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This Business Ratio report brings you detailed financial profiles, analysis and comparison of the leading 151 limited companies actively trading in this industry sector in Great Britain.
You can use this information in a wide number of ways, including:
- Benchmarking your own company's performance against the industry average or competitors
- Tracking industry or individual company performance trends
- Identifying investment or acquisition targets
- Evaluating the performance of suppliers to your business
- Spotting the "stars" of the industry, and those companies which are struggling to keep up
- Get Companies House information to help formulate a direct maketing plan
- Hone your marketing strategy by understanding the financial performance of competitors
- And much more
COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
This Business Ratio report analyses, compares and contrasts the most recent financial details covering three or four years for the leading 151 companies in the industry. For comparison purposes, the base year is the most recent year for which the vast majority of companies have filed details. However, if firms have published more recent details, these are also included as a fourth year of accounts.
For each company, a full 3-year financial profile is provided, including details of its performance on 25 key ratios. The volume also ranks companies against each other on these performance factors, and league table rankings are provided for each. With these you can quickly and easily see how companies compare on performance in the base year.
The figures for all companies in the report are aggregated and analysed to bring you industry average profiles. These show clearly just how the upper part of the sector is performing, and indicate towards trends that may influence all players in the industry.
In addition, an industry overview reviews the findings of the report, highlighting major changes and drawing your attention to the best and worst performers.
The following companies are profiled by the report:
| FACTORS AND WHOLESALERS | JOINERY AND TIMBER MANUFACTURERS |
| Alfa (Wholesale) Ltd | Guildway Ltd |
| Atlas Copco Tools Ltd | Hickman Industries Ltd |
| Avocet Hardware Ltd | Intelligent Modular Solutions Ltd |
| C.Brewer & Sons Ltd | Kronospan Ltd |
| Capitol Tile Supplies Ltd | Larch-Lap Ltd |
| Carl Kammerling International Ltd | F.W. Mason & Sons Ltd |
| A.W.Champion Ltd | Mctavish, Ramsay & Co. Ltd |
| C.A.Clemson & Sons Ltd | M H Joinery Products PLC |
| Colchester Tile Supplies Ltd | The Natural Woodfloor Co. Ltd |
| B.Danby & Co., Ltd | Nexfor Ltd |
| Decco Ltd | Oregon Timber Frame Ltd. |
| Dormole Ltd | Palgrave Brown (UK) Ltd |
| Draper Tool Group Ltd (The) | Robertson Timberkit Ltd |
| Grant & Stone Ltd | Rowlinson Group Ltd |
| Greenwoods Coleshill Ltd | S.T.P. Holdings Ltd |
| Hafele U.K. Ltd | Swift Horsman Ltd |
| Heywood Williams Components Ltd | Thomas Armstrong (Timber) Ltd |
| Hitachi Power Tools (U.K.) Ltd | Wayland Timber Products Ltd |
| Jewson Ltd | Woodlands Homecare Ltd |
| J.H.C.Hardware Ltd | |
| Lister Locks Ltd | DOOR FURNITURE AND HARDWARE |
| Lloyd Worrall Group Ltd | Blp U.K. Ltd |
| Mark Two Distributors Ltd | Door Store Ltd - The |
| Martin Perren Ltd | Era Products Ltd |
| J.P.Mcdougall & Co.Limited | Groupco Ltd |
| M.P. Moran & Sons Ltd | P.C. Henderson Ltd |
| Multi-Tile Ltd | Home Doors (Gb) Ltd |
| N.T. International PLC | Ian Firth Hardware Ltd |
| Premium Timber Products Ltd | Laird Security Hardware Ltd |
| Richard Burbidge Ltd | Lowe & Fletcher Ltd |
| Richmond Tools Ltd | Maco Door & Window Hardware (UK) Ltd |
| R. & J. (Builders, Hardware) Ltd | Nico Manufacturing Ltd |
| Rk Timber Ltd | Reilor Ltd |
| Robimatic PLC | Schlegel Ltd |
| Roger W.Jones, Ltd | Unitec Hardware Ltd |
| Stax Trade Centres PLC | Weston Body Hardware Ltd |
| Tetrosyl International Ltd | |
| Thomas Brooker & Sons Ltd | DECORATING PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS |
| Thomson Bros Ltd | Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings Ltd |
| Troy (UK) Ltd | Artex Rawlplug Ltd |
| Wagner (G.B.) Ltd | Belgravia Wallcoverings Ltd |
| Wenban-Smith Ltd | J.W.Bollom & Co. Ltd |
| Building Adhesives Ltd | |
| HARDWARE AND D.I.Y. RETAILERS | Forbo UK Ltd |
| Barnitts Ltd | Graham & Brown Ltd |
| Bennetts (Irongate) Ltd | H-A Interiors Ltd |
| Budget D.I.Y. Ltd | Halls Beeline Ltd |
| Dickens Ltd | Hamilton Acorn Limited. |
| S.J.Dixon & Son Ltd | L.G.Harris & Co.Limited |
| Fads (Trading) Ltd | Jotun (UK) Ltd |
| Glyn Webb Wallpapers Ltd | Osborne & Little Ltd |
| Hampden Group Ltd | Pilkington's Tiles Ltd |
| Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd | Plasplugs Ltd |
| Hyper Value (Holdings) Ltd | Ronseal Ltd |
| Leveys Ltd | Rustins Ltd |
| M. Marcus Ltd | Walker Greenbank PLC. |
| Rapid Hardware Ltd | |
| Rockfield Diy Ltd | HAND AND POWER TOOL MANUFACTURERS |
| Taskers Diy PLC | Atco-Qualcast Ltd |
| Wholesale Paint & Wallpaper Co. Ltd. (The) | Black & Decker International |
| Wilkinson Hardware Stores, Ltd | Desoutter Ltd |
| Earlex Ltd | |
| HOMECENTRES AND D.I.Y. SUPERSTORES | Fisco Tools Ltd |
