Newspaper Publishing and Publishers

Newspapers and News Organizations
http://www.firstresearch.com
Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments, industry trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year industry forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:


Newspaper Association of America
Trends and Numbers
http://www.naa.org/TrendsandNumbers.aspx
Various sections provide information on consumers, audience profiles, readership, newspaper websites, advertising expenditures, circulation expenditures, and total paid circulation. All information is accessible free online.

Newspaper Publishing
http://www.ibisworld.com
Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and a five-year industry forecast, with special focus on the underlying structure and the external forces and relationships that affect an industry. Report sections include:


BIA Financial Network
Investing in Newspaper Market Report
http://www.bia.com/publications_reference_news.asp
Report profiles both daily and weekly newspapers and includes historical and projected market demographic and economic statistical data, circulation detail, and estimated circulation, advertising, and total revenues by DMA (designated market area). Sample market report is available free online.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
Career Guide to Industries -  Publishing, Except Software
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs013.htm
Information provided includes a description of the nature of the work, number and types of jobs, education and training, wages and earnings, employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is free online.


Industry Market Research Reports
http://www.marketresearch.com
In-depth business market research reports include information on market size and market segmentation; marketing strategy; product and market forecasts; business trends, risks, and opportunities; key participant profiles; market share data; and more. Summary abstract and detailed table of contents for each market research report is accessible free online.


Industry Market Research Analysis
Newspaper Publishers
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "SIC Drilldown - Manufacturing - 2711"
Industry statistics include market size and market share by sales class and segment, number of companies, annual sales and sales trends, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, business start up activity and failure rates, and other business statistics on a national, state, and metropolitan area level. Sample market report can be viewed free online.

More Industry Research and Analysis
For more business research and analysis available from Standard & Poor's, Freedonia, Euromonitor, Dun & Bradstreet, and other sources—including key business statistics, market research and analysis, and business trends and forecasts for a wide range of industries, see Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook.



Industry Financial Ratios
Newspaper Publishers
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "SIC Drilldown - Manufacturing - 2711"
Five-year comparative financial analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios. Financial statements and ratios are available by sales size range for all firms, and also in small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions. Sample financial report can be viewed free online.

Inland Press Association
Information resources available from this organization include:

Inland/INFE National Cost and Revenue Study for Daily Newspapers
http://www.inlandpress.org/research/
Industry-wide survey prepared to assemble and analyze cost and revenue figures for newspapers in all circulation categories.

Traditional Wisdom
http://www.inlandpress.org/research/traditional_wisdom/
"Traditional Wisdom" are benchmarks developed over many years and commonly accepted as the industry standard. The Inland/INFE National Cost and Revenue Study for Daily Newspapers tests the validity of those standards and shows what the "real" rule of thumb should be for a certain circulation newspaper. Available free online.

Inland Press Association
Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey
http://www.inlandpress.org/research/
Annual study covers the pay levels and pay practices of newspapers in the United States and Canada. It provides comprehensive pay data that enables newspapers to compare their compensation levels geographically, by circulation size and with the newspaper industry as a whole.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
Career Guide to Industries -  Publishing, Except Software
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs013.htm
Information provided includes a description of the nature of the work, number and types of jobs, education and training, wages and earnings, employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is free online.


Cribb, Greene & Associates
Cribb Greene Report
http://www.cribb.com
Report focuses on mergers and acquisitions of daily and weekly newspaper, shopper, and specialty paper companies. Other sections include publications for sale, various sale topics, and industry sales and mergers. Cash flow and revenue multiples and an up-to-the-minute discussion of the publication marketplace available upon request by newspaper owners.

Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Book, Magazine, and Newspaper Publishers
http://valuationresources.com/Misc/ValuationMultiples.htm
Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for book, magazine, and newspaper publishers and more than 190 other industries. Valuation multiples are derived from market transactions as reported by BIZCOMPS®, with the primary focus on small companies priced at less than $1 million.



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