SIC 1500 | NAICS 236200
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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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:
ENR Magazine
https://www.enr.com/
Weekly trade magazine features news, data, and analysis for construction industry professionals, with special
features including the "Top 400 Contractors" report (May) which ranks these firms by annual revenue and
the "Forecast" report (November) which summarizes forecasts published by various organizations. Selected
articles from current and prior issues can be viewed free online.
Forecast
https://www.enr.com/
Annual forecast report summarizes construction forecasts for the year ahead provided by various trade associations
and research firms, with contributing sources including the American Road & Transportation Builders Association,
Dodge Data & Analytics, FMI Corporation, and the Portland Cement Association. Summary article is available
online, with full report available to subscribers.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
U.S. Markets Construction Overview
https://www.fminet.com/
Comprehensive annual report addresses key issues and trends affecting the construction industry and includes
historical and forecast dollar volume trend data for major market sectors and market segments within each
sector on a regional basis for residential buildings, nonresidential buildings,
and nonbuilding structures. Market overview for most recent calendar
year is available free online.
FMI's Construction Outlook
https://www.fminet.com/
Quarterly outlook provides an analysis of the economy and its impact on the construction industry
and includes historical and forecast dollar volume trend data for
major market sectors and market segments within each sector on a national basis for residential buildings,
nonresidential buildings, and nonbuilding structures. Outlook reports
for current and prior quarters are available free online.
Monthly report estimates the total dollar value of work performed in the public and private sectors by month for the last six months with comparison to the prior year for the most recent month, with private sector categories including residential, office, lodging, commercial, healthcare, religious, educational, transportation, communications, and manufacturing. Report is available free online.
IRS audit guide provides an overview of the industry and its business practices with a primary focus on accounting and tax issues. Topics covered in individual chapters include small contractors, large contractors, long-term contracts, look-back method interest, financial accounting vs. tax accounting, home builders and developers, joint ventures, contractor costs per square foot, and other tax issues.
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.
Annual financial benchmarker reports provide income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios by contractor category (e.g., all contractors, industrial and nonresidential, heavy and highway, and specialty trades), with survey results broken out by annual net sales volume, geographic region, and "Best in Class" performance (top quartile based on a composite ranking of selected key ratios).
Annual survey provides compensation data for more than 190 jobs in various sectors of the industry, with information provided for each job position including job description, annual salary, incentive and variable pay, total direct compensation, trend line graph with data points, and selected occupational characteristics. Full list of job titles covered by the survey and participating firms is available online.
PAS publishes several compensation surveys for the construction industry, with individual surveys covering executive positions, management personnel, support staff, and merit shop craft positions. Compensation data is broken out by contractor type, construction type, type of bids (e.g., cost plus, firm price), firm size based on annual revenues, and geographic region in which work is performed.
Chapter 28 focuses on specific issues relevant to the valuation of general contractors and specialty subcontractors, with topics addressed in this chapter including contractor segments, independence and relationship between segments, competition, backlog, project profitability and duration, contract pricing, bonding, weather, financial reporting, cyclical nature of business, and valuation implications.
