2000 Best Practices Study

Analysis of Agencies with Revenues Greater Than $10,000,000 Agencies in this group have average total revenues of $27,906,304 .

I. Agency Characteristics A. Corporate Structure C

+25% Profit

+25% Growth

Average

73.3% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0%

68.4% 31.6% 0.0% 0.0%

69.6% 30.4% 0.0% 0.0%

S

Partnership

LLC

Sole Proprietorship

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

B. Shareholders

Average

+25% Profit

+25% Growth

Number of Shareholders

32.1

27.8

16.5

High Low

188.0

3.0

C. Ownership %

Average

+25% Profit

+25% Growth

% Owned by Largest Shareholder

33.3% 92.0% 8.7%

23.2%

33.3%

High Low

D. Shareholder Age

Average

+25% Profit

+25% Growth

Current Age of Largest Shareholder

56.3

51.5

49.5

E. Population Density of Metropolitan Area Where Home Office Is Located

Average

+25% Profit

+25% Growth

Less than 50,000 50,000 - 250,000 250,000 - 1,000,000 More than 1,000,000

6.3% 25.0% 6.3% 62.5%

10.0% 25.0% 5.0% 60.0%

8.3% 29.2% 4.2% 58.3%

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