Electrical Contractors

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Penton Media, Inc.
EC&M Magazine
http://ecmweb.com/

Monthly trade publication features news and information for electrical contracting professionals, with topics covered in various issues including business management, market and construction trends, design, operations, safety, and training, and special features including the annual "Top 50 Electrical Contracting Firms" (September issue) and the "Construction Market Forecast" (December issue).

Electrical Contractors
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

NECA
Publications available from this trade association include:

Electrical Contractor Magazine
http://www.ecmag.com/
Monthly publication features news and information for the electrical contracting industry, with topics covered in each issue including business and legal matters, code and standards, power quality and management, integrated systems, cabling and datacom, and new products and technology, and special features including the annual "Construction Outlook" published in the December issue.

Integrated Systems Contractor
http://www.ecmag.com/
Bimonthly EC Magazine supplement focuses on topics relevant to contractors working with low-voltage fire, security, automation, control, and communications systems, with editorial themes for individual issues of this publication including current trends and developments for the residential market (October issue) and commercial, industrial, and institutional markets (December issue).

Profile of the Electrical Contractor
http://www.ecmag.com/
Feature article provides a profile of the electrical contracting industry, with topics covered in the article including personnel demographics, changes in number of employees, changes in company size, average sales from various building categories, number of project types, and types of work performed in previous year by category, and average percentage of sales from specific sectors.

Electrical Contractor Top Line Report
http://www.ecmag.com/
Biennial report provides a comprehensive review of the electrical contracting industry, with topics covered including company size in terms of revenues and employees, employee demographics, types of work performed by market (e.g., residential, commercial) and category, number of states in which work is performed, and sources of revenue by sector, project type, and building category.

NSCA
Electronic Systems Outlook
http://www.nsca.org/

Semiannual outlook report provides historical and forecast data for low-voltage electronic systems construction put in place by vertical market and on a U.S. regional basis, with electronic systems covered in the report including audio and video systems, phone systems, data networks, building automation and control systems, fire and security systems, lighting systems, and digital signage.

Industry Financial Ratios
Electrical Contractors
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "238210"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

NECA
Financial Benchmarker
https://www.necanet.org/

Interactive online tool allows electrical contractors to perform side-by-side comparisons of their firm's financial and operating performance with the industry as a whole and with other similar firms in terms of company type, annual company revenue, and geographic region, with over 20 comparative ratios provided that enable a user to measure a company's liquidity, profitability, efficiency, and leverage.

NSCA
Financial Analysis of Industry Report
http://www.nsca.org/

Biennial financial analysis report allows systems integrators to compare their firm's financial and operating performance with the industry as a whole and with similar firms based on firm size and systems focus, with firm background information provided in the report including location, firm size, primary system focus, primary vertical market, staffing, and competitive bid versus direct sales.

NECA
Officer and Overhead Personnel Compensation Report
http://www.necanet.org/  Search for "compensation"

Biennial salary survey provides total compensation data, including salaries, bonuses, and dividends, for corporate officer positions (e.g., president, CEO, secretary, treasurer, and vice president) and average annual wages for other overhead personnel (i.e., non-direct labor personnel), with survey results reported in aggregate as well as by annual company sales volume and geographic region.

NSCA
Compensation & Benefits Report
http://www.nsca.org/

Biennial salary survey provides compensation and benefit information for a variety of job positions in the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, with compensation data for each job position reported by firm size and geographic region and with job positions covered in the survey including design engineer, salesperson, project manager, lead installer, and electronic systems technician.

Electrical Contractors
http://valuationresources.com/

Comprehensive reference guide provides market-based valuation multiples for small businesses that install, repair, and service electrical wiring, components, and equipment used in power generation and distribution, facility power and lighting, automation and control, and data and communications systems.