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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12631

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes ý    No o

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant as of September 30, 2003 (last business day of Consolidated Graphics, Inc.'s most recently completed second fiscal quarter):
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE—$292,668,301

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of April 30, 2004:
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE—13,577,736

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

        Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on or about July 22, 2004, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. Such Proxy Statement, except for the parts therein which have been specifically incorporated by reference, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of this Form 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2004

INDEX

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PART I

Item 1. Business

        In this annual report, the words "Consolidated Graphics," "CGX," the "Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to Consolidated Graphics, Inc, collectively with our subsidiaries. Our fiscal year is not a calendar year and ends on March31.

Company Overview

        Consolidated Graphics is a leading national provider of commercial printing services and is recognized as the largest sheet-fed and half-web commercial printing company in the United States. Our corporate headquarters are in Houston, Texas, and we currently operate 65 printing businesses in 25 states. Each of our printing businesses has a well-established operating history, more than 25 years in most cases.

        The majority of our sales are derived from commercial printing services, which include electronic prepress, printing, finishing, storage and delivery of high quality, custom-designed products. Examples of such products include high-quality, multicolor marketing materials, product and capability brochures, point-of-purchase displays, direct mail pieces, shareholder communications, catalogs and training manuals. We also serve our customers by providing fulfillment and mailing services, which complement our traditional printing services. Additionally, using the CGXmedia brand we capitalize on our expertise in digital processes and advanced technological capabilities to provide Internet-based software solutions and electronic media services to help our customers better manage the print procurement process.

        The Company was incorporated in Texas in 1985. Our website address is www.consolidatedgraphics.com. We make available free of charge on or through our website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and other filings as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The Company has not yet adopted a Code of Ethics, but expects to adopt such a Code on or before the date of its next Annual Meeting of Shareholders as required by the rules of The New York Stock Exchange. Once adopted, the Code of Ethics will also be made available on our website. In addition, the public may read and copy any materials filed by us with the SEC at the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington D.C., 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the SEC's public reference rooms by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers such as us that file electronically with the SEC.

Industry Background

        The printing industry is one of the largest industries in the United States, with total annual sales estimated to be in excess of $160 billion. General printing services include commercial printing, book and magazine publishing, financial printing, quick printing and the production of business forms, greeting cards and other stationery-type products. The largest segment of the industry is commercial printing, which we estimate generates over $80 billion in annual U.S. sales based on available industry data. Most of the printing businesses operating in the United States today are privately-owned and individually generate less than $35 million in annual sales.

        A consolidation trend in the commercial printing industry emerged in the 1990's as owners of medium-sized printing businesses (those with annual sales of $2 million to $35 million) sought to address several new industry challenges and evaluate exit strategies. In order to limit personal financial risk, increase personal financial liquidity or facilitate plans to eventually retire, owners of printing businesses became more willing to sell their companies to larger, better-capitalized companies. We believe that CGX

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is one of only a few companies that possess the financial strength and management expertise necessary to acquire such medium-sized printing businesses.

        In recent years, printing design and prepress workflow have shifted from art boards to a digital environment. Prepress computer equipment based on a complete digital workflow, along with more sophisticated printing presses and finishing equipment, are more efficient, operate much faster and require less labor. Therefore, commercial printing businesses must make substantial capital investments over time in newer equipment in order to remain competitive in the industry.

        Print buyers are increasingly seeking shorter print runs and the ability to personalize more sophisticated marketing materials to strategically target certain markets or demographics. The development of digital technology and acceptance of Internet-based solutions for managing the print procurement process have generated demand for printing companies to offer complementary, value-added services to their customers. Examples of such complementary services include fulfillment and inventory management, variable-data printing, inkjet labeling, mailing, CD-ROM production, online print procurement, online composition and design and digital asset maintenance. Additionally, large corporations are increasingly seeking to reduce operating costs by streamlining their purchasing process and limiting their number of suppliers. To accomplish these objectives, these large customers frequently seek to align themselves with printing companies that have a significant national presence and can offer a wide range of commercial print capabilities and other print-related, value-added services.

        In general, changes in prevailing U.S. economic conditions may significantly impact the commercial printing industry. To the extent weakness in the U.S. economy causes local and national corporations to reduce their spending on advertising and marketing materials, the demand for commercial printing services may be adversely affected. Further, compounding a decline in demand, competitive pricing pressures may occur and negatively impact the level of sales and profit margins generated by our printing businesses.

Competition

        The commercial printing industry remains highly fragmented and the majority of customers purchase printed products from locally available sources. Therefore, we compete primarily with locally-based printing companies for most print projects. Most of our competitors are privately held, single location operations; however, some are large corporations, both publicly and privately owned.

