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AED 2013 CODB Report Your Best Financial Snapshot of the Equipment Industry Get The Picture? With the new AED Cost of Doing Business (CODB) Report, you'll be able identify key trends, issues and challenges to your dealership. Arm yourself with the knowledge of how you stack up against the competition and make the report work for you. The CODB report provides the most comprehensive set of benchmarks available on financial performance in the equipment distribution industry. You'll be able to easily assess how your business is doing compared to similar dealerships and measure the success of your business based on key financial indicators. The 2013 CODB Report features: • Comparison to evaluate operating ratios against the medians of other distributors • Balance sheet and income/expense statement performance • Distributor performance by sales volume • Employee performance measures • Sales mix of high performance dealers • Gross margins for new and used equipment, rentals, parts and service departments • Operating ratios, including debt to net worth • Year-by-year trend analysis AED Member: $595* | Nonmember: $1,095 Download the AED CODB report at: www.aednet.org/codb * Those who participated in the survey receive a free copy of the Cost of Doing Business Report and a personalized dealer profile. Codb_housead.indd 1 6/27/13 2:36 PM