Posts by: Tim J. Smith, PhD

Thermo Fisher Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 8, 2025

Thermo Fisher, a global life sciences company specializing in instruments, consumables, and services, had a positive 2024. Revenue rose 0.1% to $42.9…

Rollins Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 8, 2025

Rollins, a pest control company and owner of the Orkin brand, had a positive FY 2024. Revenue rose 10% to $3.4 billion,…

A. O. Smith Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 8, 2025

A. O. Smith, a water heater, boiler, and treatment company, had a negative FY 2024. Revenue fell 1% to $3.8 billion, and…

Leidos Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 6, 2025

Leidos, a software and technology services and solutions company supporting infrastructure and security for government and commercial entities, had a positive FY…

Verisk Analytics Pricing Spineometer: 3 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 6, 2025

Verisk Analytics, a data, analytics, and technology provider to the insurance industry, had a positive FY 2024. Revenue from continuing operations rose…

Grainger Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 6, 2025

Grainger, a maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplier, had a positive FY 2024. Revenue rose 4.2% to $17.2 billion, and operating profit…

CoStar Group Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 6, 2025

CoStar Group, a North American and International commercial and residential information, analytics, and online marketplaces, had a challenging FY 2024. Revenue rose…

PACCAR Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

PACCAR, a multinational truck, parts, and financing company, had a negative 2024. Examining PACCAR’s Truck, Parts, and Other business specifically, revenue fell…

General Dynamics Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

General Dynamics Aerospace, the business jet and aftermarket parts and service division of General Dynamics, had a positive FY 2024 2023. Aerospace…

3M Pricing Spineometer: 4 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

3M, a diversified global manufacturer, technology innovator, and marketer of a wide variety of products and services, had a mixed FY 2024.…

About The Author

timjsmith
Tim J. Smith, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Wiglaf Pricing, an Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Economics at DePaul University, and the author of Pricing Done Right (Wiley 2016) and Pricing Strategy (Cengage 2012). At Wiglaf Pricing, Tim leads client engagements. Smith’s popular business book, Pricing Done Right: The Pricing Framework Proven Successful by the World’s Most Profitable Companies, was noted by Dennis Stone, CEO of Overhead Door Corp, as "Essential reading… While many books cover the concepts of pricing, Pricing Done Right goes the additional step of applying the concepts in the real world." Tim’s textbook, Pricing Strategy: Setting Price Levels, Managing Price Discounts, & Establishing Price Structures, has been described by independent reviewers as “the most comprehensive pricing strategy book” on the market. As well as serving as the Academic Advisor to the Professional Pricing Society’s Certified Pricing Professional program, Tim is a member of the American Marketing Association and American Physical Society. He holds a BS in Physics and Chemistry from Southern Methodist University, a BA in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University, a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago, and an MBA with high honors in Strategy and Marketing from the University of Chicago GSB.