Industry Research Reports
Commercial Printing
http://www.ibisworld.com
Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus
on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their
performance. Report sections include:
Sample report is available free online.
Printing Industries of America
Economic and Print Market Publications
http://www.printing.org/store/38792
Comprehensive selection of economic and print market publications provides in-depth analysis for the
various segments of the commercial printing industry, with topics covered including economic trends,
industry forecasts, market updates, and more.
Commercial Printing
http://www.firstresearch.com
Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments,
business trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year growth forecast. Profiles are
updated quarterly and include:
Sample report is available free online.
Freedonia Group
Commercial Printing
http://www.freedoniagroup.com/ Search for "commercial
printing"
Comprehensive study provides in-depth analysis of the commercial printing industry, with topics covered
including market environment and trends; historical demand and forecasts by process and application;
industry structure; and company profiles. Summary description and detailed table of contents are available
free online; complete study or individual sections or pages can be purchased online.
Industry Financial Ratios
Commercial Printing
http://www.bizminer.com Search for "32311"
Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail,
balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios for commercial printers.
Reports are available by sales size range and in sole proprietor and business start up versions. Sample
financial statement reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.
Printing Industries of America
Financial and Operating Ratios
http://www.printing.org/store/38807
Comprehensive series of publications encompassing 16 separate volumes provides financial and operating
statistics and key financial and operating ratios for printers of all types by size, process, product,
and geographic area.
Printing Industries of America
Information resources available from this organization include:
Survey of Printing Management and Administrative Compensation
http://www.printing.org/store/38794
Comprehensive study provides compensation and benefits information for management and administrative
positions, with results summarized by geographic region, company size, labor status, market segment,
and printing process.
Survey of Sales Compensation
http://www.printing.org/store/38790
Survey provides information on compensation, compensation formulas, and fringe benefits for full-time
sales representatives.
The Handbook of Business Valuation
Chapter 32 - Valuing Printing Businesses
Thomas L. West and Jeffrey D. Jones, John Wiley & Sons, 1999
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471297879/
Handbook includes a number of chapters which address valuation issues for specific industries, with
Chapter 32 covering printing businesses. Chapter contents can be previewed free online using Amazon.com's
"Look Inside" feature.
Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Commercial Printers
http://valuationresources.com/Misc/ValuationMultiples.htm
Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for commercial printers and more than 200
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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