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Report for: NAICS 541215 - Bookkeeping, Payroll and Related Services - Financial Performance Data

Revenue Range:
Annual Revenues $30,000 - $5,000,000
Provinces / Territory / Canada:
Canada
Incorporation Status:
All Businesses
 
Note: Balance sheet information is not available for All Businesses and Unincorporated Status.
Distribution by:
Profit margin
Value in:
Percentage
Data Year:
2014
Industry:
NAICS 541215 - Bookkeeping, Payroll and Related Services
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Financial Performance Data Report
Whole
Industry
(Reliability)		 Bottom
Quartile
(25%)		 Lower
Middle
(25%)		 Upper
Middle
(25%)		 Top
Quartile
(25%)		 Percentage of
Businesses
Reporting
Number of Businesses 14,632
Profit margin range:
Low (%) 28.3% 64.0% 84.6%
High (%) N/A 28.3% 64.0% 84.6% 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) 6.9B 12.8 4.3 0.8 0.0 15.1
Wages and benefits 3.3B 6.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 4.0
Purchases, materials and sub-contracts 4.2B 7.4 3.2 0.7 0.0 14.3
Opening Inventory 1.1C 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.0 2.7
Closing inventory 1.7C 3.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 3.0
Operating expenses (indirect expenses) 53.1B 83.0 49.7 24.3 4.4 90.2
Labour and commissions 27.2A 49.5 19.6 2.6 0.3 35.6
Amortization and depletion 2.0A 2.2 2.6 2.2 0.4 67.5
Repairs and maintenance 1.0B 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 31.4
Utilities and telephone/telecommunication 2.0B 2.2 2.4 2.2 0.5 77.2
Rent 3.0B 4.7 3.0 1.0 0.1 30.5
Interest and bank charges 0.9C 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 40.8
Professional and business fees 2.7C 4.4 2.3 1.1 0.2 45.7
Advertising and promotion 1.4C 1.8 1.7 0.9 0.1 54.7
Delivery, shipping and warehouse expenses 0.1B 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 19.0
Insurance 0.6B 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 37.0
Other expenses 12.3B 14.2 15.7 12.9 2.5 89.4
Total expenses 60.0B 95.7 54.0 25.1 4.4 90.2
Net profit/loss 40.0A 4.3 46.0 74.9 95.6 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 48.0 4.2 60.3 160.4 1050.6
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 (%) 93.1 87.2 95.7 99.2 100.0
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 (%) 93.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total revenue 111.5A 215.4 107.0 66.8 82.4
Total expenses 59.2B 190.8 57.8 16.8 3.7
Net profit 52.4A 24.6 49.2 50.0 78.8
Non-Profitable  
Percentage of businesses (%) 6.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total revenue 195.8B N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total expenses 235.0B N/A N/A N/A N/A
Net loss -39.2C N/A N/A N/A N/A
Legend for: Quality Indicators
  1. A = Excellent
  2. B = Very good
  3. C = Good
  4. D = Acceptable
  5. E = Use with caution

Source: Statistics Canada-Small Business Profiles, 2014

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