        The major competitive factors in our business are:

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Extent and quality of customer service



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Quality—of finished products



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Cost structure



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Ability to meet customer deadlines

        The ability to provide high quality customer service often is dependent on production and distribution capabilities, along with the availability of equipment that is appropriate in size and function for a given project. We believe that our broad range of printing capabilities and complementary services, along with our ability to use our national geographic footprint to serve customers on both a regional and national level, gives us a competitive advantage over smaller, local printing companies. Furthermore, the economic advantages created by our purchasing power, our advanced technological capabilities and our ability to utilize any excess production capacity throughout our organization enables our printing businesses to compete more effectively in price and provide faster turnaround times than our competitors may be able to provide.

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Business Strategy

        Our overall business strategy is to be the market leader in the commercial printing industry by combining the customer service and responsiveness of well-managed, local printing businesses with the competitive advantages provided by a national organization. Management at each of our 65 printing businesses maintains responsibility for the day-to-day operations and profitability of their business, while continuing to strengthen and build new customer relationships in their respective markets. At the same time, our printing businesses are supported by the management expertise, purchasing power, technology investments and other operating advantages that exist because they are part of a larger organization.

        Internal Sales Growth—Our printing businesses have numerous opportunities, individually and collectively, to achieve consistent, long-term sales growth at a rate that exceeds industry averages. Our current initiatives to improve internal sales growth include:

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Aggressively pursuing new business and experienced sales professionals to gain market share in the midst of prevailing difficult industry conditions and to strengthen our competitive position going forward.



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Continuing to invest in new equipment and technology that enables us to provide increasingly higher levels of service and timely respond to the growing needs of our customers.



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Capitalizing on our national presence and wide range of capabilities to pursue sole-source national contracts.



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Developing and marketing value-added solutions that complement our core commercial printing business, such as those available through CGXmedia.

        Disciplined Acquisition Program—We are actively seeking to make additional acquisitions of medium-sized printing businesses that are well-managed and generally have an excellent reputation and a quality customer base. We are also actively seeking and evaluating opportunities to acquire smaller and/or distressed printing businesses whose operations can be merged into our existing locations. This type of transaction is commonly referred to as a "tuck-in" acquisition. Because of prevailing adverse industry conditions in the last four years and broad economic uncertainties, we expect to evaluate a number of "tuck-in" acquisition opportunities in the next twelve months.

        Cost Savings—Because of our size and national presence, we leverage our economies of scale to obtain preferential pricing for paper and supplies used in the printing process and for newer, more efficient equipment. We have several national purchasing contracts in place with major suppliers and manufacturers. Our purchasing support staff continually monitors market conditions and negotiates pricing and other contractual terms with these vendors to maximize the cost savings we achieve under these agreements. In addition, we have centralized certain administrative services, such as human resources, treasury, tax and risk management, to generate cost savings.

        Best Practices/Benchmarking—Management teams at our printing businesses have access to strategic counsel and professional management techniques in such areas as planning, organization and controls. We provide a forum for them to share their knowledge of technical processes and their best practices with one another through periodic group meetings attended by top management and other personnel. We utilize our wide area network and management information systems to benchmark financial and operational data, and share such information across our printing businesses to help their management teams identify and respond to changes in operating trends.

        Leadership Development—Our highly successful program to recruit, train and develop recent college graduates as printing sales and management professionals is an integral component of our growth strategy. Participants in our Leadership Development Program follow a curriculum that provides them with technical industry knowledge, coupled with general business and managerial training and our best practices. Our Leadership Development Program is unique to the industry, and we believe it is a key factor

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in our ability to provide a high degree of quality customer service, as well as provide a pool of talent for future management positions at our printing businesses. As of April 30, 2004, we had 167 employees who were current participants in or graduates of this program, eleven of whom serve as the president of the printing business where they are employed.

Printing Operations

        We currently operate 65 printing businesses in 25 states, with each business operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Company. We produce high quality, custom-designed printed materials for a large base of customers in a broad cross-section of industries, the majority of which are located in the markets our printing businesses serve. In addition to providing a full range of prepress, printing and finishing services, our printing businesses offer fulfillment and mailing services, as well as Internet-based software solutions and other print-related, value-added services.

Commercial Printing Services

        In general, commercial printing includes developing printable material through electronic prepress services, reproducing images on paper using printing presses and providing comprehensive finishing and delivery services. We maintain flexible production schedules in order to react swiftly to our customers' requirements. Many printing projects require fast turnaround times, from conception through delivery, and our printing businesses must maintain physical plant and customer service staff as necessary to maximize workloads when called upon to do so. Consequently, our printing businesses do not generally operate at full capacity.

        Our electronic prepress services include all of the steps necessary to prepare media (photographs, artwork, typed copy) for printing. This process involves converting the media into digital images, separating digital color images into process colors, assembling films, preparing a proof for customer approval and burning film images onto printing plates using photochemical processes. Most of our printing businesses produce printing plates using "computer-to-plate" technology, whereby digitized text, graphic images and line art are transferred directly from digital files onto printing plates, eliminating the need for film and other steps required in manual photochemical processes. In addition, many of our printing businesses have adopted recent advances in technology that enable delivery of a high quality proof for customer approval electronically via the Internet, eliminating the cost of producing and delivering a proof, or multiple rounds of proofs, in hard copy format. Computer-to-plate and remote proofing technology reduces costs, shortens turnaround time and improves product quality. We continually evaluate our existing electronic prepress capabilities and closely monitor the development of newer technology that may be used to increase productivity and improve product quality to better serve our customers.

