Cleaning and Maintenance Supplies Distributors

Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Wholesaling
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Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and a five-year industry forecast, with special focus on the underlying structure and the external forces and relationships that affect an industry. Report sections include:


Industrial Distribution
Annual Survey of Distributor Operations
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Covers major trends and issues in the industrial distribution industry.

Industrial Supply Wholesalers
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Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments, industry trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year industry forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:


National Association of Wholesalers
Wholesale Distribution Economic Reports
http://www.naw.org/publications/pindex.php
Individual economic analyses of the 19 major wholesale distribution sectors include sales and employment growth trends, average sales per company and employee, average gross margin, and other financial and operating statistics. Sample report is free online; subsector comparison list details product lines covered in each report.


Industry Market Research Reports
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In-depth market research reports include information on market size and market segmentation; product and market forecasts; business trends, risks, and opportunities; key participant profiles; market share data; and more. Summary abstract and detailed table of contents for each market research report is accessible free online.

BizMiner
Industry Market Analysis
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Industry statistics include market size and market share by sales class and segment, number of companies, annual sales and sales trends, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, business start up activity and failure rates, and other business statistics on a national, state, and metropolitan area level. Sample reports are accessible free online.

More Industry Research and Analysis
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Dun & Bradstreet, and other sources—including key business statistics, market research and analysis, business trends and forecasts, and more—for a wide variety of industries, see Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook.


BizMiner
Industry Financial Ratios
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Five-year comparative financial analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios. Financial statements and ratios are available by sales size range for all firms, and also in small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions. Sample reports are accessible free online.

International Sanitary Supply Association
ISSA Distributor's Profitability Report
http://www.issa.com/knowledgecenter/
Register and select "Industry Trends & Statistics - Industry Studies from ISSA"
Report details financial results of sanitary supply distributors throughout the U.S. Data includes strategic profit model ratios, income statements, financial ratios, asset productivity ratios, operating productive ratios, and employee productivity ratios.  Summary available free online.


International Sanitary Supply Association
Employee Compensation Report
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Register and select "Industry Trends & Statistics - Industry Studies from ISSA"
This report provides survey results broken out into 22 sales volume groups and more than 100 geographical areas across the United States and Canada. Not only is information available for the cleaning and maintenance industry, but you may compare those numbers to the entire distribution industry in your area. Researched topics include: operating employee wages, management compensation, employee fringe-benefit packages, and executive salaries, benefits, and perks.

National Association of Wholesalers-Distributors
Employee Compensation Report
http://www.naw.org/publications/pindex.php
Two-volume report provides comprehensive analysis of executive and employee compensation, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, and fringe benefits, by line of trade, sales volume, and region. Table of contents and selected excerpts are free online.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Employment Statistics -
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_423800.htm
Annual survey provides wage and salary data by job position on a national basis. All data is free online.


Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Cleaning and Maintenance Supplies Distributors
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Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for cleaning and maintenance supplies distributors and more than 190 other industries. Valuation multiples are derived from market transactions as reported by BIZCOMPS®, with the primary focus on small companies priced at less than $1 million.