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Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Christian Perdomo Christian Perdomo New York, United States Last Updated: February 2024 NAICS 33431

Revenue

$3.9bn

2024

$3.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

9,849

Businesses

464

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

Volatile returns for the Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing industry are partly because of supply chain inefficiencies, global chip shortages and poor macroeconomic conditions. These have all challenged the industry's growth during the period. Despite this, industry-wide revenue has increased at a CAGR of 0.6% over the past five years, including an estimated 4.3% decrease in 2023, and is expected to total $4.0 billion. In the same year, profit is projected to decrease to 5.8%.

Trends and Insights

  • Domestic manufacturers have focused on cost-cutting strategies and product differentiation to better compete with competitors. Major player Samsung holds most of its manufacturing operations in countries with lower labor costs, resulting in sustained profit.
  • The audio and video equipment industry encompasses various products produced abroad for cost benefits. Manufacturers focus on advanced technology and quality to meet increasing customer demands in segments like speakers, TVs and automotive equipment.
  • California and the West coast have a strong shipping relationship to Asian countries because they’re closer to where the parts are produced.
  • Companies compete with each other for strong brand reputation and recognition. Advertising and celebrity endorsements can promote the attributes of a product and influence perceptions of product quality.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $3.9bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Consumer demand drastically increased beyond expected levels

  • Due to COVID-19, demand for audio and video equipment skyrocketed as working from home and spending time indoors was necessary, so many individuals elected to upgrade home entertainment systems.
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Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Economic stability is faltering and will need strategic recovery planning

  • The Federal Reserve has initiated a phase of monetary policy tightening, implementing hikes in interest rates to control economic activity and combat inflation risks.

Biggest companies in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Vizio, Inc.
557.5
8.2
1.5
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
429.5
9.1
2.1
Motorola Solutions, inc.
397.2
93.1
23.4

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Products & Services Segmentation

Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including TVs and accessories, Speakers and Automotive audio equipment. TVs and accessories is the largest segment of the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

Manufacturers purchase speakers for tech updates in goods and movie theaters

  • Speakers come in various styles, including tower or floor standing, bookshelf, surround or satellite, center-channel, subwoofers and soundbars. Others offer built-in, in-wall, in-ceiling, outdoor and smart options for varied spaces and audio needs.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry comprises manufacturers of electronic audio and video equipment for home entertainment systems, vehicles and public areas. The industry excludes manufacturers of photographic equipment and telephone answering machines.

What's included in this industry?

Manufacturing TV receiversManufacturing radio receiversManufacturing CD playersManufacturing DVD, DVR and Blu-ray playersManufacturing loudspeaker and commercial sound equipmentManufacturing automobile audio equipment

Companies

Vizio, Inc.Samsung Electronics Co LtdMotorola Solutions, inc.

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Related Terms

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Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 33431 - Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Domestic manufacturers have focused on cost-cutting strategies and product differentiation to better compete with competitors. Major player Samsung holds most of its manufact...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The audio and video equipment industry encompasses various products produced abroad for cost benefits. Manufacturers focus on advanced technology and quality to meet increasi...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

California and the West coast have a strong shipping relationship to Asian countries because they’re closer to where the parts are produced.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Companies compete with each other for strong brand reputation and recognition. Advertising and celebrity endorsements can promote the attributes of a product and influence pe...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Most of Samsung's manufacturing operations are located in countries where labor costs are relatively low. This strategic decision to reduce operational costs aids in the comp...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Vizio, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Motorola Solutions, inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 27 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Vizio, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Motorola Solutions, inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 27 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Microphones, loudspeakers and electric sound are subject to tariffs. Tariffs apply to components used in the assembly of some audio and video equipment like semiconductors.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Manufacturers rely on human capital to manufacture products. Increasing automation of manufacturing processes will result in a decline in wages.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $3.9bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in 2024?

There are 464 businesses in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to decline.

What are the biggest companies in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing market in United States are Vizio, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Motorola Solutions, inc.

What does the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Manufacturing TV receivers and Manufacturing radio receivers are part of the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Vizio, Inc..

How competitive is the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

  • Copier & Optical Machinery Manufacturing in the US
  • Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US
  • Newspaper Publishing in the US
  • Magazine & Periodical Publishing in the US
  • Book Publishing in the US

Complementors

  • Computer Manufacturing in the US
  • Computer Peripheral Manufacturing in the US
  • Communication Equipment Manufacturing in the US

International industries

  • Global Consumer Electronics Manufacturing
  • Audio & Video Equipment Manufacturing in Canada
  • Audio Visual Electronic Equipment Manufacturing in Australia
  • Consumer Electronics Manufacturing in the UK
  • TV, DVD & Video Equipment Manufacturing in China

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Key data sources in the US include: 

  • US Census Bureau
  • US Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • US International Trade Commission

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  • Industry federations or regulators
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