Painting Contractors – Industry Research, Analysis, Statistics, and Forecasts

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

• Market size and major product and service segments
• Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
• Operating conditions and current performance
• Competitive landscape and environment
• Major company profiles and market shares
• Five-year outlook and growth forecasts

The Sherwin-Williams Company
PPC Magazine
https://www.sherwin-williams.com/

Quarterly publication features news and information for residential and commercial painting contractors, with topics covered in various issues including business management, marketing strategies, business growth opportunities, paint technology, product applications, styles and techniques, new products and services, and contractor and project profiles. Current and archived digital editions are available online.

PDCA
American Painting Contractor Magazine
http://www.paintmag.com/

Monthly trade publication features news and information for painting and decorating contractors, with topics covered in various issues of the magazine including business operations, sales and marketing, personnel management, product application techniques, new products and services, and tools and equipment. Digital editions are available online, with free subscription available to qualifying parties.

Freedonia Group
Research reports available from this organization include:

Paint & Coatings: United States
https://freedoniagroup.com/
Market research study analyzes U.S. demand for paint and coatings in the architectural, manufacturing, and maintenance and special coatings markets, with information provided including historical demand and forecasts by market segment (e.g., residential construction, nonresidential construction, industrial maintenance, roads and bridges, and marine equipment), applications and end users, and formulation.

Wall Coverings: United States
https://freedoniagroup.com/
Market research report analyzes U.S. demand for wall coverings in the residential and nonresidential markets, with information provided including historical demand and forecasts by product (e.g., panels, wallpaper, and decorative tile), market segment (e.g., new housing, residential improvement and repair, nonresidential construction, and nonresidential improvement and repair), and housing or building type.

BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Painting Contractors
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "238320" to see available reports

Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.

Financial Statements and Financial Ratios

https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "238320" to see available reports

• Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
• Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
• Profitability and return on investment ratios
• Liquidity and working capital ratios
• Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
• Capital structure and debt service ratios

(see links for individual reports)  (sample spreadsheet)

Key statistics section of these reports provides detailed income statements and balance sheets on a common-size basis and over twenty-five industry financial ratios, with financial ratios provided for the each of the four most recent calendar years and on a historical average basis for 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year time periods. Sample spreadsheet with breakdowns by asset size can be viewed free online.

Compensation and Salary Surveys

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Compensation information available from this organization includes:

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed in this service sector on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with job categories covered in the survey including construction and maintenance painters who paint buildings, bridges, and other structures, and paperhangers who cover interior wall and ceiling surfaces with decorative wallpaper or fabric.

Construction and Maintenance Painters
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ / https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Occupational outlook and employment statistics sections provide wage data for construction and maintenance painters, with industries for which wage data is reported including building finishing contractors, residential building construction, nonresidential building construction, ship and boat building, local government, employment services, and highway, street, and bridge construction.

PayScale, Inc.
Compensation information available from this organization includes:

Painting Contractors
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides median salary and hourly wage data for selected job positions, such as project manager, painting supervisor, house painter, and construction and maintenance painter, for firms that paint interior and exterior building surfaces and apply paint or other corrosion-resistant protective coatings to bridges, towers, railroad trestles, overpasses, and other exterior structures.

Industrial Painter
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides compensation data for industrial painters by level of experience and for selected locations, with personnel included in this occupational category commonly employed in the construction and manufacturing sectors and primarily engaged in applying paints and other coatings to the interiors and exteriors of buildings and other structures and machinery of all types and sizes.

BV Guides and Databases

BVMarketData
Private Company Sales Transaction Databases
https://www.bvresources.com/

BVR Guides and Books
Painting Companies: What's Your Business Worth?
https://www.bvresources.com/

BVR special report provides insights into the characteristics and factors that determine the value of a painting company, with topics covered including six reasons for valuing painting companies, industry and company-specific factors that impact a painting contractor's value, and three earnings measures that appraisers consider in valuing a painting contractor. Table of contents can be viewed free online.

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