Electrical Market Check

Electrical Market Check-In

As part of our Market Pulse service, Channel Marketing Group periodically asks distributors for the "pulse of the market" in key product categories and key suppliers.

This outreach relates to ABB (excluding switchgear & utility), Eaton, (excluding gear, controls and utility), Hubbell (excluding utility), and nVent.

Please share your insights and we'll send an overview of results to you.

This service is solely for distributors.

Question Title

* 1. Approximately what % of your sales, direct or through distribution, are to: utility end markets (direct to utilities and/or to contractors doing utility work)?

	0%	1 - 10%	11 - 25%	26 - 50%	76 - 94%	95-100%
Electrical Contractors (Construction)	Electrical Contractors (Construction) 0%	Electrical Contractors (Construction) 1 - 10%	Electrical Contractors (Construction) 11 - 25%	Electrical Contractors (Construction) 26 - 50%	Electrical Contractors (Construction) 76 - 94%	Electrical Contractors (Construction) 95-100%
Industrial Markets (MRO)	Industrial Markets (MRO) 0%	Industrial Markets (MRO) 1 - 10%	Industrial Markets (MRO) 11 - 25%	Industrial Markets (MRO) 26 - 50%	Industrial Markets (MRO) 76 - 94%	Industrial Markets (MRO) 95-100%
Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors)	Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors) 0%	Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors) 1 - 10%	Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors) 11 - 25%	Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors) 26 - 50%	Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors) 76 - 94%	Utility Markets (Direct & Utility Contractors) 95-100%

Question Title

* 2. What was your sales performance in Q1 2024 vs Q1 2023?

Down 16+%

Down 11-15%

Down 9-11%

Down 6-8%

Down 3-5%

Flat (+/- 2%)

Up 3-5%

Up 6-8%

Up 9-11%

Up 11-15%

Up 16+%

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* 3. What is your outlook for the next 12 months as compared to the past 12 months?

Strong (10+%)

Decent (5-9%)

Moderate (2-5%)

Flat (- / + 2%)

Nominal Decline (-3-5%)

Worrisome (-5+%)

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* 4. On a scale of 1 to 10 (understock to overstocked), how over or under stocked do you think you are, excluding wire, cable and conduit.

Understocked

About Right

Overstocked

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* 5. Which of these brands do you purchase from?

ABB Electrification Installation Products (old T&B)

Bell

Burndy

Bussmann

Caddy

Crouse Hinds / B-Line

Eaton Wiring Devices

Erico

Eriflex

Hoffmann

Hubbell Wiring Devices

Ilsco

Killark

Raco

Taymac

Wiegmann