        We primarily use offset lithography to reproduce images on paper, which is the process that provides the highest quality, lowest cost printed products for most run lengths. Short and medium-run commercial projects are generally printed on sheet-fed presses, while longer-run projects are typically printed on web presses.

        Our printing operations primarily use sheet-fed printing presses, which are generally capable of printing 16 pages of letter-sized finished product on a 28 by 40 inch sheet of paper with eight pages on each side (known as a 16-page "signature"). Currently our printing businesses operate a total of 303 sheet-fed presses capable of simultaneously printing from one to eight colors and are generally capable of running at speeds of up to 15,000 impressions an hour. We have 17 locations which also operate half-size and/or full-size web presses which print on a continuous roll of paper and may print up to 32-page signatures on both sides of the paper at maximum speeds of up to 50,000 impressions an hour. Certain web presses are also capable of folding, gluing or perforating a printed product. Additionally, we have 24 printing businesses that also utilize a number of smaller digital presses that can simultaneously print from one to four colors and are typically used to handle short-run, fast-turnaround projects, including the production of

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documents with variable data requirements. Recent developments in digital printing technology have expanded the capabilities and improved the quality of services that can be offered with digital printing technology. In anticipation of growing customer demand for these services, we announced an agreement in April 2004 with Xerox Corporation ("Xerox") providing for Xerox to be the exclusive provider of digital color printing technology to our printing businesses and to provide marketing and business development resources to us in introducing digital printing solutions to our current and prospective customers.

        Our finishing services include cutting, folding, binding and other operations necessary to finish the printed product according to customer specifications. Many of our printing businesses also offer specialty finishing capabilities, such as die-cutting, embossing and foil stamping.

Other Complementary Services

        By offering innovative solutions that respond to the needs of our customers, we believe that our Company has a competitive advantage that will help us generate additional sales. We provide a variety of fulfillment services, which primarily include assembling, packaging, storing, and distributing printed promotional, educational and training documents and materials on behalf of our customers. Many corporations utilize our fulfillment services to help manage their inventories of printed products and related materials (such as binders and product samples), as well as to provide "just in time" assembly and delivery of customized materials to end users. Orders for fulfillment services are frequently received via proprietary, Internet-based print procurement and inventory management systems maintained by our printing businesses, as discussed below. Additionally, we provide mailing services for large quantities of printed materials distributed to end-users, a service that is ideal for direct mail and promotional pieces. We also offer a number of options for sorting, packaging, inkjet labeling and shipping of printed materials.

        Utilizing our expertise in digital technology, we offer print-related software solutions and electronic media services to our customers through CGXmedia. Our primary Internet-based software products are:

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COIN (Custom Ordering Interactive Network) is our proprietary software developed to help customers better manage the print procurement process. COIN sites are customized for each client and are used for ordering, typesetting, proofing, workflow management and fulfillment of printed materials. COIN puts control directly on the customer's desktop, generating instant online proofs and providing multi-location organizations with the convenience of secure, Internet-based remote ordering capability. Customers may also utilize the electronic invoicing and payment capabilities of COIN.



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GOLD (Graphic Online Layout Design) compliments our COIN software by providing additional custom features for composition and design.



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OPAL (Online Private Asset Library) is used primarily by customers to store, archive and retrieve their valuable digital assets, such as images, logos, documents and other digital files, from any location via a web browser. OPAL enables customers to efficiently distribute these digital assets across multiple distribution channels, allowing groups to collaborate on projects and share materials. OPAL utilizes sophisticated security architecture that limits access only to users authorized by the customer and can be tailored to meet specific customer applications.

        Through CGXmedia we also offer a variety of electronic media services, such as CD-ROM development and production, conversion of text in printed or digital form to eBook format, electronic journal composition, website hosting and other Internet services.

        A dedicated CGXmedia sales team and project managers assist our printing businesses in identifying prospective customers and marketing our suite of CGXmedia products and services. We maintain CGXmedia product development staff to design and develop customized solutions as needed in response to the specific needs of each customer. We also utilize support staff at each of our printing businesses who are trained and able to serve our customers' needs related to our CGXmedia products and services.

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        CGXmedia, COIN, GOLD and OPAL are all registered service marks of the Company.

Sales and Marketing

        The majority of our sales are generated by individual orders through commissioned sales personnel and, in some cases, pursuant to national contracts. As of April 30, 2004, we employed approximately 600 sales professionals, all of whom are knowledgeable about the commercial printing industry and the capabilities of our printing businesses. In addition to soliciting business from existing and prospective customers, our sales personnel act as liaisons between customers and our production departments and also provide technical advice and assistance to customers throughout the printing process.

