SIC 5063 | NAICS 423610
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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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:
TED Magazine
https://tedmag.com/
Monthly trade journal features news and information for electrical distributors, with topics covered in
each issue of the magazine including economic outlook, business best practices, market trend data, manufacturer
marketing program rollouts, alternative markets, new product information, and green initiatives. Current
and archived digital editions of this trade publication can be viewed free online.
State of the Industry
https://www.naed.org/
Annual state of the industry report provides a summary overview of expectations for the year ahead based
on the results of a survey of senior executives in the electrical manufacturing and distribution industries,
with topics covered in the report including economic outlook, top revenue drivers over the next three years,
most positive factors, key areas of concern, and proposed increases in spending.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Electrical Wholesaling Magazine
https://www.ewweb.com/
Monthly publication features news and information for distribution professionals, with special features
including "The Top 200 Electrical Distributors" (June issue), "National Factbook" (December issue),
"Regional Factbook: Market Forecasts and Data" (November issue), and "Market Planning Guide" (November
issue). Current and archived digital editions of this publication are available free online.
Top 200 Distributors
https://www.ewweb.com/
Annual report ranks the top 200 distributors by annual revenue and includes information on number of employees
and number of locations for each company. The report also ranks the top distributors with
the highest sales per employee, provides a list of mergers and
acquisitions involving these firms, and profiles the largest firms in the industry. Report is available
online in the June issue of EW magazine.
National Factbook
https://www.ewweb.com/
Annual factbook provides a summary forecast for the industry in the year ahead and includes leading economic
indicators from a variety of sources such as "Total U.S. Construction Starts" (Dodge Data
& Analytics), "AIA Architectural Building Index", "Electroindustry
Business Conditions Index" (NEMA), and "Housing Starts Forecast"
(NAHB). Report is available in the December issue of EW magazine.
Regional Factbook: Market Forecasts and Data
https://www.ewweb.com/
Annual report provides regional sales trend data, state gross domestic product rate of change, and employment
statistics by state and city for each region, with regions covered in the report including
New England, Middle Atlantic, East and West North Central, South
Atlantic, East and West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. Report is available online in the November
issue of EW magazine.
Market Planning Guide
https://www.ewweb.com/
Annual planning guide provides distributor sales forecasts by major business sector (e.g., residential,
industrial, commercial, institutional, government, and utilities) and region (e.g., New England, Middle
Atlantic, East and West North Central, South Atlantic, East and West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific)
for the year ahead. Report is available free online in the November issue of EW magazine.
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.
Annual performance analysis report (PAR) provides financial and operating performance measures for NAED members, with financial measures provided including income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios broken out by sales volume, customer sales mix (e.g., industrial/OEM, residential contractors, commercial contractors, government/institutional, utilities, and other), and sales channel.
Volume I of this employee compensation study provides detailed analysis of executive and employee compensation, including salaries, bonuses, and commissions, for participating NAED members, and Volume II includes compensation data from 30 other distributor associations with compensation and benefits data in this volume broken out by sales volume and by region, state, and metropolitan area.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this wholesale sector such as branch manager, warehouse manager, warehouse worker, and inside and outside sales representatives, with wholesalers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., Graybar Electric Co., Inc., and WESCO International, Inc.
