Hardware & Fastener Manufacturers – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

SIC 3429 & 3450 | NAICS 332510 & 33272

The following guide to industry research and analysis provides sources for industry statistics, trends, and forecasts, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

Financial Statements and Financial Ratios

Compensation and Salary Surveys

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

Hardware Manufacturing (view report)
Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (view report)

Comprehensive industry 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. Topics addressed in the reports include:

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

Sample industry research report and selected industry statistics including market size, five-year average growth rate, number of businesses, and total employment are available free online.

Fastener Industry News, Inc.
GlobalFastenerNews.com / FIN Magazine
https://www.globalfastenernews.com/

Online news source and monthly print publication feature news and information for fastener industry executives, with special features including the annual "FIN Survey" which surveys readers on recent trends and their expectations for the year ahead with regard to company sales, prices, overall costs, inventory turnover, profitability, employment changes, production capacity, and capital expenditures.

Precision Machined Products Association
Business Trends Report
http://www.pmpa.org/

Monthly business trends survey provides current and historical sales trend information and includes a summary of participants' comments on their expectations over the next three months for net sales of machined products, lead times, prospects for employment, and profitability. Summary trend data the PMPA Business Trends Index is available free online, with full report available to members only.

Freedonia Group
Research reports available from this organization include:

Hardware: United States
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/
Freedonia Focus report analyzes U.S. hardware demand and shipments at the manufacturers' level, with information provided including historical and forecast demand by market segment (e.g., builder, motor vehicles, furniture, other transport equipment, and appliances, caskets, hand trucks, and other markets) and firms profiled including Assa Abloy AB, Allegion Plc., and Strattec Security Corporation.

Industrial Fasteners: United States
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/
Comprehensive report analyzes demand and shipments at the manufacturers' level, with information provided including historical and forecast demand by product type (e.g., aerospace grade; standard - externally threaded, internally threaded, non-threaded, and application-specific) and market segment (e.g., OEM - motor vehicle, machinery, and other; maintenance/repair/operations; and construction).

GIA Research
Builders' and Cabinet Hardware
https://www.strategyr.com/

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 sales by product segment for builders' hardware (e.g., door locking devices, door hinges and closers, window hardware, other) and cabinet hardware (e.g., locks, knobs, pulls and catches, hinges, other).

Catalina Research
Fasteners and Nails
https://catalinareports.com/

Catalina Research report analyzes the U.S. market for this product sector, with topics covered in the report including sales trends and growth analysis, product mix, price trends, factors driving demand, manufacturer shipments by product (e.g., externally/internally threaded, non-threaded, and steel and nonferrous nails, staples, and tacks), imports and exports, and market outlook and five-year forecast.

BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Hardware and Fastener Manufacturers
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "3325" and "33272" 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.

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Financial Statements and Financial Ratios

BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Hardware and Fastener Manufacturers
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "3325" and "33272" to see available reports

Five-year financial statement analysis reports provide income statements, balance sheets, and key industry financial ratios for companies of all sizes, with financial data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metropolitan area level including:

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

Sample financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

IBISWorld Industry Research Reports
Hardware, Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing
(see links for individual reports)

Key statistics section of these reports provides detailed income statements and balance sheets on a common-size basis and an array of industry financial ratios, with the financial ratio data presented on an annual basis for the four most recent years for which data is available and on a historical average basis over three-year, five-year, and ten-year time periods. Sample report can be viewed free online.

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Compensation and Salary Surveys

Precision Machined Products Association
Compensation Surveys and Reports
https://www.pmpa.org/

Compensation surveys available from this trade organization include the annual "Hourly Wage Shop Survey", biennial "Administrative, Professional, and Clerical Compensation Survey and Report", and periodic "Executive Compensation Survey and Report". All compensation surveys are available free of charge to participating members; contact trade association for more information on these surveys.

PayScale, Inc.
Fastener Manufacturing
https://www.payscale.com/

Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as manufacturing engineer, mechanical engineer, sales engineer, production supervisor, tool and die maker, and CNC machinist, with employers for which salary or hourly rate data is provided including Acument Global Technologies Inc., Interstate Threaded Products, and Alcoa Fastening Systems Ltd.

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BV Guides and Databases

BVMarketData

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

Free "Visitor Search" allows users to search DealStats, BIZCOMPS, and FactSet MergerStat for private company sales transaction data by SIC Code or NAICS Code using the following codes:

– SIC Codes 3429 and 3450 - Hardware, Screw Machine Products, And Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets, And Washers Manufacturing

– NAICS Codes 332510 and 33272 - Hardware, Turned Product, and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing

Types of establishments included in these codes

Hardware manufacturers - establishments that produce a variety of metal hardware products, such as locks, hinges, handles, knobs, and fittings, by shaping, casting, or forging metal into the desired form.

Precision turned product manufacturers - establishments that produce a wide range of turned products, such as shafts, pins, and rods, as well as screws, nuts, bolts, and other fasteners, by using a variety of turning and machining processes.

Bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturers - establishments that specialize in the production of screws, nuts, bolts, rivets, and washers, using a variety of techniques and materials, such as cold heading, hot forging, and machining.

Wire product manufacturers - establishments that produce a wide range of metal wire products, such as fencing, nails, staples, and wire mesh, by drawing, coating, and cutting metal wire into the desired shape and size.

Hinge manufacturers - establishments that produce a variety of metal hinges, such as butt hinges, continuous hinges, and piano hinges, by shaping and assembling metal parts into the desired form.

Sample reports with detailed transaction data and valuation multiples are available free online.

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