General Contractors and Construction Companies

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:

BNP Media
Information resources available from this organization 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.

Nonresidential Building Construction
https://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:

FMI
Information resources available from this organization 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.

U.S. Census Bureau
Value of Construction Put in Place
https://www.census.gov/

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 Technique Guides
Construction Industry
https://www.irs.gov/

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.

Industry Financial Ratios
Nonresidential Building Contractors
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "2362" to see reports for specific types of contractors

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.

CFMA
Financial Benchmarker
https://secureii.com/cfma/

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).

ERI Economic Research Institute
Construction Salary Survey
https://www.erieri.com/

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, Inc.
Annual Compensation Surveys
http://pas1.com/

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.

Business Valuation Guide
Chapter 28 - General Contractors and Specialty Subcontractor Issues
Hawkins, Paschall, Wolters Kluwer, annual
https://www.businessvalue.com/

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.