| B & Q PLC | Makita Manufacturing Europe Ltd |
| Do It All Ltd | Neill Tools Ltd |
| Focus (Diy) Ltd | Norbar Torque Tools Ltd |
| Focus Wickes Ltd | Polyhedron Holdings Ltd |
| Gardiner, Sons & Co., Ltd | Ralph Martindale (Birmingham) Ltd |
| Homebase Ltd | Snap-On U.K. Holdings Ltd |
| Wickes Building Supplies Ltd | Spear & Jackson Garden Products Ltd |
| Stanley Works Ltd (The) | |
| JOINERY AND TIMBER MANUFACTURERS | L.S. Starrett Co. Ltd. (The) |
| Amerind Holdings Ltd | |
| Balcas Ltd | MISC HOUSEHOLDWARE MANUFACTURERS |
| Balticpine Holdings Ltd | Abru Ltd |
| Beach Bros. Ltd | Armstrong World Industries Ltd |
| Blairs Of Scotland Ltd | Beldray Ltd |
| Brooks Group (UK) Ltd | Cdw Products Ltd |
| Bullock & Driffill, Ltd | Gradus Ltd |
| Charles Castle & Co. Ltd | Housingagent (Holdings) Ltd |
| R.T.D. Crawford Ltd | Jacuzzi UK Group PLC |
| Fife Joinery Manufacturing Ltd | Sepoc 1 Ltd |
| Forest Garden PLC |
- Company Selection
- 1.1 Industry Definition
- 1.2 Company Selection
- 1.3 Changes of Name
- 1.4 New additions to the report
- 1.5 Treatment of Holding Companies & Subsidiaries
- 1.6 Large Changes in Accounts
- 1.7 Exceptionally Large Companies
- Industry Overview
- An expert review of the conclusions that can be drawn from the report, putting business developments into the context of recent industry developments and focusing on the performance of the industry as a whole and the leading players in it.
- Company Profiles
- Company data is presented alphabetically, with each company having a detailed profile over two pages showing address, activities, directors, subsidiaries and other company details plus Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis and comparative performance.
- Performance League Tables
- These list companies in order of their performance compared to each other on key performance factors:
- SIZE
- Sales
- Pre-tax profit
- Total Assets
- Number of Employees
- PROFITABILITY
- Return on Capital
- Return on Net Assets
- Pre-tax Profit Margin
- Return on Investment
- Profit per £ of Pay
- EFFICIENCY
- Asset Utilisation
- Sales / Fixed Assets
- Stocks / Sales
- Debtor Days Outstanding
- LIQUIDITY
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio (Acid Test)
- GEARING
- Total Debt / Net Worth
- Equity Gearing
- Income Gearing (Interest Cover)
- EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
- Pay per Employee
- Sales per Employee
- Capital Employed per Employee
- Pay / Sales
- OTHER
- Exports / Sales
- GROWTH
- Sales growth
- Pre-tax Profit Growth
- Total Assets Growth
- Number of Employees Growth
- Exports Growth
- Industrial Profile
- This provides a Balance Sheet and a quick Profit and Loss account for the industry as a whole. Where the industry has been subdivided into 'subsectors', a profile for each of these is given, as well as a profile for the industry as a whole.
- Analysis Notes
- Definitions
- Company Index
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TThis Business Ratio report focuses on the leading 151 companies operating in the D.I.Y. industry. This summary brings you a sample of key details from this invaluable report. The report itself includes many further analyses of the performance of individual companies and the industry as a whole. The report analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th July 2003. During this period, the average company has seen sales increase by 23.6 percent, from £62.5 million in 2000/01 to £77.3 million in 2002/03. Profits rose at the even higher rate of 41.5 percent, from £3.4 million in the first year of analysis to £4.8million in the final year
Profitability
Employee Performance
Top Ten Companies by Turnover
| Profit Margin | Asset Utilisation | Total Debt/Net Worth | Sales | ||||||||
| Company Name and | (%) | (%) | Growth | ||||||||
| Third Year Sales £ million | 02/03 | 01/02 | 00/01 | 02/03 | 01/02 | 00/01 | 02/03 | 01/02 | 00/01 | % | |
| Report Averages | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.73 | 52 | 64.1 | 81.7 | 11 | |
| B & Q PLC | 3420 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 1.76 | 1.9 | 1.72 | 40.1 | 33.6 | 75.2 | 16 |
| Focus Wickes | 1585 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.51 | 0.81 | ^ | ^ | ^ | 72 |
| Jewson | 1395.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.33 | ^ | ^ | ^ | 3 |
| Homebase | 1357.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 15.8 | 1.58 | 1.76 | 1.65 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Wilkinson Hardware Strs | 922.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Akzo Nobel Dcrtve Ctings | 225.9 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 85.2 | 87.7 | 107.4 | 5 |
| Nexfor | 162.9 | -4.2 | -11.7 | -6.1 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 253.5 | 499.7 | 288.1 | -3 |
| Kronospan | 152.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 8 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.7 | 68.5 | 83.5 | 80.8 | 12 |
| Decco | 126.2 | -5.2 | -6 | -4.3 | 2.83 | 3.03 | 2.66 | ^ | ^ | ^ | -2 |
| J.P.Mcdougall & Co | 125.9 | 2.9 | -1.5 | -1.7 | 2.46 | 2.78 | 2.81 | ^ | ^ | ^ | 5 |
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