Report Shows 14% Increase in Remarketed IT Assets

Published On March 15, 2019

ITAD firm Cascade Asset Management recently published its 5th annual Benchmarking Report.   In the survey portion of the report, enterprises said they expect a slight increase in IT hardware purchases in 2018, with 22% of respondents indicating they plan to spend more on devices this year, up from 18% reporting increased spending in 2018.  Cascade also reviewed the resale activity of more than 150,000 assets it refurbished and resold from 2017-2018.  In general, the average resale price for a sold asset grew by more than 14% in 2018, compared to 2017.  The average laptop resale price was up 23% (to $101.55) and desktop PC values were up 15% (to $52.23).  Meanwhile, there continues to be a strong demand for smartphones (up 14% to $47.35 on average) and servers (up 11% to $367.48 per device).

Read a summary of the report here.