Publish Date: December 2023
This 63-page market research report provides a comprehensive analysis on the $35.9 billion communications equipment manufacturing industry in the US. The report has over 100 industry statistical data sets with historicals (2015-2023), trend analysis, and forecasts for 2023 and the next 5 years. The data is sourced from extensive business surveys completed annually by companies in the communications equipment manufacturing industry.
This report has the in-depth industry insights you are looking for as it covers revenue & cost trends, in-depth OPEX analysis on 26 categories, dozens of financial metrics, extensive forecasts, plant inventory analysis, detailed breakdown of 31 balance sheet items, segmentation by business size and structure, industry concentration analysis, material costs benchmarks, profitability metrics, state metrics analysis, plant utilization, workforce composition, 4 years of inflation analysis, compensation analysis, in-depth productivity analysis, and much more.
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The 2024 U.S. Communications Equipment Manufacturing Industry Market Research Report is 63 pages of deep insights into the trends, dynamics, and forecasts shaping the industry. Professionals leverage this report to develop a deep factual understanding of the market for strategy projects, forecasting, streamlining expenses, industry analysis, identifying growth opportunities, financial analysis, plant performance benchmarking, market evaluation, valuations, organizational streamlining, sales & marketing initiatives, productivity benchmarking, operational streamlining, wage and pay analysis, and other analyses.
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Industry Definition
This industry group includes companies primarily engaged in manufacturing telephone apparatus, radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment, and all other communications equipment.
NAICS Code: 3342
Total # of Companies: 1,083
Total # of Factories / Facilities: 1,200
Industry Employees: 94,019
Market Size: $35.9 billion
Product Lines Covered
Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing
Telephone apparatus manufacturing
Other communications equipment manufacturing
Table of Contents
Review the table of contents of the Communications Equipment Manufacturing Report below to understand the extensive statistical data sets in this report and why thousands of executives, consultants, bankers, accountants, and other professionals trust Kentley Insights for their market research needs.
1-2 – Report Overview & Table of Contents
3 – Industry Overview
– Methodology
– Industry Definition & Examples
4 – Industry Snapshot – Revenue & Growth
5 – Industry Snapshot – Costs & Profitability
SECTION ONE
REVENUE & GROWTH BENCHMARKS
7 – Industry Growth Details
– Industry Revenues
– Companies
– Facilities
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
8 – Growth Benchmarks
– Revenues per Company
– Revenues per Facility
– Facilities per Company
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
9 – Breakdown of Product Lines
– Percentage of Revenue from Product Lines
10 – BCG Matrix – Net Income vs. Revenue Growth
– Manufacturing Subsectors vs. Industry
11 – Total Industry Revenue by Month & Year
– Revenue per Month for 2019-2023
12 – Inventory Value by Month & Year
– Inventory Value per Month for 2019-2023
13 – Months of Inventory
– Months of Inventory per Month for 2019-2023
14 – Industry Revenue by Segments
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
15 – Industry Market Size by State
– Industry Revenue by State and Rankings
16 – Revenue as a % of State GDP
– Sales as a Percentage and State Rankings
17 – Industry Revenue as a % of State Manufacturing
– Sales as a % of Income and State Rankings
18 – Industry Segmentation by Business Size
– Sales as a % of Income and State Rankings
19 – Industry Segmentation by Business Size
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
20 – Industry Segmentation by Concentration (Top 50 Companies)
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
21 – Industry Market Share of Top 50 Companies
– Market Share & Total Revenue for 2017 versus 2022
22 – Subsector Market Share of Top 50 Companies
– Market Share & Total Revenue for 2017 versus 2022
23 – Industry Segmentation by Business Structure
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
24 – Sales per Company by State
– Sales per Company and State Rankings
25 – Sales per Company by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
26 – Sales per Facility by State
– Sales per Facility & State Ranking
27 – Sales per Facility by Segment
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
28 – Manufacturing Subsector Growth
– Sales and 5-Year CAGR
29 – Manufacturing Subsector Statistics
– Sales per Company & Facility, and 5-Year CAGR
30 – Consolidation Analysis
– 5-year CAGR of Companies & Locations
31 – Employment Consolidation Analysis
– 5-year CAGR of Employee Statistics
32 – Manufacturing Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Number of Companies
– Number of Facilities
– 5-Year CAGR
33 – Manufacturing Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Facilities per Company
– Employees per Company
– 5-Year CAGR
SECTION TWO
COST, CAPITAL & PROFIT BENCHMARKS
35 – Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
– Percent of Companies that are Profitable
– Average Net Income as a Percent of Revenue
– Financial Ratios – 10 ratios, Total Asset Turnover, Fixed Asset Turnover, Fixed Assets to Total Assets Ratio, Total Assets to Total Liabilities Ratio, Return on Sales, Return on Total Assets, Return on Net Worth, Total Liabilities to Net Worth Ratio, Fixed Assets to Net Worth Ratio, Solvency Ratio
Page 36 – Balance Sheet Metrics
– Assets and Liabilities indexed to industry revenue at 100
– Current & Non-Current Assets: Cash, Notes & Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Bad Debts, Inventories, Treasuries & Securities, Other Current Assets, Loans to Shareholders / Mortgage, Other Investments, Depreciable Assets, Accumulated Depreciation, Land, Intangible Assets (Amortizable), Accumulated Amortization, Other Assets
– Short-term, Long-term Liabilities, & Net Worth: Accounts Payable, Mortgages, Notes, Bonds due in less than 1 Yr., Other Current Liabilities, Loans from Shareholders, Mortgages, Notes, Bonds > 1 Yr., Other Liabilities, Capital Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, Retained Earnings, Cost of Treasury Stock
