SIC 3555 & 5084 | NAICS 333293 & 423830
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research 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. Topics addressed in the reports include:
NPES Market Data Program
http://www.npes.org/
This program provides participants with detailed shipments data for almost 80 industry product categories,
with reporting categories including imaging and prepress equipment, systems and software, pressroom
equipment, bindery and finishing equipment, and supplies and consumable products. Data from this program
is published in quarterly and annual reports and is available to participating members only.
NPES Advisor
http://www.npes.org/
The "Market Data Program" described above also provides quarterly economic outlook reports which include
expert analysis and forecasts for the economy as a whole and six primary product segments, as well as
additional market information and data which provides a complete statistical picture of the industry.
Full reports are available to participating members only; limited reports are available to all members.
PRIMIR Research Studies
http://www.npes.org/
PRIMIR publishes comprehensive market research studies which provide in-depth analysis of the various
segments of the printing industry, with a primary focus on printing equipment, consumables, and supplies.
Examples of recent study topics include emerging technologies and applications, value added processes,
packaging vertical markets and key applications, and consumables usage and trends.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of revenue by major category (e.g., purchases, wages, depreciation, marketing, rent, utilities, other costs, and earnings before interest and taxes) for the most recent year and line graphs indicating trends for each category over the past five years. Sample report can be viewed free online.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.