Tuesday, January 03, 2017
MagNet Releases 2016 3rd Quarter Results

MagNet, the USA-based data clearinghouse expert, has just released their 3rd Quarter 2016 newsstand results.

The good news is that Canadian results are better then the USA results.

Third Quarter Results are:

For Canada, draws were cut back by 6%, and sales fell by 13.8%, for the 3rd Quarter in 2016 compared to last year. The sell-thru was 28.8% compared to 31.4% last year.

In the USA, draws were cut back by 9.2%, and sales fell by 13.9%, for the 3rd Quarter in 2016 compared to last year. The sell-thru was 24.7% compared to 26% last year.

When we add up all 3 Quarters the results are:

For Canada, draws have been cut by 10.5%, sales are down 11.6%. Sell-thru is 29.4% compared to 29.8% last year.

For the USA, draws have been cut by 10.3%, sales are down 12.2%.  Sell-thru is 25.3% compared to 25.8% last year.

Higher Cover Prices Mitigate Retail Decline:

Thanks to higher overall cover prices in both Canada and the USA (which is being attributed to SIPS), the total retail dollars are down 6.1% in Canada, and down 6.7% in the USA.

Celebrity Titles Down yet General Interest Titles are Up!

Celebrity titles are down 19% in the 3rd Quarter.

General Interest titles are up 8.2% in the 3rd Quarter

 

 

 

 
- Scott Bullock
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