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Capital spending assigned to Sherwin-Williams' Administrative function for shared corporate property and infrastructure rather than a customer-facing segment. Recent spending has included the global headquarters and research-and-development center.
administrativeCapitalExpendituresIncome or loss before tax assigned to Sherwin-Williams' Administrative function, including central corporate costs, interest expense and segment eliminations rather than the results of a customer-facing business. It is normally a loss that reconciles the three operating segments to consolidated pretax income.
administrativeIncomeBeforeTaxExternal net sales assigned to Sherwin-Williams' Administrative function, principally immaterial leasing revenue. The much larger negative intersegment amount in the segment table represents eliminations and is not customer revenue.
administrativeRevenueCapital spending assigned to the Consumer Brands Group, which operates much of Sherwin-Williams' global manufacturing, distribution and logistics network. It primarily funds manufacturing capacity, environmental compliance, operating-efficiency and maintenance projects.
consumerBrandsGroupCapitalExpendituresSherwin-Williams' segment-profit measure for Consumer Brands, equal to the group's income before tax after cost of goods, selling and administrative expenses and other assigned items. It reflects branded and private-label products sold through retailers and Latin American stores, including the economics of supplying other Sherwin-Williams segments.
consumerBrandsGroupIncomeBeforeTaxExternal net sales of branded and private-label paints, stains, applicators, aerosols, caulks and related products through retailers and distributors, plus Consumer Brands stores in Latin America. The metric excludes the group's substantial intersegment transfers, primarily products manufactured for the Paint Stores Group.
consumerBrandsGroupRevenuePeriod-end count of company-operated Consumer Brands Group specialty paint stores in Latin America. These stores serve contractors and do-it-yourself customers; the metric does not count the third-party home centers, hardware stores, dealers and distributors through which the group sells elsewhere.
consumerBrandsGroupTotalStoresCapital spending assigned to Sherwin-Williams' controlled Paint Stores network in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It primarily funds new store openings plus renovations and improvements to existing stores.
paintStoresGroupCapitalExpendituresSherwin-Williams' segment-profit measure for its company-operated paint-store network, equal to Paint Stores Group income before tax after cost of goods, store and sales expenses, and other assigned items. It captures the economics of selling architectural and industrial coatings primarily to professional contractors.
paintStoresGroupIncomeBeforeTaxNet sales through Sherwin-Williams-operated specialty paint stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The stores sell architectural paints, protective and marine coatings, OEM finishes and related products, primarily to professional contractors and also to do-it-yourself customers.
paintStoresGroupRevenueYear-over-year change in net sales from Paint Stores Group locations open for more than twelve calendar months. It isolates growth at established stores from the effect of opening and closing locations, while still reflecting price, volume and product mix.
paintStoresGroupSameStoreSalesGrowthPeriod-end count of Sherwin-Williams-operated specialty paint stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The network primarily serves professional architectural and industrial contractors while also selling to do-it-yourself customers.
paintStoresGroupTotalStoresCapital spending assigned to Sherwin-Williams' global industrial-coatings business, including manufacturing capacity, operating-efficiency and maintenance projects plus its specialized branch network. It supports coatings for automotive, marine, packaging, coil, wood and general industrial applications rather than the architectural paint-store network.
performanceCoatingsGroupCapitalExpendituresSherwin-Williams' segment-profit measure for Performance Coatings, equal to the group's income before tax after cost of goods, selling and administrative expenses and other assigned items. It reflects the worldwide industrial-coatings portfolio spanning automotive refinish, marine, packaging, coil, wood and general industrial uses.
performanceCoatingsGroupIncomeBeforeTaxNet sales of Sherwin-Williams industrial coatings and related resins worldwide for automotive refinish, protective and marine, coil, packaging, wood finishing and general industrial applications. Products are sold factory-direct and through company branches, outside salespeople and third-party distributors.
performanceCoatingsGroupRevenuePeriod-end count of company-operated Performance Coatings branches that distribute and blend industrial coatings in the United States and international markets. These are specialized industrial distribution locations, not Sherwin-Williams retail paint stores.
performanceCoatingsGroupTotalBranchesCombined period-end count of company-operated Paint Stores Group locations in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean plus Consumer Brands Group stores in Latin America. It excludes Performance Coatings industrial branches.
totalStoresCombined period-end count of Sherwin-Williams-operated Paint Stores, Consumer Brands stores and Performance Coatings branches worldwide. It measures the company's owned distribution footprint and excludes independent retailers, dealers and distributors.
totalStoresAndBranchesHistorical Sherwin-Williams capital expenditures not assigned to the named operating groups or Administrative function in the legacy presentation. The residual series ended after fiscal 2019 and should not be interpreted as a current business segment.
otherCapitalExpenditureHistorical year-over-year change in sales from Americas Group stores open for more than twelve calendar months. The Americas Group is the former name of today's Paint Stores Group, so this is the predecessor series rather than a separate geography to combine with current same-store growth.
theAmericasGroupSameStoreSalesGrowthHistorical period-end count of company-operated specialty paint stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under the former Americas Group name. The business is now called the Paint Stores Group, so this series should not be added to the current Paint Stores count.
theAmericasGroupTotalStores