Material Handling Equipment Mfg. – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

SIC 353 | NAICS 33392

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

See the following sections listed below to view available resources by category:

Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

Financial Statements and Financial Ratios

Compensation and Salary Surveys

BV Guides and Databases

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

Forklift & Conveyor Manufacturing (view report)
Overhead Crane / Hoist & Winch Manufacturing (view reports)

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.

Naylor, LLC
MHI Solutions
https://www.mhisolutionsmag.com

Quarterly trade magazine features news and information for material handling industry professionals, with topics covered in various issues of this publication including industry trends, solutions spotlights, fulfillment update, economic market analysis, technology, sustainability, human resources, and trade association news and events. Current and archived issues of this magazine are available free online.

MHI
Resources available from this trade association include:

Market Forecast
https://www.mhi.org/
Comprehensive quarterly report provides historical trend data and forecasts for domestic production, imports, exports, and consumption over the next twelve to eighteen months, with product categories covered including conveyors and conveying systems, industrial trucks, tractors, trailers, and stacker machinery, overhead traveling cranes, hoists, winches, and monorail systems, and other equipment.

Annual Rate of Change (ARoC) Workbook
https://www.mhi.org/
Excel-based planning tool lets users construct a business cycle chart using their company's financial data for comparative analysis with the historical and forecast data from the forecast report described above and also provides cycle chart comparisons with five leading economic indicators and regional indicators of cyclical changes in manufacturing, consumer sentiment, and non-residential investment.

Industrial Truck Association
Market Intelligence
https://www.indtrk.org/

Market intelligence section includes information on U.S. factory shipments of electric rider, motorized hand, and internal combustion engine industrial trucks, world order and shipment statistics by region and class (Class 1 - 5), ITA business trends surveys, and "Outlook for the World" slide presentations for select regions (e.g., North America, Europe, China, Japan). All information is available free online.

Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association
Statistics Press Releases
https://cemanet.org/

Monthly and semiannual press releases provide summary booked order and billed sales statistics for nine classes of unit handling and four classes of bulk conveying equipment on a current and year-to- date basis and include comparisons to the same time periods in the prior year for trending purposes. Summary statistics are available free online, with more detailed statistics available to members only.

Freedonia Group
Material Handling Equipment: United States
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/

Freedonia Focus market research report analyzes demand and shipments at the manufacturer level, with information provided in the report including historical demand and forecasts by product segment (e.g., industrial trucks and tractors, automated storage/retrieval systems, conveying systems, hoists, cranes, and monorails) and market (e.g., durable/nondurable goods manufacturing, other industries).

BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Material Handling Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "33392" 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
Material Handling Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "33392" 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
Forklift, Conveyor, Overhead Crane, Hoist, and Winch 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

PayScale, Inc.
Compensation resources available from this organization include:

Forklift and Materials Handling Equipment Manufacturing
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as design engineer, mechanical engineer, manufacturing engineer, sales representative, and service
technician, with employers for which salary or wage data is provided including Hyster Company, The Raymond Corporation, Crown Equipment Corporation, and Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.

Conveyor Equipment Manufacturing
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as mechanical design engineer, controls engineer, applications engineer, CNC operator, welder, and assembler, with employers for which wage data is provided including Hytrol Conveyor Company Inc., Dematic Corp., Intelligrated Inc., Intralox, L.L.C., Interroll Corporation, and Santa Rosa Systems, Inc.

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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 the DealStats, BIZCOMPS, and FactSet/BVR databases for private company sales transaction data by SIC or NAICS Code using the following codes:

– SIC Code 353 - Materials Handling Equipment Manufacturing

– NAICS Code 33392 - Materials Handling Equipment Manufacturing

Types of establishments included in these codes

Industrial truck and tractor manufacturers - establishments that manufacture vehicles used for material handling and transportation in various industrial, construction, and commercial settings. Types of vehicles manufactured by these establishments include industrial forklift trucks, pallet jacks, pallet stackers, tow tractors, and rough terrain forklifts.

Storage and handling equipment producers - establishments that produce equipment such as pallet racks, shelving systems, hoists and cranes, conveyor systems, and automated storage and retrieval systems which are used for storing and handling various materials for commercial, construction, and industrial applications.

Bulk material handling equipment manufacturing - establishments primarily engaged in the production of equipment such as conveyors, elevators, hoppers, and silos which are used for handling and transporting dry bulk materials such as grain, minerals, and chemicals in agriculture, mining, and manufacturing applications.

Engineered material handling systems production - establishments that manufacture and install engineered systems used for material handling in industrial, commercial, and other applications. The systems are typically highly customized and can include a combination of conveyor systems, storage and retrieval systems, and automated guided vehicles.

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

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