More than three-fourths of executives who responded to the 3Q 2023 Baird-MDM Industrial Survey said they expect either flat or modest growth in 2024.
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3Q23 revenue growth for industrial sectors declined 0.5%, according to the latest Baird-MDM Distribution Survey. Premium members can get our resulting MarketPulse report now.
Mike Hockett examines where wholesale inventory levels are at today, where they are headed and MDM's latest data on just how big of an issue excess inventory may be entering 2024.
In the latest Baird-MDM quarterly industrial distribution survey, we asked how manufacturers could make partnerships more efficient. See our analysis and plenty of respondent commentary.
We distill results of the 2Q23 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey's polling of respondent expectations for the impact of government programs and reshoring on theIr businesses in the next 5-10 years.
Inconsistent, sluggish revenue numbers dogged some distributors during the second quarter, according to the latest Baird-MDM survey.
We examine the quantitative and qualitative aspectsof that question, which was asked in the new 2Q23 Baird-MDM Distribution Survey.
MDM's annual Mid-Year Economic Forecast webcast provided a current snapshot of market conditions and what to expect in a likely bumpy road ahead.
Some markets voiced robust 1Q demand while others saw things at least start to slow. Here’s what distribution execs had to say in the 1Q 2023 Baird-MDM Survey.
Distribution executives commented on their current staffing situations in response to the Baird-MDM 1Q 2023 Distribution Survey.
We polled distributors to ask if those that lost customers amid the height of supply chain issues in the past few years are starting to see those customers return. See the exclusive results and commentary here.
Large distributors have voiced considerable optimism amid all the economic concern. Do smaller firms feel the same way?
These are the latest indicators on revenue and pricing based on fourth-quarter 2020 results and distributor and manufacturer expectations for first-quarter and full-year 2021. Distributors are optimistic about future business performance.
These are the latest indicators on revenue and pricing based on fourth-quarter 2020 results and distributor and manufacturer expectations for first-quarter and full-year 2021. Distributors are optimistic about future business performance.
MDM offers a preview of how distributors fared in the last quarter of 2020, along with a roundup of the latest economic reports showing that the recovery is happening, just slowly.
In this exclusive video, Baird analysts Dave Manthey and Quinn Fredrickson go behind the numbers of the latest MDM-Baird Distribution Survey. In this 16-minute video, they speak with MDM CEO Tom Gale about the industry’s performance and projections.
The market appears to be experiencing a quicker turnaround from the pandemic-induced downturn than originally expected.
Consumer behavior is playing a role in speeding economic recovery.
Where did distributor revenues land in the third quarter? What’s the outlook for 4Q and beyond? We answer those questions and more in this preview of the latest MDM-Baird Distribution Survey — and the results might surprise you.
MDM’s quarterly survey in partnership with investment banking firm Baird reveals that distributor revenues decelerated sharply in 2Q but not as bad as feared at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. One consensus among more than 550 participants: Distributors began rethinking the way they manage talent.
