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Underwriting: Motion Picture and Video Distribution

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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IndustryNAICS 512120
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
82th percentile of 287 industries

Where this industry stands

Net formation, 5yrPercentileReads asSignal strength
+2.56%82th of 287forming much faster than it is dyingρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2010–FY2026

Can you borrow to buy one

MeasureValue
Acquisition loans approved30
Median loan$156,686
Mean rate8.33%
Mean term121 months
Charged off—
465 firms · Census SUSB 2022

What firms here actually earn

Revenue band ($000)FirmsShareCumulativeLabour share of revenue
<1006514.0%14.0%33.7%
100-49918640.0%54.0%41.0%
500-9996814.6%68.6%33.3%
1,000-2,4997315.7%84.3%33.6%
2,500-4,999286.0%90.3%23.0%
5,000-7,499153.2%93.5%24.8%
7,500-9,99981.7%95.3%16.7%
10,000-14,99991.9%97.2%28.8%
20,000-24,99930.6%97.8%11.2%
50,000-74,99930.6%98.5%25.8%
100,000+71.5%100.0%8.9%
SBA 7(a) · FY2010–FY2026

Can an acquisition here be financed?

MeasureValue
SBA acquisition loans on record30
Median loan$156,686
Typical rate8.33%
Typical term121 months
Total approved$6,494,100

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65 of 100 rubric points evidenced

What this report can and cannot underwrite

DimensionWeightEvidencePredicts?Source
O1 · Demand density and recurrence25evidencedpredictive · ρ +0.57US Census County Business Patterns
O2 · Payment evidence15partialnot backtestedUSASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain
O3 · Licence gate favourability15evidencednot backtestedCareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor
O4 · Labour availability15evidencednot backtestedBLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024
O5 · Incumbent weakness10no producernot backtestednone
O6 · Margin structure10partialnot backtestedUS Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022
O7 · Ceiling10evidencedDESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain

Every licensed occupation in this industry

OccupationShare hereConcentrationJurisdictions
Producers and Directors11.3%111.1×1 of 56
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film2.41%146.2×1 of 56
General and Operations Managers3.9%1.6×23 of 56
Fast Food and Counter Workers4.36%1.8×1 of 56

What this report cannot tell you

Gap
licence gate — the only occupation matched is 'Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers' at 14.63% of this industry's employment, licensed in 1 of 56 jurisdictions. Reported, but too narrow to be read as this industry's barrier to entry.
licence titles in this scope — none matched 'Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers', though it is licensed in 1 jurisdictions nationally. The title differs locally, or the record is held municipally.
occupation mix for NAICS 512120 — 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 512100, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 512120 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 1 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