NACE division

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media

537 companies currently classified in this industry by CSP

This division includes printing of products (for example, newspapers, books, periodicals, business forms and greeting cards), printing on T-shirts and other types of material, and associated support activities (for example, bookbinding, plate-making services, data imaging). The support activities included here are an integral part of the printing industry, and a product (a printing plate, a bound book, or a computer disk or file) that is an integral part of the printing industry is almost always provided by these operations. The ownership of the input material is irrelevant to the classification of printing and reproduction of recorded media activities. Division 18 covers explicitly the processing activities. Processes used in printing include a variety of methods for transferring an image from a plate, screen or computer file to a medium (for example, paper, plastics, metal, textile articles, wood). The most prominent of these methods entails the transfer of the image from a plate or screen to the medium through lithographic, gravure, screen or flexographic printing. Often a computer file is used to directly drive the printing mechanism to create the image or electrostatic and other types of equipment (digital or non-impact printing). Though printing and publishing can be carried out by the same unit (for example, a newspaper), it is less and less the case that these distinct activities are carried out in the same physical location.

Industry indicators

Median, 25th and 75th percentile across companies in the industry for the selected year.

Size

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Size
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Net turnover Reported net turnover€11,511€56,612€234,649€324m371
Net profit or loss Reported net income-€1,413€1,133€9,222€13m371
Total assets Reported total assets€5,134€24,592€104,901€212m371
Employees Reported average employees1253,220371

Profitability

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Profitability
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Revenue growth (Net turnover − previous year net turnover) ÷ previous year net turnover-16.4%4%21.3%—340
Gross profit margin Gross profit ÷ net turnover10.9%25.7%48.5%—318
Net profit margin Net profit ÷ net turnover-5.9%2.5%10.5%—339
Return on assets (ROA) Net profit ÷ total assets at year end-15%4.3%22%—365
Return on equity (ROE) Net profit ÷ equity at year end-4.7%13.3%37.9%—265

Liquidity

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Liquidity
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Current ratio Current assets ÷ current liabilities0.66×1.67×4.04×—350
Quick ratio (Current assets − inventories) ÷ current liabilities0.37×1.22×3.26×—350
Cash ratio Cash ÷ current liabilities0.06×0.4×1.78×—350

Capital structure

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Capital structure
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Equity ratio Equity ÷ total assets-12.7%50.2%80.4%—365
Debt-to-assets Liabilities ÷ total assets (liabilities = total equity and liabilities − equity)19.6%49.8%112.7%—365
Debt-to-equity Liabilities ÷ equity0.15×0.43×1.24×—265

Activity and efficiency

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Activity and efficiency
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Asset turnover Net turnover ÷ total assets1.1×2.12×3.98×—365
Receivables collection period Accounts receivable ÷ net turnover × 36510 days28 days51 days—339
Revenue per employee Net turnover ÷ average employees€15,344€33,462€66,313—321

Cash generation

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Cash generation
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Operating cash-flow margin Net operating cash flow ÷ net turnover0%0%5.1%—11

Taxes

NACE 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2025 · Taxes
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Taxes paid VID published annual total€160€6,760€33,330€36m427
Taxes paid per employee Taxes paid ÷ VID average employees€3,256€7,113€12,038—311

Median Net turnover by year

Median Net turnover by year
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Median Net turnover by year
2019€40,563
2020€38,188
2021€42,190
2022€52,237
2023€55,107
2024€53,970
2025€56,612

Largest companies by net turnover

Active companies, by net turnover in their latest annual report.

Classes in this division

Sources and method

Methodology, sample and formulas
Population and report selection
Each company contributes at most one value per year and indicator. Current CSP NACE 2.1 classification is applied to all historical years. FTM selects a non-annulled, non-removed annual DUF report by latest period end, then registration date and record ID. Monetary comparisons use EUR reports with the filed rounding unit applied.
Median and quartiles
P25, median (P50) and P75 use continuous percentiles with linear interpolation between ordered observations. The shaded range spans P25–P75, the middle half of company values. Companies have equal weight; figures are not revenue-weighted.
Outliers
No trimming, winsorisation or outlier exclusion is applied. Extreme reported values remain in the distribution. The interquartile band reduces their visual influence but does not remove them.
Minimum sample
At least 5 valid company values are required separately for each year, indicator and group. The displayed company count is that indicator’s sample, not every company in the industry. Smaller samples are not published.
Periods and annualisation
The last seven completed calendar years are published. Ratios use closing balance-sheet values, not average balances. Results are not annualised or inflation-adjusted; short or long reporting periods can affect comparisons. Receivable days use a fixed 365-day convention.
Missing or invalid inputs
Missing inputs and zero or negative denominators produce no ratio, not zero. Quick ratio requires reported inventories. Growth requires the preceding calendar year. Liabilities use total equity and liabilities minus equity, otherwise current plus non-current liabilities and reported provisions.
Above, below or close
“Close” means within 10% of the P75–P25 range around the median (an exact match if the range is zero). Above and below describe position, not good or bad performance. No company percentile rank or credit score is inferred.
Derived annual taxes
For completed years with all four quarters, tax amounts are summed and average employees are the four-quarter average rounded down. Published quarterly values in thousands of EUR are converted to EUR. These derived years take precedence in comparisons. Missing quarters are not extrapolated.

How these indicators are calculated

Net turnover
Reported net turnover
Net profit or loss
Reported net income
Total assets
Reported total assets
Employees
Reported average employees
Revenue growth
(Net turnover − previous year net turnover) ÷ previous year net turnover
Gross profit margin
Gross profit ÷ net turnover
Net profit margin
Net profit ÷ net turnover
Return on assets (ROA)
Net profit ÷ total assets at year end
Return on equity (ROE)
Net profit ÷ equity at year end
Current ratio
Current assets ÷ current liabilities
Quick ratio
(Current assets − inventories) ÷ current liabilities
Cash ratio
Cash ÷ current liabilities
Equity ratio
Equity ÷ total assets
Debt-to-assets
Liabilities ÷ total assets (liabilities = total equity and liabilities − equity)
Debt-to-equity
Liabilities ÷ equity
Asset turnover
Net turnover ÷ total assets
Receivables collection period
Accounts receivable ÷ net turnover × 365
Revenue per employee
Net turnover ÷ average employees
Operating cash-flow margin
Net operating cash flow ÷ net turnover
Taxes paid
VID published annual total
Taxes paid per employee
Taxes paid ÷ VID average employees

Distributions are calculated by FTM from published annual reports and VID tax payments, grouped by each company’s current CSP NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Ratios use year-end balances. Groups with fewer than 5 companies are not shown. “Close to median” means within 10% of the interquartile range of the median.

Earlier years are grouped by the company’s current classification. VID publishes tax debts per company only, so there is no industry tax-debt statistic.

Benchmarks published 2026-10-19.

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