2025 Prepress & Book Binding Services Industry Report

Industry Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing prepress and postpress services in support of printing activities. Prepress services may include such things as platemaking, typesetting, trade binding, and sample mounting. Postpress services include such things as book or paper bronzing, die cutting, edging, embossing, folding, gilding, gluing, and indexing.
Source: US Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Prepress and Book Binding Services industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Prepress & Book Binding Services industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Prepress & Book Binding Services companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Prepress & Book Binding Services
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Prepress & Book Binding Services Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Prepress & Book Binding Services Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Tradebinding and related work
Edition/library/other hardcover binding (books printed elsewhere)
Hardcover edition binding of books (books printed elsewhere)
Hardcover edition binding, technical/professional & textbooks
Hardcover edition binding, gen/trade/religious/reference books
Library & other hardcover binding, incl. periodical/record/other
Edition/library/other hardcover binding (binding only), nsk
Softcover/pamphlet/sample/other binding (printed elsewhere)
Softcover/pamphlet/other excl. sample binding (printed elsewhere)
Sample book, swatch, & card binding, incl. sample mounting

Prepress & Book Binding Services Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	5%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	3%
Sales and Related Occupations	6%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	18%
Information and Record Clerks	6%
Customer Service Representatives	5%
Customer Service Representatives	5%
Production Occupations	52%
Printing Workers	37%
Printing Workers	37%
Printing Press Operators	23%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	9%
Other Production Occupations	9%
Miscellaneous Production Workers	5%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	7%
Material Moving Workers	6%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	5%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $1,723,730 on the prepress & book binding services industry. It has awarded 118 contracts to 33 companies, with an average value of $52,234 per company.

Top Companies in Prepress & Book Binding Services and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)