SIC 2650 | NAICS 322200
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research 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. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Bimonthly trade magazine provides news and information for independent corrugated, folding carton, and rigid container manufacturers and suppliers, with topics covered in each issue including industry news and developments, production, sales, customer service, finance, human resources, legislative affairs, and technology. Selected feature articles and archived digital issues are available free online.
Data services reports included in the "Production" report section provide detailed statistical data and other information on production, shipments, inventory, demand, and consumption for corrugated and containerboard boxes and other products in the United States and Canada. Reports are available to members only; select reports from the "Data-Production" menu for more information on each report.
Freedonia Focus research report analyzes U.S. demand for corrugated and paperboard boxes at the manufacturing level, with information provided in this report including historical and forecast demand by product type (e.g., corrugated and solid fiber, folding paperboard, set-up paperboard) and market segment (e.g., food and beverages, non-food nondurable goods, durable goods, nonmanufacturing).
Comprehensive market research report provides a detailed analysis of this product sector in the U.S. and selected other countries, with information provided in this report including historical and forecast annual sales by product type (e.g. corrugated and solid fiber, folding paperboard, set-up paperboard) and end-use segment (e.g., food and beverage, paper and publishing, chemical and allied products).
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 including:
Key Performance Indicator Report
https://www.fibrebox.org/
Annual key performance indicator report provides
financial and operating performance measures for corrugated and solid
fiber products manufacturers at a plant level, with data provided including sales, costs, and profit
ratios, balance sheet data (e.g., inventory,
receivables, and fixed assets), and other key operating
statistics broken out by plant type and location. Survey is available to participants only.
Independent Sheet Plant Operating Ratio Survey
https://www.fibrebox.org/
Annual operating ratio survey allows users to compare their sheet
plant operations with other similar facilities by sales
range, with benchmarking data provided including
operating expense line items as a percentage of
sales, in dollars, and in dollars per
MSF (thousand square feet) for production plant, fulfillment
center, and/or warehousing operations.
Survey is available to participating
members only.
Annual report allows users to compare their firm's financial and operating performance on an annual and quarterly basis with average, median, high, and low financial and operating ratios reported for all other participating packaging manufacturers for the same periods. Performance report is available to association members only, with sample report from a prior survey available for download free online.
Salary, Hourly Wage & Benefit Survey
https://www.aiccbox.org/
Comprehensive survey provides base salary, hourly rate, and
total compensation data for personnel employed by independent corrugator
and sheet plant operations, with compensation data broken out by plant
type and region for 28 salaried positions (e.g., general manager, production
manager, sales manager) and 39 hourly wage positions (e.g., baler operator,
corrugator take-off, clamp truck driver).
Sales Compensation Survey
https://www.aiccbox.org/
Biennial sales compensation survey provides base salary, incentive, and total compensation data for
sales representatives employed by
AICC-member independent corrugator and sheet plant operators
in the U.S. and Canada, and includes detailed information on
types of sales compensation programs
in place, incentive structures, payment basis, and benefits
provided to industry sales representatives.
FBA Labor Program data sources listed above provide information on wage rates and increases and employee benefits (e.g., holidays, vacation time, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, and 401(k), pension, profit sharing, and stock option plans) for specific job titles or job classifications at union and nonunion FBA member plants. Program data is available to participating members only.
Annual survey allows users to compare salaries and wages for their personnel with other companies in the same geographic region over a three-year period and also provides information on topics such as bonus structures, sales compensation, and production incentives on a rotating basis. Survey data is available to members only, with sample report from prior survey available for download free online.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.