Security Guard Services – Industry Research, Analysis, Statistics, and Forecasts

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Robert H. Perry & Associates, Incorporated
U.S. Contract Security Industry
https://www.roberthperry.com/

M&A firm whitepaper provides an overview of the contract guard service industry, with topics covered in the paper including size of the industry, revenue size and growth prospects, margins and EBITDA, merger and acquisition activity, private equity firms investing in this sector, selling prices for large and small firms, factors driving the M&A market, and challenges and opportunities for firm owners.

BNP Media
Security Magazine
https://securitymagazine.com/

Monthly trade publication features news and information for security executives, with special features including the annual "Top Guarding Firms Listing" special report (December issue) which ranks the top companies in the guard service sector by annual revenue and also includes information on number of offices and total employees. Selected articles from current and archived issues are available online.

Freedonia Group
Private Security Services
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/

Topics covered in the private guard service section of this comprehensive market research report include guard sector overview, 10-year historical and forecast annual revenues, market trends, pre-employment screening, training, wages and benefits, applications, vendors and market share, and market share by top firms. Entire study or individual sections or pages can be purchased online.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Private Security Industry
https://www.ncjrs.gov/ / full-text

Research report provides a comprehensive review of this service sector, with topics covered in the report including background information, firm and employee characteristics, services performed by private organizations, markets (infrastructure, commercial, institutional, residential, government), relationship with law enforcement, and regulation and training. Full text report is available online.

ACESC
Insight into the Armored Car Industry
http://acesecurityconsultants.com/

Consulting firm whitepaper provides an overview of the armored car business, with topics covered in the paper including cash-in-transit transportation, cash management, currency and coin processing, storage of valuables, ATM services, electronic safes and stationary vaults, virtual vault service, bar encoding, carrier due diligence, managing risk, pre-employment screening, and industry concerns.

BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Security Guard and Patrol Services
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "561612" 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 "561612" 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

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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
Security Guards
https://www.bls.gov/oes/

Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for protective service personnel that control access to buildings and grounds, monitor alarm and video surveillance systems, conduct security checks and/or patrols for designated premises or areas, and transport cash and other valuable items using armored transportation equipment to protect these items while in transit.

PayScale, Inc.
Security Guards / Armored Car Services
https://www.payscale.com/guards / armoredcar

Free online service provides median salary and hourly wage data for selected job positions in this protective service sector such as director, manager, supervisor, and officer (armed and unarmed), with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including Securitas, G4S Secure Solutions, AlliedBarton, Brinks, Incorporated, Universal Protection Service, and Guardsmark.

BV Guides and Databases

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

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