1999 Finance Accounting Survey of Architecture Engineering Planning Firms Author:Zweig White, Associates The 1999 Finance & Accounting Survey of Architecture, Engineering & Planning Firms was first out of the gate with 1998 year-end data on the performance of design firms, available before any other comparable data. The survey offers firm managers solid comparative statistics they can use to set goals, measure their own performance, and see what's ... more »possible. It's the authoritative reference from the research leader for professional service firms. A nationwide cross-section of over 100 firms opened their books to share financial operating and performance statistics so we could compare and contrast a wide variety of types and sizes of design firms. Each participant supplied their most recent fiscal year-end balance sheet and income statement data, revenue growth projections, plus information on contracts, liability insurance and more. No firm is identified by name, but the sample includes everyone from the "household names" of the industry to small start-up firms. Whatever the size or specialty of your architecture, engineering, or planning firm, you'll find data here that's relevant to your situation. Detailed analysis of over 20 of the must know financial yardsticks for consulting firms, including profitability, chargeability, labor multipliers, backlog, and various balance sheet ratios. For each statistic, firms are compared by size, firm type, region, growth rate and, client base. Personnel and other costs are examined in detail and benchmarked to revenues, total costs, number of employees, and other measures. We explore the growth/decline in revenues, profits, and profitability for environmental consulting firms over the past three years. We look at projections for revenue growth in the next three, five, and ten years. We've also got data on finance and accounting staff, including staff ratios (how many accounting staff is normal for your firm size) and compensation. All of this and more is laid out in a comprehensive 200+ page report, which includes over 80 detailed tables and charts.« less