Understanding the current financial state of the farm equipment industry is crucial to establish benchmarks and comparisons for your dealership. Equipment Dealer Consulting LLC, the certified accounting firm affiliated with Western Equipment Dealers Assn. (WEDA), has released the 2017 Cost of Doing Business Study, a financial and business operations study providing you with straightforward guidelines for analyzing the profitability of equipment dealerships including all brands across the United States and Canada.

Join Farm Equipment and WEDA for our next free webinar, An In-depth Review of the 2017 Cost of Doing Business Study.

Bob Charbonneau, CPA, CVA and Gord Thompson reviewed and analyzes the findings from this year’s report and what that could mean for your dealership in 2018. Using the information submitted by over 200 dealerships in 672 locations, Bob and Gord evaluates and provided commentary on…

• Changes in equity and gross profit margin
• Decrease of inventory as a percentage of assets
• How dealers are controlling their inventory and used assets
• How to use this report for valuations, estate planning and mergers across North America

This FREE webinar was brought to you by Farm Equipment magazine and WEDA.

About the Presenters

Bob Charbonneau, CPA, CVA

Bob Charbonneau has thirty-three years of experience in the farm equipment, hardware, and building materials industries. He has been providing accounting and tax services to members of the Western Equipment Dealers Association since 1983 and business valuation services since 1996. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1977 and a Certified…