        Commercial printing requires a substantial amount of interaction with customers, including personal sales calls, reviews of color proofs and "press checks" (customer approval of a printed document while it is being printed). Our sales professionals and customer service personnel maintain strict control of the printing process for every job we produce as it moves through our scheduling, prepress, printing and finishing operations.

        Our primary marketing focus is on responding rapidly to customer requirements and producing high quality printed materials at competitive prices. Rapid responsiveness is essential because of the short lead time on most commercial printing projects. Our printing operations are designed to maintain maximum flexibility to meet customer needs, both on scheduled and emergency bases. Each of our printing businesses generally seek projects that they believe will best utilize their respective equipment and expertise; however, they have access to and are encouraged to offer their customers the broad range of capabilities we have throughout our organization.

        We actively pursue opportunities to obtain sole-source, multi-year printing contracts from large corporations seeking to leverage their print spending and limit their number of commercial print providers. We refer to these customers as "national accounts". To better position ourselves to capitalize on future national account opportunities as well as to provide more sales training and support to our printing businesses, we expanded our organization in fiscal 2004 to include an executive level manager of sales and marketing and a team of 4 national account sales professionals. As a result, we expect national accounts to be an increasing contributor to our sales growth.

Customers

        Our diverse customer base includes both national and local corporations operating in a wide range of industries, as well as mutual fund companies, advertising agencies, graphic design firms, catalog retailers and direct mail distributors. During fiscal 2004, we served over 18,000 customers, and our top ten customers accounted for approximately 9% of total sales, none of which was individually more than 2%. We believe that our large and diverse customer base, broad geographic coverage of the United States and extensive range of printing capabilities and other complementary services may reduce somewhat our exposure to economic slowdowns that may generally affect the printing industry or any one region of the country. However, because we typically produce a large number of advertising and marketing materials for our customers, to the extent that advertising and marketing spending is reduced during an economic downturn, our results of operations may be adversely affected.

        Our customers generally place orders for individual printing projects and are not contractually obligated to purchase additional printing services from us. Consequently our continued engagement to provide additional commercial printing services largely depends upon, among other things, the customer's satisfaction with the quality of services and products we provide. Although we do not depend on any one customer, group of customers or type of customer, our sales to many of our largest customers may fluctuate from year to year depending upon the number, size and complexity of projects they initiate and award to us.

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Suppliers

        We purchase raw materials used in the commercial printing process (such as paper, prepress supplies, ink, chemicals and boxes) from a number of national and local suppliers and we are not materially dependent on any one supplier. We use a two-tiered approach to purchasing in order to maximize the economies associated with our size, while maintaining the local efficiencies and time sensitivity required to meet customer demands. We negotiate master purchasing arrangements centrally with major suppliers and manufacturers to obtain better pricing, then communicate the terms of these arrangements to our individual printing businesses. Each printing business orders goods and services through our national vendors as needed based on the terms set forth in our national purchasing agreements, or, when appropriate are purchased locally. We continually monitor market conditions and product developments, as well as regularly review the contractual terms of our national purchasing agreements, to take advantage of our increasing buying power and to maximize the benefits associated with these agreements.

        We incur significant costs to purchase paper used in the printing process. The majority of our paper supply is distributed through merchant organizations. There are a small number of merchants that are considered national in scope, with numerous regional organizations that serve one or more of our printing businesses. We have negotiated national purchasing agreements with certain mills, which produce paper, and certain merchants, who distribute most of the paper produced by the mills. These agreements typically provide for volume-related discounts and additional periodic rebates based on the total amount of purchases made by our printing businesses from each mill and/or merchant.

        We also purchase a large amount of prepress supplies, consisting mainly of process chemicals, plates and proofing materials. There are a limited number of key manufacturers of these materials, and we generally purchase prepress supplies from either national or regional distributors. We have obtained volume-related discounts and incentive arrangements from these manufacturers and receive periodic rebates based on the total amount of prepress supplies we purchase through these distributors.

Employees

        As of April 30, 2004, we had approximately 4,800 employees throughout our organization. Of this total, approximately 500 were employed subject to the terms of various collective bargaining agreements. We believe that our relations with our employees are generally satisfactory.

Executive Officers

        Joe R. Davis has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since he founded our Company in 1985. Prior to forming CGX, Mr. Davis was a Vice President for a division of International Paper Company. He also previously served as a partner of a national public accounting firm. Mr. Davis is 61 years old.

        G. Christopher Colville has been Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and Secretary since March 2002. From October 2000 to February 2002, Mr. Colville was Managing Director at Murphy Noell Capital, LLC, an investment banking firm. Mr. Colville had held various executive positions with CGX between 1994 and September 2000, including Executive Vice President—Mergers and Acquisitions, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Colville is a certified public accountant and is 46 years old.

