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The Commercial Printing Industry in the US Includes Around 35,000 Companies With $90 Billion of Annual Revenue

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 09:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24566) has announced the addition of Commercial Printing to their offering

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

The commercial printing industry in the US includes around 35,000 companies with $90 billion of annual revenue. Several giants like RR Donnelley and Canadian printer Quebecor World have multibillion revenues, but most printers considered "large" have annual revenues under $1 billion. The large majority of commercial printers are small or midsized businesses that operate one production plant, employ fewer than 20, and have annual revenue under $5 million.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand depends largely on the advertising and product needs of business customers. The profitability of individual companies is closely linked to the volume of business, because of the large amount of fixed costs. Large companies have advantages in purchasing materials like paper and ink, in serving large customers who have regional or national needs, and in making efficient use of expensive presses. But small companies can compete effectively by offering better local service. Despite continuing consolidation, the industry is highly fragmented; the largest 50 companies hold only about 30 percent of the market.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Commercial printers produce magazines, phone books, labels, advertising brochures, catalogs, newspaper inserts, direct mail marketing pieces, corporate reports and other financial printing, training manuals, promotional materials, and business forms. (Book publishers and newspaper publishers are not included in this industry.) The four distinct services that most commercial printers offer are design and other prepress services; actual printing; finishing(including folding, cutting and binding); and fulfillment, which includes packing, storing, ...

Contents are as follows:

- Industry Overview

- Quarterly Industry Update

- Business Challenges

- Trends and Opportunities

- Call Preparation Questions

- Financial Information

- Industry Forecast

- Website and Media Links

- Glossary of Acronyms

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24566

Source: Business Wire

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