Sageworks released data suggesting that large privately held companies are more profitable and are growing revenues faster than publicly traded companies in the United States.The analysis covered five years of financial statements, comparing the...
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May 26, 2015, 07:05 AM
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U.S. plastics product manufacturers, key suppliers to auto and aerospace industries, construction and retailing, recently wrapped up their fifth year in a row of increased sales, according to new data from Sageworks, a financial information company....
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March 12, 2015, 07:00 AM
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New data from Sageworks, a financial information company, show that commercial printers are finding a way to grow sales and profits despite the shift to digital alternatives such as eBooks and online communication. Sageworks’ financial statement...
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January 30, 2015, 07:07 AM
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Privately held U.S. companies are entering 2015 with strong profitability and healthy sales growth, according to Sageworks, a financial information company. Looking at statements collected by Sageworks over the past twelve months, private companies...
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January 05, 2015, 07:05 AM
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Private companies in the United States moved into their third straight quarter of strong performance, according to financial information company Sageworks. Looking at statements filed over the past year, these companies on average grew sales at a...
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September 30, 2014, 07:15 AM
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In an analysis of financial-statement information from 2010 to 2014, Sageworks found that large, privately held companies in the United States are outpacing their publicly traded counterparts in two key performance metrics. Private companies with...
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August 22, 2014, 06:57 AM
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Based on an analysis of the financial statements of privately held companies, Sageworks, a financial information company, ranked all industries by net profit margin over the last 12 months and found that accounting services topped the list, with a...
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August 08, 2014, 06:00 AM
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Despite reports that small business loans are becoming easier to obtain, a majority of small business owners don’t ever apply for them, according to a survey from Sageworks, a financial information company. When asked if they had ever applied for a...
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July 25, 2014, 06:38 AM
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According to the latest quarterly analysis of private-company financial statements by Sageworks, U.S. businesses are growing sales and expanding profit margins at a healthy and consistent pace over the last year. Strength in construction has...
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June 26, 2014, 06:45 AM
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The fastest-growing industries in the U.S. over the past 12 months have been dominated by fields tied to construction, according to Sageworks. Twelve of the top 20 fastest-growing industries of the last 12 months are linked to construction, according...
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May 12, 2014, 07:00 AM
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Sageworks, a financial information company, recently released data showing that privately held residential construction companies entered this year with stronger financial fundamentals than in recent years. Private residential construction companies...
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April 04, 2014, 07:00 AM
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U.S. banks and credit unions, preparing for proposed changes to how they must estimate credit losses, anticipate they’ll eventually need to boost allowances for loan and lease losses by up to 50 percent, according to a new survey by Sageworks, a...
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March 14, 2014, 07:01 AM
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Sageworks recently conducted a financial statement analysis of privately held companies to examine which U.S. industries have generated the highest returns on equity over the last 12 months. Several industries tied to health care — dentists...
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December 27, 2013, 07:06 AM
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Recent industry data from Sageworks, a financial information company, show that manufacturing sales growth is slowing. Manufacturers are growing sales at an annual rate of 2.3 percent, based on an analysis of private-company financial statements...
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November 18, 2013, 06:42 AM
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Industry data from Sageworks show that residential builders and remodelers make up one of the fastest-growing groups of privately held companies in the U.S. Privately held building construction companies had average sales growth of 17.5 percent for...
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October 02, 2013, 07:01 AM
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Sageworks released their latest Private Company Report on September 23rd, a quarterly update on the health and state of privately held U.S. companies. Preliminary estimates show that privately held companies are growing sales at an annual rate of...
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September 25, 2013, 07:00 AM
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According to the Sageworks Private Company Report, private companies continue to grow at a healthy pace and to experience strong profit margins in the most recent period. Private companies were generating an average annual sales growth of about 10...
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June 25, 2013, 07:16 AM
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By several financial metrics, private companies appear to be well positioned to take on additional debt, according to recent data from Sageworks, a financial information company. But whether they are finding willing lenders or are even willing to...
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June 20, 2013, 07:02 AM
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Sageworks released their latest Private Company Report today, a monthly update on the health and state of privately held U.S. companies. According to the report, private companies continue to grow at a healthy pace and to experience strong profit...
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May 29, 2013, 06:54 AM
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Sageworks recently analyzed the financial performance of privately held companies in the strengthening construction sector and found that several subsectors have generated double-digit sales growth in the 12 months ended March 2013.The Private...
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May 15, 2013, 07:14 AM
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Acording to the latest Private Company Report by Sageworks, private companies in the United States saw annual sales growth of more than 10% in the period ended March 2013, slightly above the previous period and the growth seen one year ago. On...
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May 03, 2013, 06:59 AM
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The current economic climate continues to discourage private companies from investing, according to a new survey from Sageworks, a financial informational company which surveyed banking professionals who work closely with business owners and found...
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April 10, 2013, 07:12 AM
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Sageworks reported private companies in the United States continued to grow sales and expand their net profit margins in the period ending in January 2013. Private-company credit risk also appears to be improving, with the average private company’s...
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March 04, 2013, 07:12 AM
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Preliminary estimates from Sageworks Inc., a financial information company, show that the “State of the Union” for private manufacturing companies is fairly positive. On average, privately held manufacturers saw their sales increase nearly 9 percent...
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February 25, 2013, 07:25 AM
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Private U.S. companies are in a slightly better credit position than they were a year ago, according to new data from Sageworks. The average probability that a private company would default in the next year was 4.40 percent for the 12-month period...
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February 07, 2013, 07:00 AM
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The uncertainty surrounding the “fiscal cliff” is directly impacting the strategic decisions of many U.S. business owners, according to a new survey by Sageworks, a financial information company. In the survey, accounting professionals were asked to...
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December 20, 2012, 06:59 AM
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MarketWatch reported companies in the S&P 500 lagged privately-held companies in sales growth between March and June 2012, according to a recent study by research firm Sageworks.The MarketWatch reports says sales growth by public companies averaged 8...
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August 27, 2012, 07:34 AM
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