Government Regulation and Environmental Matters

        Our printing businesses are subject to the environmental laws and regulations of the United States and the applicable state and local laws and regulations concerning emissions into the air, discharges into waterways and the generation, handling and disposal of waste materials. The commercial printing process generates substantial quantities of inks, solvents and other waste products requiring disposal under the

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numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment. Our printing businesses typically recycle waste paper and contract for the removal of waste products. We believe our Company is in material compliance with all applicable air quality, waste disposal and other environmental-related rules and regulations, as well as with other general employee health and safety laws and regulations. We do not anticipate any material future capital expenditures for environmental control facilities. There can be no assurance, however, that future changes in environmental laws and regulations will not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Item 2. Properties and Facilities

        As of April 30, 2004, our principal facilities consisted primarily of printing facilities totaling approximately 4 million square feet that contain production, storage and office space, of which approximately 1.4 million square feet is owned and approximately 2.6 million square feet is leased. Certain of the leased facilities, totaling approximately 227,000 square feet, are leased from former owners and current employees of four of our printing businesses. All other leases are with unaffiliated third parties. We also lease 16,210 square feet of office space in Houston from an unaffiliated third party for our corporate headquarters. We believe our facilities are generally suitable for their present and intended purposes and are adequate for our current level of operations.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

        From time to time, we are involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We maintain insurance coverage against certain potential claims in an amount that we believe to be adequate. Currently, we are not aware of any legal proceedings or claims pending against the Company that our management believes will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        None.

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PART II

Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity And Related Shareholder Matters

        Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CGX". The following table presents the quarterly high and low sales prices for our common stock for each of the last two fiscal years:

        As of April 30, 2004, there were 121 shareholders of record representing approximately 3,000 beneficial owners.

        We have not previously paid any cash dividend on our common stock. We presently intend to retain all of our earnings to finance the continuing development of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future payment of cash dividends will depend upon the financial condition, capital requirements and earnings of our Company, as well as other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, one of our bank credit facilities contains restrictions that limit our ability to pay dividends above certain levels.

        The only equity compensation plan we maintain is the Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which has been approved by our shareholders. Under this Plan, employees of our Company and certain non-employee members of our Board of Directors have been, or may be, granted options to purchase shares of our common stock at a price not less than the market price of the stock at the date of grant. As of March 31, 2004, there were 1,804,732 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding under the Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $26.08, and a total of 833,862 shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to options which had not yet been granted.

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Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data

        The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of our Company and the notes thereto included in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."

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Reflects the impairment of goodwill value as of March 31, 2003 under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, related to the valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets.

(2)

Relates to costs and impairment charges primarily associated with combining the operations at three small, under-performing locations into nearby facilities and exiting a portion of our business at a fourth location. This special charge reduced net income by $4,117 net of tax.

(3)

Reflects a transitional impairment charge pursuant to our adoption of SFAS No. 142 as of April 1, 2002.

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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        The following discussion contains forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that such information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including those created by general market conditions, competition and the possibility that events may occur beyond our control, which may limit our ability to maintain or improve our operating results or financial condition or acquire additional printing businesses. Our expectations regarding future sales and profitability assume, among other things, stability in the economy and reasonable growth in the demand for our products, the continued availability of raw materials at affordable prices and retention of our key management and operating personnel. In addition, our expectations regarding future acquisitions assume, among other things, our ability to identify new acquisition opportunities and our ability to negotiate and finance such acquisitions on acceptable terms, as well as the ability to successfully absorb and manage such acquisitions. Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate and there can be no assurance that any or all of the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. The inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to these forward-looking statements, assumptions or other factors after the date this Form 10-K was filed to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances or changes in expectations.

Overview

        Our Company is a leading national provider of commercial printing services with 65 printing facilities in 25 states and is recognized as the largest sheet-fed and half-web commercial printing company in the United States. We are focused on adding value to our printing businesses by providing the financial and operational strengths, management support and technological advantages associated with a national organization. Our strategy currently includes the following initiatives to generate sales and profit growth:

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Internal Sales Growth—We seek to use our competitive advantages to expand market share. We continue to pursue additional experienced sales professionals, invest in new equipment and technology, expand our national accounts program and develop complementary, value-added services.



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Disciplined Acquisition Program—We selectively pursue opportunities to acquire well-managed, medium-sized printing businesses at reasonable prices and smaller and/or distressed printing businesses for merger into one of our existing locations.



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Cost Savings—Because of our size and national presence, we leverage our economies of scale to purchase supplies and equipment at preferential prices, and centralize various administrative services to generate cost savings.



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Best Practices/Benchmarking—We provide a forum for our printing businesses to share their knowledge of technical processes and their best practices with one another, as well as benchmark financial and operational data to help our printing businesses identify and respond to changes in operating trends.



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Leadership Development—Through our unique Leadership Development Program, we develop talent for future sales and management positions at our printing businesses.

        Our printing businesses maintain their own sales, customer service, estimating and planning, prepress, production and accounting departments. Our corporate headquarters staff provides support to our printing businesses in such areas as human resources, purchasing and management information systems. We also maintain centralized treasury, risk management, tax and consolidated financial reporting activities.

