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2024 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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| Average Revenue Per Firm | ||
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry include:- Rising raw material costs
- Advancements in smart plumbing technology
- Increased demand for energy-efficient products
- Supply chain disruptions
- Growth in e-commerce and online sales channels
- Fluctuating global trade policies
- Greater emphasis on sustainable and eco-friendly materials
- Shifts in housing markets and new construction demands
- Integration of IoT technologies in equipment management
- Labor shortages and skilled workforce challenges
- Expansion of DIY and home improvement markets
- Adoption of advanced inventory and logistics technology
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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New And Rebuilt Automotive And Trailer Parts And Supplies |
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Household And Lawn Furniture |
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Miscellaneous Home Furnishings, Including Household Containers, Flatware, Pans, Baskets, And Kitchen Utensils |
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Plywood, Panels, And Millwork, Including Doors, Windows, And Wood Fence |
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Other Panel Products, Including Hardwood Plywood, Hardwood Veneer, And Particleboard |
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Gypsum Board, Green Or Water Board, And Other Specialty Boards |
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Wood Millwork, Including Moldings, Doors, Windows, And Cabinets |
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Metal Millwork |
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Trusses, Wood Siding, And Wood Shingles |
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Nonwood Roofing, Nonwood Siding, And Insulation Materials |
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Other Construction Products And Materials |
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Restaurant And Hotel Equipment And Supplies |
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Store Machines And Equipment |
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Flat Iron And Steel Products |
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Iron And Steel Wire And Wire Products |
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Nails |
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Iron And Steel Pipes And Tubing |
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Alloy Steel |
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Copper And Brass |
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Aluminum Shapes And Forms, Including Pipes And Tubing |
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Electrical Apparatus And Equipment |
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Electric And Gas Household Appliances, Excluding Plumbing |
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Electronic Parts And Equipment, Excluding Communications Equipment |
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Hardware |
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Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, And Other Fasteners, Excluding Nails |
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Cutlery |
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Hand Tools, Power |
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Hand Tools, Excluding Power Tools |
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Window Treatment Parts And Accessories |
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Plumbing And Hydronic Heating Equipment And Supplies, Including Gas Plumbing Appliances And Water Heaters |
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Plastic Pipe Fittings And Valves, Excluding Pipes And Tubing |
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Metal Pipe Fittings And Valves, Excluding Pipes And Tubing |
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Plumbing Fixtures |
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Hydronic And Gas Furnaces And Water Heaters |
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Boilers, Radiators, And Convectors |
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Well Pumps And Motors, Water Storage Tanks, Water Conditioning And Treatment Devices |
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Other Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies |
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Electric Water Heaters |
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Forced-Air Heating And Air-Conditioning Equipment And Supplies |
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Forced Air Furnaces |
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Central Air-Conditioners |
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Heat Pumps |
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Air Cleaning And Filtration Systems |
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Compressors For Air-Conditioners |
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Condensing Units For Air-Conditioners |
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Registers, Grills, Duct Insulation, And Pre-Formed Duct Work, Excluding Unformed Sheet Metal |
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Refrigeration Equipment And Supplies, Including Commercial Refrigerators |
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Commercial Refrigerators |
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Unit Coolers For Commercial Refrigerators |
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Condensing Units For Commercial Refrigerators |
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Refrigerants |
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Other Commercial Refrigeration Equipment And Supplies |
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Lawn And Garden Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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General-Purpose Industrial Machinery, Equipment, And Parts |
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Industrial Containers And Supplies |
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Abrasives, Strapping, Tape, Ink, And Mechanical Rubber Goods |
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Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies |
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Plastics Materials And Basic Shapes |
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Chemicals And Allied Products, Excluding Agricultural Chemicals, Plastics, Industrial And Natural Gases, Liquefied Petroleum (Lp |
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Farm Supplies |
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Paint, Paint Supplies, Wallpaper, And Wallpaper Supplies |
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Service Receipts And Labor Charges, Including Installed Parts |
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Labor Charges For Repair Work |
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Parts Installed In Repair Work |
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Other Service Receipts And Labor Charges |
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Receipts For Service Contracts |
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Receipts For Installing Equipment |
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Miscellaneous Commodities |
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Construction Receipts |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Operating Expenses | ||
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| Repairs | ||
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Liquidity Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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| Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 10% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 5% | |||
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 7% | |||
| Business Operations Specialists | 5% | |||
| Sales and Related Occupations | 23% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 16% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 16% | |||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 13% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 16% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 11% | |||
| Production Occupations | 6% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 20% | |||
| Motor Vehicle Operators | 6% | |||
| Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | 6% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 12% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 11% | |||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 6% | |||
Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry. |
Innovation News
- May 09, 2024: Tricam Industries patents Ladder Storage Devices
- May 09, 2024: Tricam Industries patents Ladder Storage Devices
- May 09, 2024: Tricam Industries patents Multi-position Ladder Bucket
- Feb 20, 2024: Rivet Work raises $6 million in funding.
- Jan 24, 2024: PF Waterworks trademarks "DISPOSALMAGIC" - Plumbing fittings
- Jan 19, 2024: Tricam Industries trademarks "GORILLA" - Garden hoses
- Jan 19, 2024: Tricam Industries trademarks "GORILLA" - Spray nozzles for garden hoses; Sprayer wands for garden hoses; Sprayers attached to garden hoses
- Jan 17, 2023: Rivet Work raises $6 million in funding.
- Nov 01, 2021: Rivet Work raises $4 million in funding.
Recent Federal Contracts for Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Apr 02, 2024: WRIGHT TOOL COMPANY, LLC (Warren, MI) awarded $3,463
- Mar 29, 2024: MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES (Washington, DC) awarded $12,492
- Mar 29, 2024: MID CITY RESTUARANT EQUIPMENT (Honolulu, HI) awarded $19,216
- Mar 27, 2024: SUPPLY KING USA, LLC (Nanuet, NY) awarded $1,889
- Mar 27, 2024: FLORIDA HYDRONICS, INCORPORATED (Jacksonville, FL) awarded $139,857
- Mar 25, 2024: EXPORT 220VOLT INC. (Houston, TX) awarded $14,498
