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Auto Body Shops – Industry Research, Analysis, Statistics, and Forecasts

SIC 7532  |  NAICS 811121

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts


Industry Research Reports
Auto Body Shops  (view report)
Windshield Repair Services  (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:
Sample report and selected industry statistics including market size, five-year average growth rate, number of businesses, and total employment are available free online.

Automotive Service Association

AutoInc. Magazine
https://www.autoinc.org/
Bimonthly trade journal features news and information for automotive service owners and managers, with special features including the annual "How's Your Business?" collision repair shop survey which provides information on sales, orders, and profits compared to prior year, average monthly estimates and orders, average order value, ticket item breakdown, and percent of sales from DRP agreements.


Babcox Media, Inc.
Resources available from this organization include:

BodyShop Business Magazine
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Monthly publication features news and information for body shop owners and managers, with special features including the "Industry Profile" statistical snapshot report published in the May issue and the "State of the Industry" report sponsored by PPG Industries, Inc. and published every other year as a supplement. Digital editions of the magazine and its supplemental reports can be viewed free online.

Industry Profile
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Annual report provides a statistical overview of the collision repair industry, with topics covered in the report including shop owner demographics, business structure, market profile, body shop operations, insurer-repairer relations, personnel staffing and compensation, purchasing, equipment owned, scan tool use, and aluminum repair capability. Report is included in the May issue of BodyShop Business.

State of the Industry Report
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Biennial report sponsored by PPG Industries, Inc. analyzes current market conditions and key trends and developments affecting collision centers and includes a state-by-state breakdown of the collision market in aggregate and on a per shop basis (e.g., total crashes, damaged/repaired vehicles, dollars generated by repairs). Report is published every other year as a supplement to BodyShop Business.


Auto Care Association
Digital Collision Repair Trends
https://digital.autocare.org/

Annual report provides insights into the trends and developments affecting the collision repair sector, with topics covered in the traffic overview section including annual miles driven, roadway congestion, and vehicle collisions, and in the collision repair section including overall market size, collision center profile, motor vehicle body work, direct repair programs, parts analysis, and state summary statistics.


Quandec Corporation
CollisionWeek
https://www.collisionweek.com/

Online subscription service provides news, information, and analysis for collision repair shop owners and managers, with reports including the quarterly business conditions survey which provides insight on sales, earnings, and employment trends for the most recent quarter compared to the same period in the prior year and anticipated trends for business conditions in general during the next six months.


BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Auto Body Repair Shops
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "811121" 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
Auto Body Repair Shops
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "811121" 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:
Sample financial statement and ratio analysis report is available free online.

Industry Research Reports
Auto Body Shops
(see links for individual reports)  (sample spreadsheet)

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.


PPG MVP
MVP Benchmark Analysis
https://ppgmvp.com/

Online benchmark analysis system lets users compare their collision center's financial and operating performance with other collision centers on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, with performance measures provided in the benchmark report including average collision center sales and labor, parts, material, sublet, and total gross profit percentages. Sample benchmark report is available free online.


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Compensation and Salary Surveys


BodyShop Business Magazine
Industry Profile
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/

"Personnel" section of the profile provides information on compensation practices for shop personnel and median annual salary data for various shop and office job positions, with job positions covered in the report including office manager, senior estimator, mechanic, painter, metal technician, and entry- level painter/technician. Report is available online in the May issue of BodyShop Business Magazine.


I-Car Education Foundation
Snapshot Survey
https://collisioneducationfoundation.org/

"Technician Income" section of this triennial survey provides compensation and pay plan information for collision repair technicians, with compensation data broken out by shop size based on sales (e.g., all shops, under $300K, $300K to $1MM, $1MM to $2MM, $2MM to $4MM, over $4 MM) and level of training (e.g., without training, with some training, with I-Car training). Survey is available free online.


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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 public and private company sales transactions by SIC or NAICS Code. These databases provide detailed information for sales transactions including sales price and terms, purchase price allocation, target financial data, and deal-derived valuation multiples. Sample reports can be viewed free online.

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