CASE STUDIES
Chandler Industries
Client
Chandler Industries is a $70MM PE-owned precision machining company, assembled through a series of 5 acquisitions – each with different financial databases and structures.
Key Problems
With 5 different databases, consolidation and reporting activities were slow, laborious and offered questionable accuracy.
Solutions
Implemented Catalyst by EBM Software, consolidating all disparate databases into one view and structure. Used Catalyst’s reporting tools to cut reporting cycle time and eliminate errors, allowing more time for high-quality analysis.
Results
• 66% DECREASE in reporting cycle time
• 1 SOURCE of truth for data
• 500 BASIS POINTS EBITDA growth in 3 years
• 60% SALES INCREASE from 2016-2019
Cameron’s Coffee
Client
Cameron’s Coffee is an approximately $75MM company specializing in the roasting, sale and distribution of premium specialty coffee. Sold in 2019 to Grupo Nutresa S.A.
Key Problems
Cameron’s suffered from a laborious reporting process, that was lacking critical depth. Their ERP provided no direct visibility into channel-by-channel sales, or critical profitability data.
Solutions
Implemented Catalyst by EBM Software, enabling faster, deeper reporting and the analysis they needed. Catalyst also supported data requests during the company’s sale.
Results
• $113MM Sale to Grupo Nutresa S.A.
• 1 SOURCE of truth for data
• ANALYSIS & REPORTING by customer, item & channel
