The Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis - Paper Disposable Products is a
comprehensive evaluation of the UK market. The revised and updated
2008 edition analyses the financial performance of the companies
important to the success of your business. Using the most up to date
information available, the analysis is ideal both as a tool to
benchmark your own company's results and to study the market in more
depth. Aimed at the busy manager, the Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis is
both quick and easy to use thanks to the unique visual layout. The
Analysis lays bare the performance of each company highlighting their
strengths and weaknesses. Do you know which companies are best to do
business with? Do you know which companies are selling at a loss and
whose profit margins are plummeting? Find out the answers to all these
questions and more with the newly published Plimsoll Portfolio
Analysis.

   Over the past 12 months in your industry:

   -27% of companies are now in financial danger.

   -29 companies are blatantly selling at a loss to capture market
share.

   -Average pre-tax profit was 1.4%

   -Average sales growth was 5.8%

   The report is divided into two colour-coded sections for your ease
of use, Sector Analysis and Individual Company Analysis.

   Sector Analysis: Sales growth, market share and profitability are
all analysed over a 10 year period giving you the fulllest picture
possible of the health of the market. Companies are ranked on these
categories so you can see which companies are outshining the rest. Use
the industry average tables to benchmark your own companys
performance- how do you compare to the rest of the industry?

   Industry Analysis: Each company receives a full page of analysis,
evaluating their financial performance over the last five years so you
get a full picture of the long term prospects of each company. Each
company page of analysis is also packed with the following
information: Full business name and address, Names and ages of
directors, contact details and website address, seven unique Plimsoll
charts showing at a glance the performance of each company, averages
for the industry are also shown indicating the bare minimum each
company should be looking to achieve, and five years of the latest
accounts available, New! Written summary on each company highlighting
their key strengths and weaknesses.