Building Supplies Stores and Home Centers

Industry Research Reports

Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report sections include:

North American Retail Hardware Association
Information resources available from this trade association include:

Hardware Retailing
http://www.hardwareretailingarchive.com/
Monthly trade magazine provides news and information for the retail hardware and home improvement industry, with special features including excerpts from the annual "Market Measure" report which are included in the November/December issue. Digital editions of current and prior issues can be viewed free online.

Market Measure
http://www.nrha.org/  Select "Store - Training - Non-Member - Management Training"
Annual report examines trends in the retail hardware and home improvement industry, with topics covered including overall market size and sales trends, key financial data by type of store (hardware stores, home centers, and lumberyards), financial profiles of leading publicly-held do-it-yourself chains, and more. Report excerpts can also be viewed free online in the November/December issue of Hardware Retailing magazine.

Building Material Dealers
Home Centers and Hardware Stores
http://www.firstresearch.com

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

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
Scope of the Lumber & Building Materials Industry
http://www.dealer.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3327
Comprehensive report covers business practices and trends within the lumber and building materials dealer industry and also includes statistical data, with topics covered including industry size and structure, sales by customer type and product category, inventory management, staffing and payroll, employee productivity, and more.


Industry Financial Ratios
Building Supplies Stores and Home Centers
http://www.bizminer.com  Search for "4441"
Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios for building supplies stores and home centers. Reports are available by sales size range and in sole proprietor and business start up versions. Sample financial statement reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

North American Retail Hardware Association
Cost of Doing Business Study
http://www.nrha.org/  Select "Store - Training - Non-Member - Management Training"
Cost of doing business study provides financial and operating performance measures for hardware stores, home centers, and lumber and building material stores, with data provided including income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios categorized by store type and size and level of profitability (average vs. high profit).

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association
Cost of Doing Business Report
http://www.dealer.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3320
Cost of doing business report provides income statement and balance sheet data and key financial and productivity ratios for lumber and building material dealers, with survey results categorized into several groups by sales mix (contractor, mixed, and retail) and by geographic location based on participating members' state/regional affiliations.


North American Retail Hardware Association
Employee Compensation Study
http://www.nrha.org/  Select "Store - Training - Non-Member - Management Training"
Employee compensation study provides information on compensation and benefits for a variety of job positions in the retail hardware and home improvement industry, with survey data broken out by size of operation, type of market, and type of store.

ERI Economic Research Institute
Building Materials Retail Stores Salary Survey
http://salary-surveys.erieri.com/
Salary survey provides compensation data for executive, management, and hourly personnel on a national and state level by company size. Complete listing of job positions included in the survey and sample pages for selected job positions are accessible free online.


The Handbook of Business Valuation
Chapter 31 - Valuing Lumber Yards and Home Centers
Thomas L. West and Jeffrey D. Jones, John Wiley & Sons, 1999
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471297879/
Handbook includes a number of chapters which address valuation issues for specific industries, with Chapter 31 covering lumberyards and home centers. Chapter contents can be previewed free online using Amazon.com's "Look Inside" feature.

Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Building Supplies Stores and Home Centers
http://valuationresources.com/Misc/ValuationMultiples.htm
Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for building supplies stores and home centers and more than 200 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.




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