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SOR-100018 · Business Intelligence Profile

Northwest Distributors

Grants Pass, OR · NAICS 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesalers

Revenue
$24.58M
Employees
43
Entity type
C Corporation
Years in business
31
Sorren office
Medford, OR
Advisor
Robert Sorensen
EIN
**-***8767
High confidence · 94% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 5 prior years
Compared against182 businessesNAICS 423830 — Industrial Machinery and Equipment WholesalersORRevenue $12.3M–$39.3M21–61 employees

Outlier flags

6 for review

Debt / EBITDA

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
5805452.00
Peer median
10.17
Peer 25th–75th
2.54 – 4552810.75
Off median
+57078976%

Debt / EBITDA sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Profit / Employee

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
$-54K
Peer median
$-4K
Peer 25th–75th
$-51K – $30K
Off median
-1382%

Profit / Employee sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Gross Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
19.4%
Peer median
30.0%
Peer 25th–75th
19.7% – 37.9%
Off median
-35%

Gross Margin sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Owner Compensation % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
2.8%
Peer median
3.4%
Peer 25th–75th
3.0% – 3.8%
Off median
-19%

Officer compensation sits well below the peer median — reasonable-compensation support should be reviewed with the tax team.

Occupancy % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
2.9%
Peer median
2.4%
Peer 25th–75th
2.2% – 2.7%
Off median
+19%

Occupancy cost is above peers relative to revenue; lease terms and space utilization are worth reviewing.

COGS % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
80.6%
Peer median
70.0%
Peer 25th–75th
62.1% – 80.3%
Off median
+15%

Direct costs consume more revenue than peers; pricing and supplier terms are worth reviewing.

Flags are internal professional-review signals based on medians and quartiles, not automated recommendations or tax advice. Differences from the peer median are Benchmark Variance.

Performance against peer benchmark

Tax year 2026
Revenue Growth
14.2%below median
Company
3.7%
Peer median
4.3%
Top quartile
6.7%
Gross Margin
35.4%below median
Company
19.4%
Peer median
30.0%
Top quartile
37.9%
EBITDA Margin
325.8%below median
Company
-6.4%
Peer median
2.8%
Top quartile
10.6%
Net Margin
1353.2%below median
Company
-9.4%
Peer median
-0.6%
Top quartile
5.9%
Revenue / Employee
5.1%above median
Company
$572K
Peer median
$544K
Top quartile
$615K
Payroll % Revenue
17.6%below median
Company
12.0%
Peer median
14.6%
Top quartile
12.8%
Current Ratio
6.0%below median
Company
2.86
Peer median
3.04
Top quartile
3.38
Effective Tax Rate
at median
Company
0.0%
Peer median
0.0%
Top quartile
0.0%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
46th
Profitability
25th
Labor Efficiency
64th
Operating Efficiency
39th
Liquidity
65th
Leverage
44th
Tax Efficiency
64th
Asset Efficiency
53rd

Financial opportunity map

$3.40M
Gross Margin$2.61M
Working Capital$628K
Tax$162K
Capital Structure$0
Operating Expenses$0
Revenue$0

Benchmark variance only — the mathematical difference between current performance and the selected peer median. Not a projection of guaranteed savings.