IPC’s 2019 Annual Report and Forecast for the North American EMS Industry is now available.

IPC’s 2019 Annual Report and Forecast for the North American EMS Industry is now available. It contains a five-year forecast of industry growth as well as historical trend data, and covers market size, business growth, and key financial and operational measurements for the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry in North America.  

Here are just a few of the findings in this year’s report:

• Forecasts predict continued growth for the EMS industry through 2023, both globally and in North America.
• Analysis of the North American EMS market indicates that the industry has penetrated only about 25 percent of the total available market based on what OEMs in the region could outsource.
• The industrial electronics market accounts for more than one-third of EMS sales in North America.
• The size tier representing the smallest EMS companies reported the highest profit margins and EBITDA in 2018.
• The industrial electronics market accounts for more than one-third of EMS sales in North America.
• The size tier representing the smallest EMS companies reported the highest profit margins and EBITDA in 2018.

Other topics covered in the report include:

• Market size
• Sales and order growth
• Revenue by product type
• Percentages of domestic production
• Number of EMS facilities and companies in the region
• Order backlog trends
• Revenue per employee
• An overview of the cost structure of North American EMS companies, breaking out direct materials, labor and overhead; and sales, general and administrative costs
• Return on value added
• Cash-to-cash cycle time
• Days sales outstanding
• Days of supply in inventory
• Capacity utilization

The findings on sales and order growth, production, operations and financial measurements are based on data collected from the 82 companies that participated in IPC’s North American EMS Statistical Program in 2018, most of which are small and medium-sized companies. Most of the data include breakdowns by company size tier. Estimates of market size and five-year growth forecasts were contributed by New Venture Research.

The 2019 Annual Report and Forecast for the North American EMS Industry, at $450 for IPC members and $900 for nonmembers, is available for download in IPC’s online store. Please contact us at marketresearch@ipc.org with any questions about the report.