        The majority of our sales are derived from commercial printing services, which include electronic prepress, printing, finishing, storage and delivery of high quality, custom-designed products. Examples of

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such products include high-quality, multicolor marketing materials, product and capability brochures, point-of-purchase displays, direct mail pieces, shareholder communications, catalogs and training manuals. We also serve our customers by providing a variety of print-related services, including fulfillment and mailing services and Internet-based software solutions and electronic media services through CGXmedia.

        Our sales are generated by individual orders through commissioned sales personnel and, in some cases, pursuant to national contracts. We recognize revenue from these orders when we deliver the ordered products. To a large extent, continued engagement of our Company by our customers for successive jobs depends upon the customer's satisfaction with the quality of services and products we provide. As such it is difficult for us to predict the number, size and profitability of printing jobs that we expect to produce for more than a few weeks in advance.

        Our cost of sales mainly consists of raw materials consumed in the printing process, as well as labor and outside services, such as delivery costs. Paper cost is the most significant component of our materials cost; however, changes in paper pricing generally does not materially impact our operating margins because any changes in paper pricing are generally passed on to customers by our printing businesses. Additionally, our cost of sales includes maintenance, repair, rental and insurance costs associated with operating our facilities and equipment, along with depreciation charges.

        Our selling expenses generally include the salary and commissions paid to our sales professionals or third-party sales agents, along with promotional, travel and entertainment costs. Our general and administrative expenses generally include the salary and benefits paid to support personnel at our printing businesses and our corporate staff, as well as office rent, utilities and communications expenses, and various professional services.

Results of Operations

        The following table sets forth our Company's historical consolidated income statements and certain percentage relationships for the periods indicated:

        Our sales and expenses during the periods shown were impacted by the acquisition of six printing businesses in fiscal 2004, two printing businesses in fiscal 2003 and three printing businesses in fiscal 2002. Because each acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, our consolidated income statements reflect sales and expenses of acquired businesses only for post-acquisition periods. Accordingly, acquisitions affect our financial results in any one year compared to the prior year by the full-year impact of prior year acquisitions (as compared to the partial impact in the prior year) and the

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partial-year impact of current year acquisitions, and is referred to below as "incremental contribution from acquisitions."

Analysis of Consolidated Income Statements for Fiscal 2004 as Compared to Fiscal 2003

        Sales for fiscal 2004 decreased $2.2 million, or .3%, to $708.1 million from $710.3 million in fiscal 2003. The decline in revenues is primarily attributable to comparatively weaker industry conditions versus the same period last year. A sustained adverse effect on the commercial printing industry occurred as a result of the Iraq conflict and the prolonged period of weakness in the U.S. economy. Incremental contribution from acquisitions totaled $18.1 million, substantially offsetting the sales decline attributable to weaker industry conditions.

        Gross profit declined by $1.7 million in fiscal 2004 to $168.0 million as a result of the sales decline noted above. Gross profit margin for fiscal 2004 declined slightly to 23.7% from 23.9% in fiscal 2003, reflecting the comparatively weaker industry conditions we experienced in 2004.

        Selling expenses for fiscal 2004 decreased 2% to $76.2 million from $78.0 million in fiscal 2003. The decline is directly attributable to the reduced sales levels noted above. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses for fiscal 2004 decreased slightly to 10.8% from 11.0% in fiscal 2003, primarily as a result of lower sales, recruiting and hiring expenses as compared to 2003.

        General and administrative expenses for fiscal 2004 decreased slightly to $51.9 million from $52.3 million in fiscal 2003. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2004 declined to 7.3% from 7.4% in fiscal 2003. Generally, our fixed administrative cost structure remained relatively constant.

        Net interest expense for fiscal 2004 decreased 28% to $7.2 million from $10.0 million in fiscal 2003. Interest expense for fiscal 2004 includes a $.4 million charge to write-off certain deferred financing costs, as required by generally accepted accounting principles in connection with an amendment to our bank credit facility in November 2003. (See Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Obligations). The overall decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the application of our cash flow from operations to reduce the aggregate borrowings outstanding under our various bank credit facilities.

        We provided for income taxes of $12.7 million for fiscal 2004, as compared to $4.3 million in fiscal 2003, reflecting an effective tax rate of 38.8% as compared to an effective tax rate of 38.0% in fiscal 2003.

Analysis of Consolidated Income Statements for Fiscal 2003 as Compared to Fiscal 2002

        Sales for fiscal 2003 increased 10% to $710.3 million from $643.9 million in fiscal 2002. The incremental impact of three printing businesses we acquired during the quarter ended March 31, 2002 and two printing businesses we acquired during the quarter ended June 30, 2002 accounted for $54.6 million of the increase. The remainder of our sales increase demonstrates the initial return on our efforts to expand market share through our recruiting program for experienced sales professionals and our pursuit of national accounts.

        Gross profit margin for fiscal 2003 declined to 23.9% from 25.9% in fiscal 2002, reflecting continued pricing pressures caused by the overall weakness in the U.S economy and prevailing adverse industry conditions. Further, overall gross profit margins were diluted by the gross profit margins of the printing businesses we acquired in fiscal 2002 and 2003. Generally, gross profit margins of printing businesses we acquire are lower than our Company's historical average and typically improve over time as we work with the management of the acquired businesses to implement cost savings strategies and other operating best practices.

