Transcontinental is trying to offset a steady drop in paper flyers by expanding its newer marketing platform and growing its in-store and digital display offering, but a flat ad market could keep results under pressure. The bigger question is whether book printing wins and slow-moving education tech can provide enough support as the company reshapes itself after selling its packaging business.Read more
Transcontinental’s packaging business faces falling sales in some areas, but management is leaning hard on cost cuts and factory changes to protect profits. The upside hinges on stronger demand in food and beverage packaging and smart deal-making, while trade rules and regional economic shocks could still bite.Read more
Transcontinental is trying to offset the long slide in paper flyers by turning its retail reach into a more targeted, data-led ad offering and by winning more outsourced printing work from publishers. The upside comes from new customer adoption and add-on acquisitions, but the story hinges on replacing shrinking print volumes and keeping costs under control.Read more
Transcontinental Inc. engages in the flexible packaging business in Canada, the United States, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Packaging, Retail Services and Printing, and Media segments. The Packaging sector engages in the extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting packaging solutions; and manufacturing and recycling flexible plastic, including rollstock, labels, die cut lids, shrink films, bags and pouches, and advanced coatings. This sector serves dairy, coffee, meat and poultry, pet food, agriculture, beverage, home and personal care products, industrial, consumer, and medical products. The Retail Services and Printing sector provides content, marketing and media solutions, including flyer retail printing, digital flyer, retail analytics, and in-store marketing solutions. It also offers print solutions for newspapers, magazines, and 4-color books. The Media sector is involved in printing and digital publishing of educational supplemental educational, and specialized publications for professionals in French and English. The company was formerly known as GTC Transcontinental Group Ltd CL A. Transcontinental Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
