February 2014

Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Metrics & Trading Multiples

Finance, Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy / Lindsay Konzak

In this two-page report, available to download in PDF after log-in, we feature a new, expanded quarterly report with data on merger and acquisition trends and financial metrics for the largest publicly traded distributors across diverse sectors.

In partnership with Houlihan Lokey, an investment banking firm, we have added data on M&A activity trends across all industries (not just distribution), as well as valuation multiples for deals in all industries.

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2014 Economic Outlook: Building for the Future

Economic Trends, Research & Analytics / Scott Merrill

This year distributors should focus on positioning for growth, according to Andrew Duguay, senior economist with the Institute for Trend Research. Duguay was featured in the recent MDM Webcast, The 2014 Distribution Industry Outlook.

This article is an exclusive summary of Duguay’s presentation.

This article includes:

Current economic conditions
Economic forecasts for 2014
How to position for future growth

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Commentary: Business Lessons from the Broncos Blowout

Management, Strategy / Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier

Most of the sporting (and betting) world expected the Denver Broncos to beat the Seattle Seahawks in this year’s Super Bowl. Seattle was expected to put up a good fight, with the end result a close game between the team with the best offense in the league and the team with the best defense.

None of that came to be.

This commentary looks at how businesses can learn from the Denver Broncos' loss in the Super Bowl.

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