(in millions)

Penguin Group

Year Sales Profits Margins
2009 £1,002 £84 8.3%
2010 £1,053 £106 10.1%

% Chg. in Sales: + 5.1%; % Chg. in Profit: + 26.2%

Penguin posted record sales and profits in 2010 despite taking a write-down to cover the Borders bankruptcy. The gains were led by strong performances in the publisher's biggest markets—the U.S. and U.K.—plus the recovery of DK. Sales of e-books tripled at Penguin Group (USA), accounting for approximately 8% of the unit's revenue. Worldwide, e-book sales represented about 6% of sales (£63 million). In the U.S., Penguin's Young Reader's Group had its best year ever and international sales grew by double digits.

Harlequin

Year Sales Profits Margins
2009 C$493.3 C$83.8 17.0%
2010 C$468.2 C$83.4 17.8%

% Chg. in Sales -5.1%; % Chg. in Profit -0.5%

Results at Harlequin reflect rising digital sales and declines in print books. In North America, digital sales rose C$16.1 million, but retail revenue fell C$10.7 million and direct-to-consumer dropped C$4.1 million. In its Overseas markets, gains from taking over complete control of its German subsidiary offset declines in Japan. Despite the decline in print sales, the biggest negative impact on sales and earnings in the year was foreign currency fluctuations.

Bloomsbury USA

Year Sales Profits Margins
2009 £18.8 £0.5 2.7%
2010 £19.1 £1.3 6.8%

% Chg. in Sales + 1.6%; % Chg. in Profit + 160%

Exploding e-book sales—2/3 of parent company's Bloomsbury's $2.3 million in e-book sales came from the U.S. last year—plus the bestseller The Finkler Question resulted in the division's most profitable year ever. Backlist sales were also solid and the company had three children's bestsellers.

source: Publishers Weekly