0% 5.0% 2.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 3.4% 1.0%
2 6 12 14 18 3 20 35
Retail & Distribution 3.7% 2.7% 7.1% 5.9% 2.2% 3.8% 4.2% 3.8%
3 8 21 27 42 18 32 87
Transportation Services 7.4% 5.7% 1.9% 4.3% 2.7% 8.0% 2.1% 4.4%
1 2 13 5 13 10 16 28
Aerospace & Defense 9.0 6.7 3.1 3.8 2.8 7.7 3.3
6 4 3 9 1 10 13
Construction & Engineering 5.6 2.8 2.7 5.1 5.5 2.9 3.0
1 7 10 3 1 8 14
Consumer Products 12.0 12.7 10.2 8.2 8.4 7.0 11.8 8.2
6 16 20 10 24 5 42 39
Energy & Environment 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.8 1.1 4.3 4.3
2 24 14 26 1 26 41
Leisure & Entertainment 4.9 7.4 6.1 7.1 12.8 7.3 6.8
2 9 15 30 3 11 48
Metals & Mining 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.9 4.6 6.6 2.7 4.0
1 3 12 6 8 1 16 15
Oil & Gas 3.5 2.2 2.3 3.1 2.4 3.4 2.3 2.4
2 6 12 14 17 2 20 33
Retail & Distribution 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.4 9.3 8.4 6.2 8.3
3 7 21 25 35 14 31 74
Transportation Services 7.2 6.2 10.2 2.5 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.9
1 2 11 5 10 6 14 21
Caa-C
Automotive
Chemicals
Consumer Products 14.3 2.0 56.7% 31.6% 14.5% 12.6% 11.6% 12.0
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Media
Metals & Mining 18.0 6.9 22.5% 104.1% 18.8% 27.1% 8.5% 2.5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Natural Products
Oil & Gas 21.7 5.4 25.2% 80.5% 11.9% 8.3% 9.0% 3.5
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Packaging
Retail & Distribution 8.2 2.8 45.5% 29.7% 8.0% 3.5% 3.7% 5.9
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Telecommunications
Transportation Services 14.1 3.8 32.8% 54.9% 9.3% 8.8% 7.4% 7.2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aerospace & Defense 8.1 2.6 52.6% 32.7% 6.8% 6.0% 7.0% 9.0
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Construction & Engineering 6.3 4.9 42.0% 27.7% 5.0% 1.7% 16.1% 5.6
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Consumer Products 8.4 1.8 55.4% 24.7% 10.0% 9.0% 4.7% 12.7
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Energy & Environment 6.3 2.5 46.5% 31.1% 6.4% 9.2% 6.7% 4.4
2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
Leisure & Entertainment 6.4 2.5 43.7% 26.8% 6.4% 14.8% 7.3% 4.9
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Metals & Mining 15.9 3.7 38.6% 50.8% 16.4% 10.3% 3.9% 2.5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Natural Products 6.2 3.2 40.4% 27.0% 8.6% 4.7% 2.7% 7.3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Oil & Gas 18.6 5.3 22.6% 109.2% 13.7% 29.7% 5.0% 2.2
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Retail & Distribution 7.9 2.7 46.5% 34.0% 6.7% 5.4% 2.7% 6.2
7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
Transportation Services 5.2 2.8 41.3% 26.1% 5.6% 16.3% 5.7% 6.2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Aerospace & Defense 4.3 1.6 61.2% 18.1% 3.9% 4.5% 4.7% 6.7
