Sheet1

Industry Name Number of Firms Average Beta Market D/E Ratio Tax Rate Unlevered Beta Cash/Firm Value Unlevered Beta corrected for cash
Advertising 30 1.16 9.53% 39.78% 1.10 4.89% 1.15
Aerospace/Defense 40 0.83 44.76% 35.74% 0.64 4.70% 0.67
Air Transport 37 1.09 78.02% 39.08% 0.74 11.37% 0.84
Apparel 46 0.82 52.67% 38.11% 0.62 4.27% 0.65
Auto & Truck 20 0.86 128.07% 37.73% 0.48 11.17% 0.54
Auto Parts (OEM) 31 0.79 72.29% 37.19% 0.54 5.76% 0.57
Auto Parts (Replacement) 28 0.65 122.49% 35.88% 0.36 2.65% 0.37
Bank 177 0.79 55.99% 35.74% 0.58 16.43% 0.69
Bank (Canadian) 7 1.10 31.17% 35.83% 0.92 8.30% 1.00
Bank (Foreign) 2 1.35 19.79% 29.00% 1.18 10.52% 1.32
Bank (Midwest) 33 0.83 59.67% 33.19% 0.59 15.68% 0.70
Beverage (Alcoholic) 22 0.60 25.04% 39.14% 0.52 2.70% 0.54
Beverage (Soft Drink) 14 0.77 12.26% 34.79% 0.71 1.72% 0.73
Building Materials 40 0.87 49.44% 36.46% 0.66 3.61% 0.69
Cable TV 21 1.11 60.56% 45.00% 0.83 11.65% 0.94
Canadian Energy 16 0.71 52.89% 41.88% 0.55 2.06% 0.56
Cement & Aggregates 13 0.77 26.79% 34.99% 0.65 3.13% 0.67
Chemical (Basic) 14 0.88 36.92% 34.73% 0.71 2.98% 0.73
Chemical (Diversified) 34 0.77 25.53% 35.02% 0.66 3.46% 0.68
Chemical (Specialty) 83 0.76 41.28% 35.35% 0.60 2.92% 0.62
Computer & Peripherals 147 1.13 3.07% 33.29% 1.11 3.03% 1.14
Computer Software & Svcs 413 1.05 2.21% 33.82% 1.03 4.24% 1.08
Diversified Co. 91 0.81 32.29% 37.43% 0.67 5.49% 0.71
Drug 272 0.87 3.27% 30.04% 0.85 2.55% 0.87
Drugstore 10 0.90 13.96% 39.67% 0.83 0.89% 0.84
Educational Services 28 0.83 5.04% 38.90% 0.81 5.45% 0.85
Electric Util. (Central) 35 0.54 112.82% 34.10% 0.31 2.99% 0.32
Electric Utility (East) 36 0.53 87.08% 36.31% 0.34 2.18% 0.35
Electric Utility (West) 17 0.54 102.80% 34.66% 0.32 3.16% 0.33
Electrical Equipment 87 0.86 3.03% 34.47% 0.84 0.89% 0.85
Electronics 141 0.95 5.66% 32.72% 0.91 3.14% 0.94
Entertainment 91 0.87 22.52% 43.00% 0.77 2.56% 0.79
Environmental 53 0.71 125.85% 40.50% 0.41 1.39% 0.41
Financial Svcs. (Div.) 186 0.95 47.30% 33.48% 0.72 9.36% 0.79
Food Processing 93 0.68 31.35% 35.34% 0.57 15.29% 0.67
Food Wholesalers 23 0.69 36.62% 40.20% 0.57 3.31% 0.59
Foreign Electron/Entertn 13 0.89 18.92% 42.91% 0.80 12.11% 0.91
Foreign Telecom. 16 1.09 8.40% 29.70% 1.03 1.51% 1.05
Furn./Home Furnishings 36 0.83 29.07% 37.11% 0.70 3.26% 0.72
Gold/Silver Mining 31 0.64 15.23% 30.07% 0.58 6.19% 0.61
Grocery 27 0.71 38.59% 38.64% 0.57 1.93% 0.59
Healthcare Info Systems 31 0.84 14.82% 37.08% 0.77 6.21% 0.82
Home Appliance 12 0.93 35.96% 35.00% 0.76 5.72% 0.80
Homebuilding 59 0.82 94.29% 38.40% 0.52 4.95% 0.55
Hotel/Gaming 54 0.85 92.44% 38.60% 0.54 4.34% 0.57
Household Products 29 0.75 17.35% 36.26% 0.68 2.00% 0.69
