Value
Multiples by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7254 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2002
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms
|
Value/EBITDA
|
Value/EBIT
|
Value/EBIT(1-t)
|
| Advertising | 36
|
10.88
|
14.71
|
27.70
|
| Aerospace/Defense | 65
|
7.42
|
9.43
|
14.63
|
| Air Transport | 45
|
3.31
|
4.84
|
7.46
|
| Apparel | 54
|
9.03
|
11.07
|
17.30
|
| Auto & Truck | 21
|
4.73
|
6.58
|
10.06
|
| Auto Parts | 65
|
3.84
|
5.24
|
8.47
|
| Bank | 446
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Bank (Canadian) | 8
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Bank (Foreign) | 3
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Bank (Midwest) | 36
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 24
|
6.96
|
8.52
|
13.16
|
| Beverage (Soft Drink) | 19
|
12.61
|
16.22
|
23.51
|
| Biotechnology | 76
|
37.08
|
51.53
|
507.02
|
| Building Materials | 52
|
4.66
|
6.12
|
9.02
|
| Cable TV | 27
|
10.04
|
22.22
|
NA
|
| Canadian Energy | 13
|
4.13
|
5.40
|
8.73
|
| Cement & Aggregates | 15
|
5.66
|
7.76
|
11.64
|
| Chemical (Basic) | 25
|
4.48
|
6.21
|
9.11
|
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33
|
6.87
|
9.34
|
15.70
|
| Chemical (Specialty) | 86
|
5.89
|
8.07
|
12.11
|
| Coal | 6
|
5.05
|
8.56
|
11.50
|
| Computer & Peripherals | 171
|
10.51
|
13.54
|
19.71
|
| Computer Software & Svcs | 468
|
13.37
|
18.59
|
33.04
|
| Diversified Co. | 103
|
7.28
|
9.41
|
13.86
|
| Drug | 286
|
18.15
|
21.45
|
30.28
|
| E-Commerce | 27
|
14.28
|
720.02
|
NA
|
| Educational Services | 36
|
16.77
|
23.88
|
48.28
|
| Electric Util. (Central) | 30
|
5.80
|
7.90
|
12.59
|
| Electric Utility (East) | 32
|
6.33
|
8.52
|
13.02
|
| Electric Utility (West) | 17
|
6.55
|
14.08
|
17.88
|
| Electrical Equipment | 92
|
11.71
|
15.89
|
21.72
|
| Electronics | 196
|
6.92
|
9.02
|
13.52
|
| Entertainment | 96
|
12.65
|
18.15
|
49.19
|
| Entertainment Tech | 12
|
22.02
|
52.74
|
56.48
|
| Environmental | 80
|
5.86
|
8.16
|
14.48
|
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 224
|
65.08
|
74.53
|
113.68
|
| Food Processing | 116
|
8.33
|
10.48
|
16.18
|
| Food Wholesalers | 25
|
8.18
|
10.36
|
15.56
|
| Foreign Electron/Entertn | 14
|
4.45
|
6.85
|
19.08
|
| Foreign Telecom. | 20
|
6.37
|
10.30
|
20.41
|
| Furn./Home Furnishings | 33
|
5.71
|
7.22
|
11.38
|
| Gold/Silver Mining | 38
|
6.56
|
10.50
|
15.38
|
| Grocery | 29
|
5.90
|
8.05
|
12.91
|
| Healthcare Info Systems | 33
|
5.75
|
54.77
|
97.26
|
| Home Appliance | 18
|
4.23
|
5.45
|
8.27
|
| Homebuilding | 57
|
8.16
|
9.17
|
13.39
|
| Hotel/Gaming | 85
|
6.18
|
8.14
|
12.11
|
| Household Products | 33
|
9.47
|
11.82
|
17.81
|
| Human Resources | 22
|
7.18
|
