PIA Ratios Survey Shows Profits Up Slightly

For all printers, the average profit of 1.8 percent is slightly more than the rate earned in 2003, two years after the last recession.

According to the 2012 survey results (2011 fiscal year-end numbers), materials accounted for the largest single cost category for the typical printer—approximately 35.5 percent of sales. Total materials expenses increased slightly in 2011 from their previous level of 35.2 percent in 2010.