37 – Operating Expenses
– Industry Operating Expenses
– Industry Revenue vs. Operating Expense Growth
– Operating Expense as a Percent of Revenue
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
38 – Operating Expenses by Company & Facility
– Operating Expenses per Company
– Operating Expenses per Facility
– Revenue vs. Expenses Growth per Facility
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
Page 39 – Operating Expense Detail
– Employee Expenses: Annual Payroll, Health insurance, Defined benefit pension plans, Defined contribution plans, Other fringe benefits, Temporary staff
– Cost of Materials: Cost of materials, parts, containers, packaging, etc., Cost of resale, Cost of electricity and fuels, Cost of contract work
– Buildings and Equipment: Capex for machinery and equipment, Rental or lease for machinery and equipment, Capex for buildings and structures, Rental or lease for buildings and structures, Repair and maintenance of buildings and machinery
– Other Operating Expenses: Professional and technical services, IT software and hardware, Data processing and communications, Advertising, Refuse removal, Taxes and license fees, All other operating expenses
-Inventory Breakdown: Inventory (as a % of total receipts), Finished goods inventory, Work-in-progress inventory, Materials and supplies inventory
40 – Production Material Costs
– Top Production Material Costs Breakdown
– % of Total Production Material Cost
41 – Producer Pricing Index
– Annual PPI – Indexed to 2006
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
– Monthly PPI Figures for the Past 4 Years
42 – Plant Utilization & Hours
– Plant Utilization Rate
– Plant Operational Hours per Week
– 2019-2022 Historical Figures by Quarter
43 – Reasons for Non-Full Production
– 7 Categories Quarterly Survey Results for Past 2 Years
44 – Productivity & Industry Employment
– Revenue per Employee
– Total Industry Employees
– Employees per Company
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
45 – Employee Productivity by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
46 – Employee Productivity by State
– Revenue per Employee and State Rankings
47 – Manufacturing Subsector Sales & Payroll per Employee
– Absolute & 5-year CAGR
48 – Industry Payroll
– Payroll per Employee
– Payroll per Company
– Payroll per Facility
– 2015-2023 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
49 – Payroll per Company by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
50 – Payroll per Facility by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
51 – Payroll per Employee by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
52 – Payroll per Employee by State
– Payroll per Employee and State Rankings
53 – Workforce Composition
– % of Employees for 27 Job Categories
– Management & Finance
– Sales & Marketing
– Technology, Engineering, Science
– Service, Support & Training
– Operations
54 – Job Categorization Pay Ranges
– Management & Finance
– Sales, Service & Marketing
– Operations
– Pay Bands – Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
55 – Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
– Percent of Total Employees
56 – Top 20 Jobs Pay
– Pay Bands – Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
57 – Employees per Company by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
58 – Employees per Facility by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
59 – Facilities per Company by Segments
– Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
60 – Total Employment by State
– Number of Employees and State Rankings
61 – Population to Every Employee by State
– Number of Residents to Industry Employee
– State Rankings
62 – Employees per Facility by State
– Average Number of Employees per Facility
– State Rankings
63 – Overview of Kentley Insights
Data Source & Forecast Methodology
For this report, the core data is sourced from comprehensive business, operational, and economic surveys conducted by government and private institutions and filled out by a statistically significant number of companies in the communications equipment manufacturing industry. The forecasts in the report are modeled by our research analysts using the latest economic forecasts, industry analysis, and historical trends.
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Report Details
Report: Communications Equipment Manufacturing Industry Market Research Report
Number of Pages: 63
Format: PDF
Price: $295
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Industry Jobs Analyzed
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers
Software Developers and Programmers
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
General and Operations Managers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Computer Support Specialists
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Marketing and Sales Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Database and Systems Administrators and Network Architects
Customer Service Representatives
Mechanical Engineers
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
Material Cost Categories
Cost of all other materials and components, parts, containers, and supplies consumed
Electronic comm systems and equip., including wireless, radio, tv, satellite, airborne transmitters and receivers
Materials, ingredients, containers, and supplies, nsk
Printed circuit assemblies, loaded boards, and modules (printed circuit boards with inserted electronic components)
Semiconductors, including transistors, diodes, rectifiers, and integrated circuits for electronic circuitry, and related devices
Other electronic components, including crystals, filters, LCD screens, transducers, mechanical switches, microwave, etc.
Computer and peripheral equipment, including parts, attachments, and accessories
Plastics products (including packaging, foam products, film, sheet, rod, tube, fabricated shapes, bottles, etc.)
Parts, components, and subassemblies for telephone switching equipment
Misc. fabricated metal products (excluding hardware, containers, screw machine, bearing components, castings, forgings, and wire)
Metal forgings
Printed circuit boards (without inserted components) for electronic circuitry
Wood containers, boxes, skids, and pallets
Sheet metal products, excluding stampings
Metal crowns, closures, and other stamped metal products
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