Digital Printing and Printers

Industry Market Research Reports
Digital Printing
http://www.marketresearch.com  Search for above title
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.

Graphic Arts Information Network
Information resources available from this organization include:

Navigating Print Markets
http://www.gain.net/  Select "Bookstore - Market Trends"
Report provides an assessment of the economy and print markets over the last year and a forecast of future trends, major threats, and opportunities that will impact print markets over the next two years.

PIA/GATF Print Market Atlas
http://www.gain.net/  Select "Bookstore - Market Trends"
Publication provides data on national, regional, state, and local commercial printing markets, with data broken down by market segments--including digital printing--and employee size of establishments.

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
Surveys & Statistics
http://www.sgia.org/surveys_and_statistics/
Various surveys covering topics such as business growth plans, financial outlook, substrates and specialties, and personnel practices for digital printing companies and other special imaging printers. Summaries available free online.


Industry Market Research Analysis
Commercial Printing  (see detail listing for type of process/product)
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "SIC Drilldown - Manufacturing - 2752 / 2759"
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
Commercial Printing  (see detail listing for type of process/product)
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "SIC Drilldown - Manufacturing - 2752 / 2759"
Five-year comparative financial analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios for digital printing and printers. 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.

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
Operating Ratio Study for the Graphic Imaging Industry
http://www.sgia.org/nonmemberstore/
Study provides income statements, balance sheets, and comparative cost and income ratios for digital printing companies and other special imaging printers by size and production specialty.

Graphic Arts Information Network
PIA/GATF Ratios - Digital Printers
http://www.gain.net/  Select "Bookstore - Ratios"
Comprehensive analysis encompassing 16 separate volumes provides financial and operating statistics and key financial ratios for printers of all types by size, process, product, and geographic area.


Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
Wage and Salary Survey
http://www.sgia.org/nonmemberstore/
Survey provides salaries for 91 positions based on location, product specialty, and number of employees for digital printing companies and other special imaging printers.

Graphic Arts Information Network
Information resources available from this organization include:

Survey of Printing Management and Administrative Compensation
http://www.gain.net/
Select "Bookstore - Management and Compensation Issues"
Comprehensive study reports on compensation rates and benefits for management and administrative positions, with results summarized by location, company size, labor status, business segment, and economic environment.

Survey of Sales Compensation
http://www.gain.net/
Select "Bookstore - Management and Compensation Issues"
Survey provides information on fringe benefits, compensation formulas, and compensation for full-time sales representatives employed by digital printers and other commercial printers.

See Commercial Printing and Printers for business valuation resources applicable to all segments of the commercial printing industry, including digital printers.



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