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Report for: NAICS 23821 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors - Financial Performance Data
Report details: Percentage
N/A = Data not available based on selected status
Whole Industry (Reliability) |
Bottom Quartile (25%) |
Lower Middle (25%) |
Upper Middle (25%) |
Top Quartile (25%) |
Percentage of Businesses Reporting |
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Number of Businesses | 19,198 | |||||
Profit margin range: | ||||||
Low (%) | 1.9% | 11.4% | 31.7% | |||
High (%) | N/A | 1.9% | 11.4% | 31.7% | N/A | |
REVENUES AND EXPENSES | (percentage of total revenue) — Averages | |||||
Total revenue | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Sales of goods and services | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
All other revenues | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cost of sales (direct expenses) | 55.0B | 66.5 | 61.4 | 48.5 | 17.2 | 77.9 |
Wages and benefits | 18.9A | 24.6 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 37.8 |
Purchases, materials and sub-contracts | 36.5B | 42.3 | 39.8 | 33.9 | 15.1 | 78.7 |
Opening Inventory | 4.0B | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 38.7 |
Closing inventory | 4.4B | 5.9 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 40.6 |
Operating expenses (indirect expenses) | 33.6B | 38.8 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 27.9 | 98.0 |
Labour and commissions | 16.3A | 19.4 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 9.0 | 62.7 |
Amortization and depletion | 1.9B | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 83.9 |
Repairs and maintenance | 0.7B | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 44.0 |
Utilities and telephone/telecommunication | 1.2B | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 89.2 |
Rent | 1.5B | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 54.3 |
Interest and bank charges | 0.3C | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 60.9 |
Professional and business fees | 1.4C | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 89.7 |
Advertising and promotion | 0.9C | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 76.1 |
Delivery, shipping and warehouse expenses | 0.0B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 |
Insurance | 1.1B | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 82.0 |
Other expenses | 8.4B | 8.8 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 97.4 |
Total expenses | 88.6A | 105.3 | 93.6 | 81.3 | 45.1 | 98.1 |
Net profit/loss | 11.4B | -5.3 | 6.4 | 18.7 | 54.9 | 99.8 |
BALANCE SHEET | (thousands of dollars) — Averages | |||||
Total assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total current assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Accounts receivable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Closing inventory | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Other current assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Net tangible and intangible assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
All other assets and adjustments | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total current liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Current bank loans | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Other current liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Long term liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total equity | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
FINANCIAL RATIOS | Averages | |||||
Current ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Debt to equity ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Interest coverage ratio | 33.8 | -10.9 | 20.4 | 70.2 | 156.3 | |
Debt ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Revenue to equity ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Revenue to closing inventory ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Current debt to equity (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Net profit to equity (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Net fixed assets to equity (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Gross margin (%) | 45.0 | 33.5 | 38.6 | 51.5 | 82.8 | |
Return on total assets (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Collection period for accounts receivable (days) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
PROFITABLE vs NON-PROFITABLE BUSINESSES | (thousands of dollars) | |||||
Profitable | ||||||
Percentage of businesses (%) | 80.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total revenue | 510.0A | 761.4 | 752.4 | 526.0 | 196.1 | |
Total expenses | 430.6A | 754.3 | 704.3 | 427.8 | 88.4 | |
Net profit | 79.4B | 7.1 | 48.1 | 98.3 | 107.7 | |
Non-Profitable | ||||||
Percentage of businesses (%) | 19.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total revenue | 450.4A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Total expenses | 487.8A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Net loss | -37.4B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Legend for: Quality Indicators
- A = Excellent
- B = Very good
- C = Good
- D = Acceptable
- E = Use with caution
Source: Statistics Canada-Small Business Profiles, 2014