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Construction & Engineering 8.6 2.9 45.3% 30.0% 11.1% 9.0% 4.4% 2.8
8 7 8 8 8 8 8 7
Consumer Products 5.6 1.7 52.3% 19.4% 5.5% 6.6% 5.7% 10.2
19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Energy & Environment 4.1 2.5 49.4% 14.3% 5.6% 8.4% 1.7% 4.3
24 41 42 42 42 42 42 24
Leisure & Entertainment 4.3 2.2 50.2% 22.6% 6.9% 5.8% 3.1% 7.4
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Metals & Mining 7.2 4.6 28.4% 42.5% 7.4% 11.6% 14.3% 2.9
11 14 14 14 14 14 14 12
Natural Products 3.1 2.7 41.2% 23.1% 3.4% 3.4% 5.5% 7.1
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Oil & Gas 11.3 3.7 34.2% 64.9% 9.1% 17.5% 2.1% 2.3
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Retail & Distribution 4.3 2.0 60.0% 21.6% 4.7% 3.9% 7.1% 6.2
21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Transportation Services 3.5 2.8 41.1% 22.6% 4.1% 7.1% 1.9% 10.2
11 13 13 13 13 13 13 11
Aerospace & Defense 4.3 1.7 55.7% 19.1% 4.7% 4.5% 2.8% 3.1
3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Construction & Engineering 5.6 2.5 49.4% 26.7% 8.8% 6.6% 3.4% 2.7
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Consumer Products 3.6 1.8 51.2% 17.4% 3.9% 4.1% 5.1% 8.2
10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
Energy & Environment 3.3 2.3 46.2% 18.2% 4.0% 10.1% 2.5% 4.3
14 16 16 16 16 16 16 14
Leisure & Entertainment 2.7 1.7 64.1% 14.9% 4.8% 9.2% 3.6% 6.1
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Metals & Mining 7.1 3.9 42.4% 40.8% 10.9% 9.2% 12.6% 2.9
7 9 9 9 9 9 9 6
Natural Products 3.1 3.8 33.9% 22.3% 3.9% 3.5% 5.1% 6.1
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Oil & Gas 4.9 3.4 38.9% 35.3% 6.5% 17.4% 1.1% 3.1
14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
Retail & Distribution 3.9 2.0 56.4% 21.0% 3.7% 2.6% 5.9% 5.4
25 27 27 27 27 27 27 25
Transportation Services 3.5 1.6 58.2% 22.1% 5.2% 3.3% 4.3% 2.5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Aerospace & Defense 3.4 1.4 57.6% 14.8% 3.6% 4.2% 11.7% 3.8
9 12 12 12 12 12 12 9
Construction & Engineering 3.7 2.2 63.5% 15.4% 2.3% 1.4% 16.1% 5.1
3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3
Consumer Products 2.1 1.0 63.5% 13.7% 2.4% 2.6% 3.1% 8.4
28 36 36 36 36 36 36 24
Energy & Environment 1.7 1.7 61.5% 11.1% 2.6% 3.3% 4.6% 4.8
29 36 37 37 37 37 37 26
Leisure & Entertainment 1.3 1.1 82.5% 9.3% 1.5% 2.0% 5.4% 7.1
30 46 46 46 45 45 46 30
Metals & Mining 3.1 2.4 55.2% 21.6% 0.6% 0.7% 4.8% 4.6
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 8
Natural Products 1.1 1.4 70.9% 9.7% 0.4% 0.1% 2.2% 7.1
11 18 18 18 18 18 18 10
Oil & Gas 5.9 3.0 44.7% 36.2% 6.8% 20.3% 1.1% 2.4
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17
Retail & Distribution 2.1 1.5 70.1% 12.7% 2.4% 1.7% 2.2% 9.3
36 42 42 42 42 42 42 35
Transportation Services 1.2 1.8 66.4% 13.4% 1.3% 2.5% 2.7% 7.0
10 13 13 13 13 13 13 10
