Productivity, as measured by sales per employee, dropped a bit this year to $158,805 from the $160,123 reported last year. However, sales per location jumped to $13.2 million from last year's $11.7 million.
There are several reasons for these shifts: There is no common experience among the Top 100 Manufacturers and sales increases may have been caused by an increased share of market or by acquisition, while declining revenue may have been the result of consolidation. In addition, the makeup of the Top 100 has shifted slightly as CFC and Datagraphic merged to form Printegra, Wise acquired EPX and Crabar Paper/Witt LLC split from its parent company. Next year's list has already changed, as Ennis has signed an intent to acquire the $40 million Calibrated Forms.
- Companies:
- Calibrated Forms
- Ennis
- Printegra