Posts by: Tim J. Smith, PhD

Strategic Movements July 2023

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 31, 2023

Since November of 2022, we have been crafting Pricing Spineometers using a repeatable set of metrics.  (Prior to that date, the Pricing…

More

Charles River Laboratories Pricing Spineometer: 1 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 31, 2023

Charles River Laboratories, a research and development support services company to pharmaceutical and gene therapy biotech companies, had a positive Q1 2023.…

More

DXC Technology Pricing Spineometer: 3 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 31, 2023

DXC Technology, a global technology and IT services company with over 130,000 employees, had a lackluster Q4 2023. Revenue decreased 10% to…

More

Generac Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 31, 2023

Generac, a backup power generation company, had a problematic Q1 2023. Revenue fell 21% to $887 million while earnings before interest and…

More

WestRock Pricing Spineometer: 4 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 31, 2023

WestRock, a corrugated packaging company, had a challenging Q2 2023. Revenue decreased 1.9% to $5.3 billion while earnings before interest and taxes…

More

Strategic Movements June 2023

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 30, 2023

Church & Dwight, Snap-on, Ingersoll Rand, McKesson are… Similar in: Enjoyed increasing revenue and profits in the recent quarter ending. Identify price…

More

Church & Dwight Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 30, 2023

Church & Dwight, a consumer packaged goods company known for the Arm & Hammer, Trojan, Nair, and Water Pik brands, had a…

More

Ingersoll Rand Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 30, 2023

Ingersoll Rand, an air compressor company, had a strongly positive Q1 2023. Revenue rose 22% to $1.6 billion while earnings before interest…

More

McKesson Corp Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 30, 2023

McKesson Corp, a pharmaceutical medical supply distributor serving primarily the U.S. geography, had a strongly positive Q4 2023. Revenue rose 4.2% to…

More

Snap-on Pricing Spineometer: 1 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 30, 2023

Snap-on, a tool and equipment manufacturer enabling the makers and fixers of the world of heavy equipment, had a strongly positive Q1…

More

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.