        Selling expenses for fiscal 2003 increased 13% to $78.0 million from $69.1 million in fiscal 2002, corresponding to the higher sales levels noted above. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses for fiscal

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2003 increased to 11.0% from 10.7% in fiscal 2002. This increase reflects our investments in recruiting and hiring new sales professionals and marketing efforts to promote our extensive printing capabilities and complementary services.

        General and administrative expenses for fiscal 2003 decreased 5% to $52.3 million from $54.8 million in fiscal 2002. This decrease results from our discontinuing the amortization of goodwill, which totaled $5.4 million in fiscal 2002, pursuant to our adoption of SFAS No. 142 as of April 1, 2003 (see below). This decrease was partially offset by higher administrative costs attributable to our recently acquired printing businesses. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2003 declined to 7.4% from 8.5% in fiscal 2002, due to the aforementioned change in accounting for goodwill amortization, coupled with our efforts to control administrative costs and thereby leverage the higher sales levels described above.

        Net interest expense for fiscal 2003 decreased 33% to $10.0 million from $15.1 million in fiscal 2002. This decrease is due to lower borrowings outstanding under our variable-rate bank credit facility, coupled with a more favorable interest rate environment as compared to the prior fiscal year. We also refinanced certain of our outstanding term equipment notes during the year to take further advantage of such favorable environment. Effective April 1, 2002, we adopted SFAS No. 142 which required us to discontinue amortizing goodwill and perform a series of transitional impairment tests to determine if the remaining balance of goodwill of each of our reporting units, which totaled $199.3 million as of March 31, 2002, should be reduced to reflect its estimated fair value. We determined that each of our individual printing businesses constitutes a stand-alone reporting unit under SFAS No. 142. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, we recognized an after-tax transitional impairment charge of $74.4 million (net of a deferred tax benefit of $15.4 million), and such charge was classified as the cumulative effect of an accounting change as provided for by the new accounting standard. Further, in connection with our annual impairment test conducted as of March 31, 2003, as required by SFAS No. 142, we recorded an additional goodwill impairment charge of $38.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2003. The impairment resulted principally from the impact that the continued weakness in printing industry conditions and other negative economic factors discussed above had on our reporting units.

        We provided for income taxes of $4.3 million for fiscal 2003, as compared to $11.1 million in fiscal 2002. The fiscal 2003 income tax provision was reduced by a tax benefit of $6.9 million related to the goodwill impairment charge noted above. Our overall effective income tax rate for fiscal 2003 decreased to 38% as compared to 40% in fiscal 2002. The higher tax rate of 40% in fiscal 2002 was necessary to provide for the effect of the portion of goodwill amortization that was not deductible for tax purposes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Cash

        Our historical sources of cash have primarily been cash provided by operations or borrowings under our various bank credit facilities. Our historical uses of cash have been for acquisitions of printing businesses, capital expenditures, and payment of principal and interest on outstanding debt obligations. Supplemental information pertaining to our historical sources and uses of cash is presented as follows and

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should be read in conjunction with our consolidated statements of cash flows and notes thereto included in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."

        Additionally, our cash position, working capital and debt obligations as of March 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 are shown below and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated balance sheets and notes thereto included in Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."

        Net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal year 2004 declined 17% compared to fiscal 2003, primarily due to the cash flow benefit generated in 2003 from a reduction in working capital resulting from implementation of tighter working capital management practices. We continued to follow our strategy to further strengthen our financial position by primarily using available cash flow to reduce the amount of debt we have outstanding.

        We believe that our cash flow provided by operations will be adequate to cover our fiscal 2005 working capital needs, debt service requirements and planned capital expenditures to the extent such items are known or are reasonably determinable based on current business and market conditions. However, we may elect to finance certain of our capital expenditure requirements through borrowings under our bank credit facilities or the issuance of additional term notes.

        We intend to continue pursuing acquisition opportunities at prices we believe are reasonable based upon market conditions. However, we cannot accurately predict the timing, size and success of our acquisition efforts or our associated potential capital commitments. There can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire additional printing businesses on terms acceptable to us.

        We expect to fund future acquisitions through cash flow provided by operations, additional borrowings or the issuance of our common stock. The extent to which we will be willing or able to use our common stock to make acquisitions will depend on its market value from time to time and the willingness of potential sellers to accept it as full or partial payment for the acquisition price.

        In May 2004, our Board of Directors approved a common stock share repurchase program, providing for the repurchase of up to one million shares in open-market purchases or in privately negotiated block purchase transactions. We expect to fund any repurchases under the program through cash flow provided by operations or additional borrowings under our primary bank credit facility. The amount and timing of any purchases will depend upon a number of factors, including the price and availability of our shares, general market conditions and certain provisions included in our existing bank credit facility. There can be no assurance that we will be able to repurchase any of our common stock on terms acceptable to us.

