Add-ons and late fees could be contributing more to the bottom line than you think More
One of the largest annual surveys to collect bottom-line numbers from dealers nationwide suggests building material suppliers last year posted their first operating profit since at least 2008. More
LBM dealer lobbyists expect to spend much of their time in early 2013 responding... More
A survey of 150 dealers nationwide found those companies posted an average operating loss of $176,820 in 2011, a $50,000 improvement from 2010's red-ink year, in part because average net sales climbed 2% to $16.9 million. More
Just over 100 construction supply companies nationwide reported an average operating loss of $228,882 and a pretax loss of $50,365 on sales of nearly $16.5 million in 2010, according to results released today from regional LBM associations' latest Cost of Doing Business survey. More
