What Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Have to Say

On March 22 Thorugh April 5, 2010, Grant Thornton LLP Conducted a Survey Among Chief Financial Officers. 496 U.S. CFOs and Senior Comptrollers were Surveyed. Among this Large Group, 92 Officers were from Manufacturing Companies. See What These Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Had to Say

04/21/2010

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See what questions were presented to 92 manufacturing chief financial officers and how they responded.

1. Your company is:

Item	Count	Percent %
Public	49	53.26%
Private	43	46.74%

2. The revenue size of your company is:

Item	Count	Percent %
Between $1 billion to $5 billion	28	30.77%
Between $100 million and $500 million	25	27.47%
Greater than $5 billion	20	21.98%
Between $500 million and $1 billion	13	14.29%
Less than $100 million	5	5.49%

3. The state in which you are headquartered:

Item	Count	Percent %	Item	Count	Percent %
Michigan	9	9.89%	Kansas	2	2.20%
New Jersey	8	8.79%	Maryland	2	2.20%
California	7	7.69%	Massachusetts	2	2.20%
Texas	7	7.69%	Minnesota	2	2.20%
Ohio	6	6.59%	Missouri	2	2.20%
Florida	5	5.49%	Wisconsin	2	2.20%
North Carolina	5	5.49%	Arizona	1	1.10%
Georgia	4	4.40%	Idaho	1	1.10%
Indiana	4	4.40%	Kentucky	1	1.10%
Illinois	3	3.30%	Nebraska	1	1.10%
New York	3	3.30%	Rhode Island	1	1.10%
Oregon	3	3.30%	South Carolina	1	1.10%
Pennsylvania	3	3.30%	Tennessee	1	1.10%
Connecticut	2	2.20%	Washington	1	1.10%
Iowa	2	2.20%

4. Over the next six months, do you expect the U.S. economy to:

Item	Count	Percent %
Improve	43	46.74%
Remain the same	43	46.74%
Worsen	6	6.52%

5. Over the next six months, do you expect your company’s financial prospects to:

Item	Count	Percent %
Improve	55	59.78%
Remain the same	33	35.87%
Worsen	4	4.35%

6. Over the next six months, do you expect prices or fees charged by your company to:

Item	Count	Percent %
Improve	54	59.34%
Remain the same	31	34.07%
Worsen	6	6.59%

7. Over the next six months, do you expect your headcount to:

Item	Count	Percent %
Improve	46	50.00%
Remain the same	23	25.00%
Worsen	23	25.00%

8. When do you believe the U.S. economy will come out of recession?

Item	Count	Percent %
2011	46	50.00%
Second half of 2010	24	26.09%
Later than 2011	17	18.48%
First half of 2010	5	5.43%

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What Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Have to Say

On March 22 Thorugh April 5, 2010, Grant Thornton LLP Conducted a Survey Among Chief Financial Officers. 496 U.S. CFOs and Senior Comptrollers were Surveyed. Among this Large Group, 92 Officers were from Manufacturing Companies. See What These Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Had to Say

1. Your company is:

2. The revenue size of your company is:

3. The state in which you are headquartered:

4. Over the next six months, do you expect the U.S. economy to:

5. Over the next six months, do you expect your company’s financial prospects to:

6. Over the next six months, do you expect prices or fees charged by your company to:

7. Over the next six months, do you expect your headcount to:

8. When do you believe the U.S. economy will come out of recession?

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What Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Have to Say

On March 22 Thorugh April 5, 2010, Grant Thornton LLP Conducted a Survey Among Chief Financial Officers. 496 U.S. CFOs and Senior Comptrollers were Surveyed. Among this Large Group, 92 Officers were from Manufacturing Companies. See What These Manufacturing Chief Financial Officers Had to Say

1. Your company is:

2. The revenue size of your company is:

3. The state in which you are headquartered:

4. Over the next six months, do you expect the U.S. economy to:

5. Over the next six months, do you expect your company’s financial prospects to:

6. Over the next six months, do you expect prices or fees charged by your company to:

7. Over the next six months, do you expect your headcount to:

8. When do you believe the U.S. economy will come out of recession?

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