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2014 Ratios Survey Shows Printing Industry Profits Stalled in 2013

Seventy percent of North American printers continue to operate in the black

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Seventy percent of North American printers continue to operate in the black even as top-line challenges in sales remain. Printers participating in this years’ Ratios Survey attained average profit rates of 2.6% on sales – down slightly from 2.7% last year. This is still above the trailing 12-year average profit for all printers of 2.0%.   Profit leaders – printers in the top 25% of profitability – saw profits increase to 10.3% compared to 9.9% last year. This rate of profit brings profit leade...

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