PPC’s Financial Ratios Report for Folding Carton published

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently released the 2006 edition of its annual publication, Performance Report for Management. For more than 50 years, the Performance Report for Management has provided an opportunity for PPC member companies to benchmark their financial and operating performance. The annual report consists of financial ratios and cost-of-sales data compiled from balance sheets and operating statements supplied by PPC member companies. The Performance Report is the only report available that looks exclusively at the financial performance of folding carton operations.

The report offers financial measures including sales expenses, administrative expenses, materials costs, profits, taxes, salaries and wages, profits, EBIT, and EBITDA. A summary of individual operating ratios grouped by size of company is one of several breakouts. All participants received an electronic version in Excel in a user-friendly format.

The publication is available only to participant member companies, and information is reported in a manner that maintains individual company confidentiality. For more information on the survey, contact Melissa Teates at (703) 836-3300, or email mteates@ppcnet.org.