2000 Financial Operational Benchmark Study for Marina Operators

This 84 page comprehensive report contains the results of a current national survey of over 1,300 marina operators. The study benchmarks the following: * Marina facility characteristics (# of slips, occupancy rates, waiting list size, average slip turnover rate, covered and uncovered dockage rates by length, amenities offered and services provided, dockage provided and dry storage data.) * Employee information (average number by job classification, high & low season employee data, benefits offered, percentage of benefits paid by employer.) * Planned capital improvements (basins, slips, docks, infrastructure, upland development, average age of structures, type of improvement.) * Annual trends (revenues, operating expenses, occupancy rates, profit margins, number of employees and owner's compensation.) * Financial characteristics (revenues by services offered, key operating expenses - employee benefits, payroll, insurance, utilities, rent and owner's compensation.) * Financial ratios (liquidity, solvency, safety, asset management, equity investment, long-term debt, income statement & balance sheet.)