8.90
|
15.43
|
| Industrial Services | 212
|
6.17
|
8.80
|
17.52
|
| Information Services | 19
|
11.26
|
16.14
|
22.47
|
| Insurance (Life) | 32
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Insurance (Prop/Casualty | 54
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Internet | 421
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Investment Co. | 25
|
12.01
|
15.63
|
16.33
|
| Investment Co. (Foreign) | 18
|
33.82
|
35.26
|
49.03
|
| Machinery | 151
|
5.97
|
8.05
|
12.52
|
| Manuf. Housing/Rec Veh | 20
|
9.50
|
12.93
|
23.86
|
| Maritime | 20
|
4.68
|
6.50
|
8.18
|
| Medical Services | 208
|
6.73
|
8.54
|
14.65
|
| Medical Supplies | 225
|
16.47
|
20.04
|
29.27
|
| Metal Fabricating | 46
|
6.55
|
8.37
|
12.87
|
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 45
|
5.85
|
8.14
|
12.62
|
| Natural Gas (Distrib.) | 36
|
5.06
|
6.50
|
10.11
|
| Natural Gas (Diversified | 38
|
5.92
|
7.67
|
11.17
|
| Newspaper | 21
|
9.45
|
12.16
|
19.93
|
| Office Equip & Supplies | 34
|
7.52
|
10.46
|
16.69
|
| Oilfield Services/Equip. | 88
|
7.50
|
10.40
|
16.48
|
| Packaging & Container | 43
|
4.86
|
6.71
|
12.00
|
| Paper & Forest Products | 48
|
4.55
|
6.27
|
9.34
|
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 38
|
3.85
|
4.74
|
8.05
|
| Petroleum (Producing) | 139
|
3.76
|
4.72
|
7.15
|
| Pharmacy Services | 15
|
11.85
|
14.89
|
32.62
|
| Power | 19
|
10.73
|
13.38
|
19.28
|
| Precision Instrument | 109
|
7.05
|
9.08
|
13.56
|
| Publishing | 45
|
6.02
|
8.06
|
13.28
|
| R.E.I.T. | 153
|
75.12
|
85.42
|
99.26
|
| Railroad | 16
|
5.91
|
7.89
|
12.36
|
| Recreation | 87
|
8.81
|
11.73
|
15.03
|
| Restaurant | 94
|
7.37
|
9.45
|
14.52
|
| Retail (Special Lines) | 188
|
7.11
|
9.34
|
15.62
|
| Retail Building Supply | 11
|
20.40
|
23.69
|
38.26
|
| Retail Store | 66
|
10.64
|
13.82
|
22.27
|
| Securities Brokerage | 28
|
5.31
|
5.45
|
8.25
|
| Semiconductor | 118
|
9.33
|
12.18
|
16.80
|
| Semiconductor Cap Eq | 10
|
7.44
|
8.69
|
12.06
|
| Shoe | 27
|
8.74
|
10.32
|
16.52
|
| Steel (General) | 31
|
4.31
|
6.18
|
8.93
|
| Steel (Integrated) | 19
|
3.19
|
4.65
|
7.12
|
| Telecom. Equipment | 141
|
6.45
|
9.41
|
16.40
|
| Telecom. Services | 208
|
5.34
|
8.46
|
19.84
|
| Textile | 24
|
3.73
|
5.45
|
7.61
|
| Thrift | 117
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Tire & Rubber | 19
|
4.85
|
6.84
|
10.53
|
| Tobacco | 13
|
5.28
|
5.80
|
9.47
|
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21
|
11.01
|
13.17
|
19.84
|
| Trucking/Transp. Leasing | 43
|
5.51
|
7.94
|
15.25
|
| Utility (Foreign) | 7
|
3.34
|
4.60
|
6.51
|
| Water Utility | 16
|
8.39
|
10.57
|
15.73
|
| Wireless Networking | 80
|
18.96
|
224.30
|
641.19
|
| Market | 7254
|
8.68
|
11.74
|
20.73
|