In 1903, Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company (a maker of paper clips) in Long Island, New York.
In 1910 the company became the American Clip Company, and first used the name "ACCO" as an initialism, which became the company's formal name in 1922.
After many acquisitions, ACCO went public in 1983, and was acquired in 1987 by American Brands (later Fortune Brands).
In 1992 ACCO UK was created from the integration of ACCO Europe and Rexel Ltd. ACCO UK is the UK's largest manufacturer of office products, and its brands include Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company.
In 2005 ACCO was spun off from Fortune Brands and through the merger with the General Binding Corporation, ACCO Brands was formed.
ACCO Brands's Net Sales and Operating Income by Geographical Regions in Q4 2009[3]
Geographic Region Total revenue (in millions) Operating Income (in millions)
America $176.3 $10.7
International $130.6 14.8


ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO Brands) is a supplier of select categories of branded office products (excluding furniture, computers, printers and bulk paper) to the office products resale industry. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a variety of traditional and computer-related office products, supplies, binding and laminating equipment and related consumable supplies, personal computer accessory products, paper-based time management products, presentation aids, and label products. The Company sells its products primarily to markets located in North America, Europe and Australia. Its brands include GBC, Kensington, Quartet, Rexel, Swingline, Wilson Jones, Marbig, NOBO and Day-Timer, among others. In June 2009, the Company completed the sale of its commercial print finishing business to Cosmo Films Limited.
The majority of the Company's office products are used by businesses. Many of these end users purchase the products from ACCO Brand's customers, which include commercial contract stationers, retail superstores, wholesalers, resellers, mail order and Internet catalogs, mass merchandisers, club stores and dealers. The Company also supplies its products directly to commercial and industrial end users, and to the educational market. The Company is organized in three segments: ACCO Brands Americas, ACCO Brands International and Computer Products Group.
ACCO Brands Americas and ACCO Brands International
ACCO Brands Americas and ACCO Brands International segments manufactures, sources and sells traditional office products and supplies, and document finishing solutions. ACCO Brands Americas comprises the North, Central and South American markets and ACCO Brands International comprises the rest of the world, principally Europe, Australia and Asia-Pacific. The Company’s traditional office products and supplies are staplers, staples, punches, ring binders, trimmers, sheet protectors, hanging file folders, clips and fasteners, dry-erase boards, dry-erase markers, easels, bulletin boards, overhead projectors, transparencies, laser pointers and screens. These products are sold under brands, including Quartet, Rexel, Swingline, Wilson Jones, Marbig, NOBO, ACCO, Derwent and Eastlight.
The Company’s document finishing solutions are binding, lamination and punching equipment, binding and lamination supplies, report covers, archival report covers and shredders. These products are sold primarily under the GBC brand. ACCO Brands also provides machine maintenance and repair services sold under the GBC brand. Included in the ACCO Brands Americas segment are its personal organization tools, including time management products, primarily under the Day-Timer brand name.
The Company competes with Avery Dennison, Esselte, 3M, Newell, Hamelin, Smead, Fellowes, Mead, Franklin Covey and Spiral Binding.
Computer Products Group
The Computer Products Group designs, distributes, markets and sells accessories for laptop and desktop computers and Apple iPod products, and iPhone products. These accessories primarily include security locks, power adapters and input devices, such as mice and keyboards, computer carrying cases, hubs and docking stations, ergonomic devices, and technology accessories for iPods and iPhones. The Computer Products Group sells mostly under the Kensington and Kensington Microsaver brand name, with the majority of its revenue coming from the United States and Western Europe.
All of ACCO Brands' computer products are manufactured by third-party suppliers, principally in Asia, and are stored and distributed from its regional facilities. Its computer products are sold primarily to consumer electronics retailers, information technology value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and office products retailers.

OVERALL
Beta: 3.83
Market Cap (Mil.): $543.97
Shares Outstanding (Mil.): 55.00
Annual Dividend: --
Yield (%): --
FINANCIALS
ABD Industry Sector
P/E (TTM): 51.14 20.55 15.79
EPS (TTM): 109.09 -- --
ROI: 1.41 2.09 2.81
ROE: -- 2.39 5.15


Name Age Since Current Position
Keller, Robert 57 2008 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Elisman, Boris 48 2010 President and Chief Operating Officer
Fenwick, Neal 49 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Franey, Christopher 55 2010 Executive Vice President, President of ACCO Brands International & Computer Products Group
Shortt, Thomas 43 2011 Executive Vice President and President - Product Strategy and Development
Tedford, Thomas 40 2011 Executive Vice President and President - ACCO Brands, Americas
O'Neill, Thomas 57 2010 Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting
Rubin, Steven 63 2006 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Kaput, David 51 2007 Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer
Anderson, Mark 49 2007 Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
Bayly, George 69 2005 Independent Director
Hargrove, G. Thomas 71 2005 Independent Director
Wesley, Norman 61 2005 Independent Director
Jenkins, Robert 68 2008 Presiding Independent Director
Norkus, Michael 65 2009 Independent Director
Kroeger, Thomas 62 2009 Independent Director
Dvorak, Kathleen 54 2010 Independent Director
Talton, Sheila 58 2010 Independent Director

Quarterly - 03/31/2011 Annual - 2010
Total Revenue 310.30 M 1.33 B
Gross Profit 94.50 M 410.30 M
Operating Income 20.60 M 116.30 M
Net Income -8.10 M 12.40 M
 
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