Aerospace & Defense 0.3 -0.1 132.2% -9.1% -14.1% -19.9% 0.3% 2.8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Construction & Engineering 0.7 1.0 120.6% 2.4% -3.0% -2.2% 0.0% 5.5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Consumer Products 0.7 0.6 107.8% 1.7% -3.5% -3.9% 1.1% 7.0
4 9 9 9 9 9 9 5
Energy & Environment 1.8 1.6 54.7% 15.6% -3.8% -8.2% 1.0% 1.1
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Leisure & Entertainment 0.9 0.9 90.3% 6.2% 0.2% -3.9% 4.7% 12.8
3 8 8 8 7 7 8 3
Metals & Mining -9.0 46.0 43.6% -25.5% -9.8% -17.2% 21.8% 6.6
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Natural Products -0.5 1.6 81.3% 2.3% -6.5% -5.5% 0.8% 3.2
2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
Oil & Gas 2.6 2.3 48.6% 16.9% 3.7% 15.4% 1.0% 3.4
2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
Pharmaceuticals
Retail & Distribution 1.1 1.1 81.9% 8.1% -0.1% -0.2% 3.8% 8.4
13 18 18 18 18 18 18 14
Transportation Services 0.8 1.3 93.3% 8.4% -0.5% -0.8% 8.0% 7.7
6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6
Aerospace & Defense 5.8 2.4 54.6% 24.0% 5.8% 4.7% 4.9% 7.7
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Construction & Engineering 8.0 2.9 45.2% 27.7% 10.7% 8.9% 5.2% 2.9
9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8
Consumer Products 7.0 1.9 54.0% 23.9% 8.0% 8.3% 5.7% 11.8
41 42 42 42 42 42 42 42
Energy & Environment 4.1 2.5 49.4% 14.3% 5.6% 8.4% 1.8% 4.3
26 45 46 46 46 46 46 26
Leisure & Entertainment 5.0 2.2 50.2% 22.6% 6.9% 6.8% 4.1% 7.3
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Metals & Mining 8.2 4.6 28.4% 46.5% 7.7% 11.6% 13.3% 2.7
15 18 18 18 18 18 18 16
Natural Products 3.7 2.9 41.2% 24.4% 4.1% 3.5% 5.1% 7.2
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Oil & Gas 13.7 4.1 28.5% 67.2% 10.4% 17.5% 3.4% 2.3
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Retail & Distribution 5.3 2.2 53.7% 24.9% 5.9% 4.4% 4.2% 6.2
31 32 32 32 32 32 32 31
Transportation Services 3.6 2.9 40.6% 23.0% 4.2% 8.7% 2.1% 8.0
14 16 16 16 16 16 16 14
Aerospace & Defense 3.5 1.4 57.4% 14.5% 3.8% 4.0% 7.2% 3.3
13 17 17 17 17 17 17 13
Construction & Engineering 5.0 2.4 50.1% 22.3% 6.4% 6.0% 4.6% 3.0
14 17 17 17 17 17 17 14
Consumer Products 2.2 1.1 63.5% 12.8% 2.2% 2.4% 3.1% 8.2
42 57 57 57 57 57 57 39
Energy & Environment 1.9 1.8 58.0% 12.8% 2.8% 4.3% 3.9% 4.3
44 54 55 55 55 55 55 41
Leisure & Entertainment 1.8 1.3 76.2% 9.9% 1.9% 3.0% 4.7% 6.8
48 69 69 69 67 67 69 48
Metals & Mining 3.7 3.2 51.6% 24.7% 5.5% 4.3% 9.7% 4.0
20 22 22 22 22 22 22 15
Natural Products 1.3 1.6 67.6% 9.9% 0.1% 0.1% 2.4% 6.4
17 25 25 25 25 25 25 16
Oil & Gas 5.6 3.3 42.8% 35.9% 6.7% 19.1% 1.0% 2.4
34 34 35 35 35 35 35 33
Retail & Distribution 2.4 1.5 67.8% 13.6% 2.6% 1.4% 3.8% 8.3
74 87 87 87 87 87 87 74
Transportation Services 1.4 1.5 70.1% 12.6% 1.0% 1.1% 4.4% 6.9
21 28 28 28 28 28 28 21
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