Building Supplies Stores and Home Centers

Building Material Dealers
Home Centers and Hardware Stores
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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:


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://store.nrha.com/  Select "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.

Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and a five-year industry growth forecast, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect an industry and its performance. Report sections 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 Market Research Reports
Building Material Stores / Home Centers
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In-depth business market research reports include information on market size and market segmentation; marketing strategy; 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.

Industry Market Analysis Reports
Building Supplies Stores and Home Centers
http://www.bizminer.com  Search for "4441"
Industry statistics for building supplies stores and home centers include industry sales and sales trends, market size and market share by sales class, average company sales and 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 market analysis reports can be viewed free online.

More Industry Research and Analysis
For more business research and analysis available from Standard & Poor's, Freedonia Group, Euromonitor, and other sources—including key business statistics, market research and analysis, and business trends and forecasts for a wide range of industries, see Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook.


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 also in small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions. Sample financial reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

North American Retail Hardware Association
Cost of Doing Business Study
http://store.nrha.com/  Select "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://store.nrha.com/  Select "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/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471297879/wwwvaluationreso/
Handbook includes rules of thumb and several chapters on specific industries, including lumberyards and home centers. Search for chapter title using Amazon.com's "Search Inside" feature to preview chapter contents.

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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