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Process Industry Overview
Peer groups within the process industry manage flows and make-to-stock supply chains. They are dependent on oil prices and agricultural commodities. From 2013 to 2022, 5% of companies in the process industries meet the Supply Chains to Admire criteria. Process industries tend to be large (averaging 17B$ in annual revenue) with a historical focus on manufacturing excellence. With a historic bias toward marketing and sales-driven processes, ironically, no company in the industry uses channel data well. Table 30 shows the process industry averages.
Table 30. Overview of the Process Industry
Number of Companies
Average Revenue (M$)
Year- over-Year Growth
Inventory Turns
Operating Margin
Return on Invested Capital
Fundamental Score
Price to Book Value
RETAIL
Average for 2013-2022
Beverages
20
$16,500
4.3%
5.34
16.7%
10%
6.43
4.86
Chemical
37
$13,078
2.0%
11.53
4.1%
9.6%
7.41
2.81
Consumer Nondurables
12
$21,052
1.4%
4.78
16.1%
13.4%
7.80
6.00
Containers and Packaging
19
$9,919
7.5%
6.87
12.0%
7.8%
6.90
4.58
Food Manufacturing
31
$19,377
4.5%
6.19
9.7%
6.9%
7.51
3.48
Pharmaceuticals
31
$37,139
6.3%
2.32
21.8%
13.0%
7.50
6.16
Personal Products
12
$8,706
2.4%
2.52
10.9%
9.9%
7.52
4.58
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