MDM News Digest 4122
News briefs from Nov. 11 – 25, 2011.
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November 25, 2011
Distribution Financial Metrics and Trading Multiples: Fall 2011
This table highlights key financial metrics and trading multiples for 26 publicly traded distributors in the industrial and building products industries up to Nov. 17, 2011. Download this data below. Also find graphic illustrating median EBIDTA multiples for the same distribution companies.
These materials, prepared by Robert W. Baird & Co. for MDM, are for informational purposes only.
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MDM Interview, Part 2: Grainger’s Growth Drivers
In part 2 of MDM’s interview with Grainger U.S. President Mike Pulick, Pulick talks about growth drivers, e-commerce, and inventory management services, and about targeting small and mid-sized customers.
Part 1 of this interview was featured in the Nov. 10, 2011, issue of MDM. Read: MDM Interview, Part 1: Grainger's Take On the Market
MDM: You have increased your focus on inventory management programs, specifically your program KeepStock. Why do you believe you are seeing increased demand for these services? What kinds of customers are you targeting with inventory management programs?
Mike Pulick: Our KeepStock program is really an important part of our business, and it continues to grow very rapidly. It all gets back to the MRO purchasing process, which is usually very cumbersome. They use many, many different suppliers and there are a lot of ways that we can help them take waste out. But there is also …
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Download This Issue in pdf: Nov. 25, 2011
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Grainger Continues to Refine E-Commerce Platform
According to Paul Miller, vice president of e-commerce for Grainger, the lines are blurring between B-to-C and B-to-B e-commerce. Because most people have bought something online, B-to-B customers are increasingly carrying expectations from retail to B-to-B websites.
Related: MDM Interview, Part 2: Grainger's Growth Drivers
Miller spoke at Grainger’s recent Annual Analyst Meeting. More than 25 percent of Grainger’s sales are …
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Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: September 2011
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in September 2011.
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Commentary: Three Differentiators for 2012
Planning, analytics and talent are critical areas for development in the new year.
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Behind ERIKS’ Acquisition of Lewis-Goetz
Jeff Crane, CEO of industrial rubber products distributor Lewis-Goetz and Company says the distributor will remain focused on its growth strategy after being recently acquired by ERIKS. This article looks at how Lewis-Goetz’s strategy fits in with the European distributor’s plans for fast expansion in North America.
The recent acquisition of industrial rubber products distributor Lewis-Goetz and Company by ERIKS NV, a Netherlands-based industrial distributor, puts Lewis-Goetz in a new position both financially and strategically.
Lewis-Goetz was owned by The Audax Group, a private equity firm who has invested in and grown many industrial distributors over the past several years.
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The Impact of Recent Economic Turmoil on European Distributors
Recently, the European Power Transmission Distributors Association hosted its annual meeting in Budapest, Hungary. Jean-Marie Fink, managing director of JMF Consulting, Mougins, France, attended the meeting and in this article shares insights on trends in the European manufacturing and distribution industry.
While international businesses have to contend with many unique operational issues – from import/export regulations to varied labor laws – the underlying challenges they face are universal. At the European Power Transmission Distributors Association’s annual convention in Budapest, Hungary, earlier this year, distributors discussed their top concerns and the key trends facing their industry.
Top Concerns for Europe
Current economic condi …
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