Industrial Services 185 0.89 20.98% 38.86% 0.79 3.64% 0.82
Insurance (Life) 33 0.92 23.04% 31.98% 0.80 7.13% 0.86
Insurance (Prop/Casualty 59 0.81 9.46% 24.74% 0.76 7.56% 0.82
Internet 307 2.01 1.24% 28.84% 2.00 3.52% 2.07
Investment Co. 26 0.58 2.76% 0.00% 0.56 0.17% 0.56
Investment Co. (Foreign) 20 1.16 3.12% 0.00% 1.13 0.91% 1.14
Machinery 124 0.77 46.33% 35.53% 0.59 2.85% 0.61
Manuf. Housing/Rec Veh 21 0.80 51.02% 38.00% 0.61 10.58% 0.68
Maritime 16 0.78 130.12% 23.50% 0.39 5.47% 0.42
Medical Services 160 0.86 33.12% 37.45% 0.71 10.18% 0.79
Medical Supplies 196 0.82 7.09% 33.83% 0.79 2.30% 0.80
Metal Fabricating 42 0.83 22.88% 34.64% 0.72 2.39% 0.74
Metals & Mining (Div.) 37 0.87 40.24% 33.90% 0.69 3.03% 0.71
Natural Gas (Distrib.) 42 0.60 81.48% 36.43% 0.39 1.65% 0.40
Natural Gas (Diversified 39 0.71 41.49% 34.40% 0.55 2.25% 0.57
Newspaper 19 0.82 18.01% 37.62% 0.73 2.83% 0.76
Office Equip & Supplies 28 0.89 61.28% 38.84% 0.65 2.15% 0.66
Oilfield Services/Equip. 70 1.02 17.48% 31.32% 0.91 4.60% 0.95
Packaging & Container 37 0.77 115.14% 38.33% 0.45 2.50% 0.46
Paper & Forest Products 52 0.80 73.05% 35.98% 0.54 3.65% 0.56
Petroleum (Integrated) 42 0.76 13.01% 40.12% 0.70 2.01% 0.72
Petroleum (Producing) 97 0.73 39.53% 36.80% 0.59 1.36% 0.59
Precision Instrument 88 0.87 6.91% 32.17% 0.83 2.52% 0.85
Publishing 48 0.82 23.97% 38.56% 0.71 3.62% 0.74
R.E.I.T. 152 0.70 9.47% 45.10% 0.66 0.24% 0.66
Railroad 16 0.81 64.73% 36.31% 0.57 2.35% 0.59
Recreation 86 0.81 26.88% 31.23% 0.68 4.99% 0.72
Restaurant 93 0.77 23.68% 36.83% 0.67 2.00% 0.68
Retail (Special Lines) 202 1.13 14.85% 38.57% 1.04 6.45% 1.11
Retail Building Supply 12 0.85 2.80% 38.44% 0.84 0.60% 0.84
Retail Store 31 1.06 20.52% 38.74% 0.94 1.40% 0.95
Securities Brokerage 32 1.22 107.81% 36.73% 0.72 13.52% 0.84
Semiconductor 100 1.31 1.90% 27.84% 1.29 3.20% 1.33
Semiconductor Cap Equip 7 1.84 0.64% 32.36% 1.84 4.01% 1.91
Shoe 26 0.90 17.36% 37.09% 0.82 8.34% 0.89
Steel (General) 30 0.76 67.84% 35.06% 0.53 7.64% 0.57
Steel (Integrated) 19 0.90 93.61% 28.20% 0.54 11.73% 0.61
Telecom. Equipment 118 1.10 3.82% 32.08% 1.07 1.89% 1.09
Telecom. Services 172 1.17 18.64% 37.53% 1.05 2.83% 1.08
Textile 26 0.76 232.68% 36.87% 0.31 2.68% 0.32
Thrift 133 0.80 358.00% 35.76% 0.24 2.82% 0.25
Tire & Rubber 10 0.87 79.44% 37.50% 0.58 5.13% 0.61
Tobacco 12 0.62 29.19% 38.92% 0.52 7.28% 0.56
Toiletries/Cosmetics 20 0.93 15.69% 34.73% 0.84 1.40% 0.85
Trucking/Transp. Leasing 50 0.84 144.26% 38.89% 0.45 10.92% 0.50
Utility (Foreign) 2 1.40 44.81% 30.50% 1.06 0.64% 1.07
Water Utility 15 0.59 85.18% 36.88% 0.38 0.80% 0.39
Wireless Networking 11 1.25 0.63% 35.63% 1.24 2.04% 1.27
Market 5903 0.86 23.92% 35.48% 0.74 4.80% 0.78

Last Updated on 8/15/00
By Aswath Damodaran