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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Ship and Boat Building
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Ship and Boat Building:
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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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 Ship and Boat Building industry include:- Rising costs of raw materials
- Shift towards sustainable and eco-friendly materials
- Adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies like 3D printing
- Increased regulations on emissions and environmental impact
- Growth in the luxury yacht market
- Demand for autonomous and smart ships
- Changes in global trade patterns affecting freight shipping
- Expansion in offshore renewable energy projects
- Aging workforce and skill shortages
- Impact of climate change on operational areas
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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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Ship and Boat Building 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 Ship and Boat Building 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 Ship and Boat Building 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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| 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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| 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 | 4% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 2% | |||
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 6% | |||
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 7% | |||
| Engineers | 5% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 5% | |||
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 13% | |||
| Construction Trades Workers | 11% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 7% | |||
| Production Occupations | 49% | |||
| Assemblers and Fabricators | 18% | |||
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 7% | |||
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 7% | |||
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 7% | |||
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers | 16% | |||
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 10% | |||
| Other Production Occupations | 9% | |||
Ship and Boat Building Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Ship and Boat Building 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 Ship and Boat Building 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 Ship and Boat Building industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Whitby maritime: History of ship and boat building in Yorkshire coast town - Whitby has had a fishing fleet since at least the 14th century but became Britain’s third largest boat building centre in the 1800s - here is the history of ship and boat building in the Yorkshire coast town including the benefits and challenges. (01/03/2025)
- Udupi Cochin Shipyard puts coastal Karnataka on global maritime map - The turning point for Udupi-CSL was its engagement with Wilson ASA, Norway - Europe’s largest short sea shipowner. Wilson ASA’s confidence in the yard’s infrastructure, project management, and leadership led to a landmark order, (01/03/2025)
- The U.S. Navy's New USS Iowa Is Almost Ready for Service - The future USS Iowa is the sixth of a planned ten VCS Block IV submarines. The submarines feature Mark 48 advanced capability torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles. (12/31/2024)
- Top Stories 2024: Navy and Marine Acquisition - This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2024. This year the U.S. Navy struggled to keep its major acquisition programs on schedule, as shipyards and the industrial base across sectors face mounting workforce challenges. (12/30/2024)
- Design: Great Ships and an Argument for the Anti-Autonomous Ship Crew - Another trip around the sun and Greg has asked me once again to talk about “great ships.”As an older engineer I find it much (12/30/2024)
- One student-built 5-foot sail boat nearly reached Japan. Can Kelso kids do it again? - Students voted to launch the miniboat southwest of the Aleutian Islands, an island chain off the southern coast of Alaska. (12/28/2024)
- Sutton Hoo boat replica finds 'magnificent' home - The team building a famous Anglo-Saxon burial ship has found a new space to work. The £1.5m reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo ship was being built at The Longshed in Woodbridge, Suffolk ... (12/28/2024)
- Russian cargo ship 'on military mission for the Kremlin' sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, with two missing - A Russian cargo ship that is said to have been carrying out a military mission sank in the Mediterranean after an explosion, with two crew members still missing. (12/24/2024)
- What’s That Building? Columbia Yacht Club on the ship Abegweit - The Abby, as members call the ship, is “like a small island next to the city,” Nick Philp, who’s been the Columbia Yacht Club’s general manager since 2007, told WBEZ’s Reset. The boat is ... (12/09/2024)
- Ship of Fools: Britain, America and the Iranian Oil Tanker Incidents - The one that interested me the most was why don’t we build — we in our shipyard — build four or five boats that look like Iranian PT ... How do you come on a ship like this with armed forces and such brute force. For what reason?” (08/02/2019)
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