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American Reprographics Company Named by Forbes Magazine as One of "200 Best Small Companies" for Second Consecutive Year
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WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - October 20, 2008) - American Reprographics Company (NYSE : ARP ), the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and
technology, today announced that Forbes magazine ranked the company on its
"200 Best Small Companies in America" list. In its second consecutive
appearance, the company's rank rose from number 56 in 2007, to number 34
in 2008.
Chairman, President and CEO, K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, said: "That the company
rose more than 20 places on the list speaks for itself, but what is most
gratifying is to be recognized for returning impressive results in a
challenging market. I'm very proud of our team."
To qualify for the "Best 200" list, companies must have annual revenues
between $5 million and $750 million, and a stock price greater than $5 as
of September 29, 2008. The ranking is based on return on equity, sales
growth and profit growth over the past 12 months, and also over five years.
American Reprographics ranked fifth in the 5-year average return on equity
category. A complete list of the Top 200 companies can be found in the new
October 27th print issue of the magazine or at www.forbes.com on the Web.
About American Reprographics Company
American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the
United States providing
business-to-business document management technology and services to the
architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC industries. The Company
provides these services to companies in non-AEC industries, such as
technology, financial services, retail, entertainment, and food and
hospitality, which also require sophisticated document management services.
American Reprographics Company provides its core services through its suite
of reprographics technology products, a network of more than 300
locally-branded reprographics service centers across the U.S., on-site at
more than 5,000 customer locations, and through UDS, a joint-venture
company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company's service centers are
arranged in a hub and satellite structure and are digitally connected as a
cohesive network, allowing the provision of services both locally and
nationally to more than 140,000 active customers.