Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve solicited the industry input into the pulse of the lighting industry in Q3. We had heard, nationally, and on average, that business was challenging, and, for the most part, that’s what the results […]
Historically those of us “south of the border” (the Canadian border) estimate that the Canadian electrical market is about 10% of the US market. We’re close. According to the latest Pathfinder report, compiled by Kerrwil Media in partnership with Electro-Federation […]
Eaton’s overall Q2 results highlighted a 8% organic sales growth, at the high end of guidance with quarterly record sales of $7.028 billion, and a strong year-over-year backlog growth of 15% in Electrical. Eaton had record segment margins of 23.9%, […]
The North American Engineering and Construction Outlook published by FMI, in March warned of tough sledding ahead. This has indeed been borne out in the recently published Third Quarter Outlook. The forecast is for 2026-2029. Overall, the residential sector is […]
Atkore The Harvey, Illinois headquartered manufacturer of electrical products for commercial, industrial, data center, telecommunications, and solar applications, announced its 3Q 2025 results on August 5. Atkore net sales were down -10.6% year-over-year. The decrease in net sales was primarily […]
Resideo, the former Honeywell Homes and ADI Global Distribution business that was spun off as a separate entity in 2018, is a provider of home automation, air temperature and quality and humidity control and security systems, announced 2Q 2025 earnings […]
Over the past few weeks I’ve been reading and reviewing industry quarterly earnings reports. Below are observations and key insights regarding nVent, Schneider Electric, and Legrand. nVent The London, UK based designer and manufacturer of electrical connection and protective solutions, […]
Wesco shared their 2025 Q2 performance yesterday and while the sum of the parts was a respectable 7%, the diversity of performance by the divisions highlights why the merger with Anixter was done … because sometimes the divisions grow in […]
Yesterday Rexel shared its 2025 Q2 and semi-annual results which sheds some insights into the state of the US electrical distribution market. Some highlights from their presentation and financial statement, with a focus on the US Globally, first half revenues […]
Copper has been in the headlines, for the electrical industry, much this year. Pricing has been like a roller coaster and now the number 6 is closer than ever before. Some will remember when it was less than a dollar. […]
