Entrepreneurs Toolkit
Industry Scorecard



Want the inside track on your industry? Check out Integra Information's private-company scoreboard for key trends in various industries. See how your company stacks up.

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Manufacturing

Who is growing the fastest?
Industry Name SIC Growth
(Sales)
# of
Companies
Household Audio and Video Equipment 3650 11.6% 728
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco 2130 11.2% 15
Railroad Equipment 3740 10.6% 214
Ship and Boat Building and Repairing 3730 10.5% 2,266


Who is making money?
Industry Name SIC Operating
Margin
# of
Companies
Drugs 2830 7.7% 1,514
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco 2130 7.4% 15
Electrical Industrial Apparatus 3620 7.0% 1,819
Misc. Electrical Equipment & Supplies 3690 7.0% 1,419


Who has cash?
Industry Name SIC Cash to Assets # of
Companies
Computer and Office Equipment 3570 27.4% 2,354
Aircraft and Parts 3720 26.3% 1,087
Drugs 2830 25.0% 1,514
Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts 3760 23.7% 117


Who is borrowing money?
Industry Name SIC Debt to Assets # of
Companies
Misc. Petroleum and Coal Products 2990 67.4%  317
Industrial Organic Chemicals 2860 62.7%  1,013
Pulp Mills 2610 62.1%  46
Blast Furnace and Basic Steel Products 3310 61.8%  993


More detailed industry performance analysis can be found here

 
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