Printing firm R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. generated $112.8 million in net income on $1.97 billion in sales during the third quarter, up from $53.8 million in net income and $1.05 billion in third quarter 2003. The current year’s numbers include figures from Donnelley’s February acquisition of Moore Wallace. The quarter ended Sept. 30.
A few of the Chicago-based firm’s segments are germane to direct marketing, including its publishing and retail services business, which includes catalogs. Revenue for this segment was up 7.5%, to $695.9 million, due to the Moore Wallace acquisition.
Within its integrated print communications and global solutions segment, which includes direct mail, sales more than doubled, to $795.9 million from a year ago, largely due to Moore Wallace, but partly because of increased sales in the financial print and international markets.
