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This report is published once a year where members can participate in a survey about measurements on 40+ critical data points such as sales per employee, gross margin dollars per employee, and more. This report is also cited by members for strategic planning. All data provided is confidential. The OPR shows both strengths and weaknesses within your company and is a good comparison to others in the industry.

Appraisal Basics:

• Buy/Sell Agreements
• Acquisition, Sale or Merger
• Going Public (IPO)
• Estate and Gift Tax Planning
• Marital Dissolution
• Eminent Domain
• Stock Options/Warrants
• Bank Loans
• ESOP
• Succession Planning

• Balance Sheet Analysis
• Adjusted Book Value
• Liquidation Value
• Capitalization of Earnings
• Price-to-Earnings Ratio
• Discounted Future Earnings

• Balance Sheet Analysis
• Adjusted Book Value
• Liquidation Value
• Capitalization of Earnings
• Price-to-Earnings Ratio
• Discounted Future Earnings

Originally conducted in 2023 and repeated in 2026, the ASA Voice of the Contractor Survey gathered feedback from nearly 60,000 plumbing, mechanical, and industrial/mechanical PVF contractors nationwide. The report compares results from both studies, highlighting changes in buying habits, distributor expectations, training preferences, inventory strategies, and other key market trends.

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2026 OPR Participation Fee

This report is published once a year where members can participate in a survey about measurements on 40+ critical data points such as sales per employee, gross margin dollars per employee, and more. This report is also cited by members for strategic planning. All data provided is confidential. The OPR shows both strengths and weaknesses within your company and is a good comparison to others in the industry.

This is a biannual report that addresses talent and labor issues, as well as how to deal with compensation and benefit levels for warehouse workers and drivers within your industry. This report represents a detailed look for wholesaler distributors over US companies that participate in this
particular survey.

This survey was released to nearly 30,000 plumbing and mechanical and industrial/mechanical pipe, valves and fittings contractors throughout the country. These results provide feedback from PHCP-PVF contractors nationwide on topics such as buying habits and expectations from their distributor partners, training, inventory, and more. 

This survey was released nationally to engineers, specifiers, and architects involved in specifying PHCP-PVF–related products. The results provide feedback from a broad group of respondents on how manufacturers, representatives, and distributors can better support the specifying process, including product information, technical support, relationships, and overall expectations from industry partners.