Printing Profits Dive as Large Printers Have Massive Writedowns

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Printing Profits Dive as Large Printers Have Massive Writedowns

The third quarter of 2015 marked a huge divergence in the performance of the industry, according to the Department of Commerce Quarterly Financial Report. Printers with more than $25 million in assets wrote down assets amounting to nearly -15% of revenues. This sent the quarterly moving total of inflation-adjusted profits before taxes to +$1.46 billion.

Published: December 22, 2015

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