Operate · the United States
Underwriting: Paint and Coating Manufacturing
What public records can and cannot establish about running this business in the United States, dimension by dimension, with the gaps named.
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NOT SCORED. 65 of 100 rubric points are evidenced deterministically from public records; 10 have no producer. The ±3.1 interval measured elsewhere on this site is ARBITER's sampling variance and does not apply to a SQL query, which returns the same answer every time it runs.
IndustryNAICS 325510
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
33th percentile of 287 industries
Where this industry stands
| Net formation, 5yr | Percentile | Reads as | Signal strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| -0.73% | 33th of 287 | dying faster than it is forming | ρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation |
Economic Census 2022
What it costs to produce
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Margin on receipts | 44.4% |
| Computed as | value added — receipts less cost of materials |
| Industry receipts | $33.2bn |
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2010–FY2026
Can you borrow to buy one
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Acquisition loans approved | 154 |
| Median loan | $370,400 |
| Mean rate | 6.97% |
| Mean term | 135 months |
| Charged off | 1.3% |
954 firms · Census SUSB 2022
What firms here actually earn
| Revenue band ($000) | Firms | Share | Cumulative | Labour share of revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <100 | 46 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 18.1% |
| 100-499 | 163 | 17.1% | 21.9% | 26.4% |
| 500-999 | 110 | 11.5% | 33.4% | 32.2% |
| 1,000-2,499 | 170 | 17.8% | 51.3% | 25.9% |
| 2,500-4,999 | 116 | 12.2% | 63.4% | 24.1% |
| 5,000-7,499 | 65 | 6.8% | 70.2% | 20.1% |
| 7,500-9,999 | 37 | 3.9% | 74.1% | 16.7% |
| 10,000-14,999 | 35 | 3.7% | 77.8% | 17.5% |
| 15,000-19,999 | 33 | 3.5% | 81.2% | 17.0% |
| 20,000-24,999 | 24 | 2.5% | 83.8% | 19.9% |
| 25,000-29,999 | 15 | 1.6% | 85.3% | 12.8% |
| 30,000-34,999 | 11 | 1.2% | 86.5% | 13.0% |
| 35,000-39,999 | 9 | 0.9% | 87.4% | 15.7% |
| 40,000-49,999 | 11 | 1.2% | 88.6% | 15.4% |
| 50,000-74,999 | 19 | 2.0% | 90.6% | 15.9% |
| 75,000-99,999 | 14 | 1.5% | 92.0% | 12.1% |
| 100,000+ | 76 | 8.0% | 100.0% | 7.7% |
SBA 7(a) · FY2010–FY2026
Can an acquisition here be financed?
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| SBA acquisition loans on record | 154 |
| Median loan | $370,400 |
| Typical rate | 6.97% |
| Typical term | 135 months |
| Total approved | $89,378,000 |
| Charge-off rate, seasoned cohorts | 1.3% |
| Loans that reached an outcome | 76 |
| Rank among industries | 1th of 501 |
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|---|---|
| download the document → | One self-contained file — no stylesheet, no fonts, no scripts. Works offline, prints, and carries a content hash anyone can verify at /verify without an account. |
| JSON → | The same figures as data, with every source and gap attached. |
65 of 100 rubric points evidenced
What this report can and cannot underwrite
| Dimension | Weight | Evidence | Predicts? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 · Demand density and recurrence | 25 | evidenced | predictive · ρ +0.57 | US Census County Business Patterns |
| O2 · Payment evidence | 15 | partial | not backtested | USASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain |
| O3 · Licence gate favourability | 15 | evidenced | not backtested | CareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor |
| O4 · Labour availability | 15 | evidenced | not backtested | BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 |
| O5 · Incumbent weakness | 10 | no producer | not backtested | none |
| O6 · Margin structure | 10 | partial | not backtested | US Census Economic Census 2022 |
| O7 · Ceiling | 10 | evidenced | DESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05 | US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain |
Every licensed occupation in this industry
| Occupation | Share here | Concentration | Jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | 2.48% | 10.7× | 48 of 56 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 3.3% | 8.2× | 12 of 56 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.92% | 27.3× | 1 of 56 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 2.43% | 1.2× | 2 of 56 |
What this report cannot tell you
| Gap |
|---|
| licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders', though it is licensed in 48 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally. |
| occupation mix for NAICS 325510 — the labour statistics carry no rows at this level, so everything about occupations here, including the defining occupation and its licence gate, is measured at NAICS 325000, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 325510 itself. |
| licence coverage — the register holds 54 of 56 US licensing jurisdictions, and 2,504 of its records carry no jurisdiction at all. A count of 48 is out of 54 searched, not out of 56. The unsearched jurisdictions are not evidence of no licence. |
| bonding_required_usd — no producer, and not estimated |