Three book companies make the 2018 Top 500 list

Three Australian book industry companies have made the Top 500 Private Companies List, reports the Australian Financial Review (AFR).

Book retailer The Co-Op and Australian Geographic ranked 330th, slightly down from last year’s ranking of 324. Its revenue was $185 million in FY2018, with revenue growth of 0.1%.

Online book retailer Booktopia ranked 428th, up from last year’s ranking of 443rd, with $115.95 million of revenue in FY2018, with revenue growth of 14.2%.

Publisher Allen & Unwin (A&U) just scraped in, ranking 500th, down from last year’s ranking of 471st. Its revenue was down in FY2018, with a decline in revenue of -12.2%.

The list, which was compiled by market research company IBISWorld, ranks the biggest private Australian companies based on revenue earned in the 2017-18 financial year.

Packaging company Visy ranked first on the list for the ninth consecutive year. To see the full list, click here.

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