Industry Trends
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Automakers reported steep drops in sales during the 2nd quarter due to the pandemic. Consumer spending for these big-ticket items picked up once the dealerships were able to reopen. Car sales have rebounded to pre-pandemic forecasts since the first shutdowns occurred in March.1
Boeing is reopening manufacturing plants, although customers continue to cancel and delay orders for new planes. Over 300 Boeing 737 Max planes were canceled by customers in the first half of the year. Boeing’s backlog has decreased to 4,552 planes.2 3
Many factories are starting to reopen partially. As a result, the industrial production increased by 1.4% in May. Total production levels are still down 15.4% from where they were before the pandemic. In June, IPI increased 5.4% but remained 10.9% below its pre-pandemic levels reported in February. The performance of Q2 2020 is down 42.6% on an annualized rate the largest quarterly decrease since WWII.4
Single-use plastic bags, wraps, and other hard-to-recycle items have surged amid the pandemic. Efforts to fight the virus are boosting sales for plastics makers. Consequently, the plastics industry is citing the pandemic to lobby against bans, asserting that their products preserve hygiene.5
The paper goods company Georgia-Pacific is producing 1.5 million rolls more toilet paper per day than they were before the pandemic. Yet, there is still a shortage across the United States, despite producing toilet paper 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with faster shipping than usual. It is estimated consumers will use 140% more toilet paper this year due to staying home during the pandemic.6
Data Assumptions This report represents transaction activity as mergers & acquisitions, consolidations, restructurings and spin-offs. Targets are defined as U.S. Based companies with either foreign or U.S. based buyers. Transaction information provided is based on closed dates only. Glossary EBIT - Earnings Before Interest and Taxes Sources:
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