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Debt Obligations

        On November 10, 2003, we completed an amendment and restatement to our then existing bank credit facility (as amended and restated, the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement is composed of a $150.0 million revolving credit facility that will mature in July 2007. Prior to its amendment and restatement, the bank credit facility was composed of a $175.0 million five-year revolving credit line and an amortizing $50.0 million term loan (the "Term Loan") with final maturity scheduled in December 2005. Proceeds from the Credit Agreement were used to pay the outstanding balance on the Term Loan, which totaled $20.0 million at the date of the amendment and restatement. At March 31, 2004, borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement were $31.0 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 3.04%. In connection with the amendment and restatement to the bank credit facility, we incurred additional financing costs totaling $.5 million, which are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement, and expensed $.4 million of previously deferred financing costs as required under generally accepted accounting principles.

        The proceeds from borrowings under the Credit Agreement can be used to repay certain indebtedness, finance certain acquisitions, provide for working capital and general corporate purposes and, subject to certain restrictions, repurchase our common stock. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets other than real estate and certain equipment subject to term equipment notes and other financings. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest, at our option, at either (1) the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a margin of 1.25% to 2.00%, or (2) an alternate base rate (based upon the greater of the agent bank's prime lending rate or the Federal Funds effective rate plus .50%) plus a margin of up to .75%. We are also required to pay a commitment fee on available but unused amounts ranging from .275% to .375% annually. The interest rate margin and the commitment fee are based upon certain financial performance measures as set forth in the Credit Agreement and are redetermined quarterly. At March 31, 2004, the applicable interest rate margin was 1.25% and the applicable commitment fee was .275%

        We are subject to certain covenants and restrictions and we must meet certain financial tests as defined in the Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with these covenants and financial tests at March 31, 2004.

        In addition, we maintain two auxiliary revolving credit facilities (each an "Auxiliary Bank Facility" and collectively the "Auxiliary Bank Facilities") with commercial banks. Both Auxiliary Bank Facilities are unsecured, have a maximum borrowing capacity of $5.0 million and expire in November 2004. At March 31, 2004, borrowings outstanding under the Auxiliary Bank Facilities totaled $4.6 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 2.35%. Because we have the ability to refinance our Auxiliary Bank Facilities and plan to do so annually, the borrowings outstanding are classified as long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

        Our term equipment notes consist primarily of notes payable pursuant to financing agreements between us and various lenders (the "Lender Notes") and between us and the finance affiliates of two printing equipment manufacturers (the "Equipment Notes"). In March 2004, we issued Lender Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 million and utilized the proceeds thereof to retire all of the outstanding Equipment Notes with one of the finance affiliates. At March 31, 2004, outstanding borrowings under the Lender Notes totaled $44.6 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.48%. The Lender Notes provide for fixed monthly principal payments plus interest for defined periods of up to eight years from the date of issuance, most ending with a balloon payment upon maturity, and are secured by certain of our equipment. At March 31, 2004, outstanding borrowings under the Equipment Notes totaled $21.5 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 6.14%. The Equipment Notes provide for fixed payments of principal and interest for defined periods of up to ten years from the date of issuance and are secured by equipment concurrently purchased from the respective manufacturer. The remaining balance of term equipment notes totaling $1.7 million primarily consists of various secured

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debt obligations assumed by us in connection with certain prior year acquisitions. We are not subject to any significant financial covenants in connection with any of the term equipment notes; however, the Credit Agreement places certain limitations on the amount of additional term note obligations we may incur in the future.

        Our other debt obligations consist of a promissory note totaling $3.5 million, industrial revenue bonds totaling $4.0 million and various other debt obligations totaling $.7 million. We do not have any significant financial covenants or restrictions associated with these other debt obligations.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

        Our contractual obligations by fiscal year are as follows (in millions):

        Operating Leases—We have entered into various noncancelable operating leases primarily related to facilities and equipment used in the ordinary course of our business.

        Contingent Transaction Consideration—We have entered into earnout agreements in connection with certain prior year acquisitions of printing businesses. If the acquired printing businesses generate operating profits in excess of pre-determined targets, we may be obligated to make additional cash payments. As of March 31, 2004, we were contingently obligated through fiscal 2005 to make additional cash payments of up to $1.6 million. Based on current operating levels, we expect that the actual cash payments pursuant to these contractual obligations will be less than the maximum amounts indicated.

        Letters of Credit—In connection with our assumption of obligations under outstanding industrial revenue bonds related to certain prior year acquisitions of printing businesses, which are reflected as debt in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we had three letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2004 for a combined total of $8.1 million. These letters of credit were issued pursuant to the terms of our Credit Agreement, which expires in July 2007, and we may be required to obtain replacement letters of credit at that time.

        Insurance Programs—We maintain third-party insurance coverage in amounts and against risks we believe are reasonable under our circumstances. We are self-insured against most workers compensation claims and for a significant component of our group health insurance programs. For these exposures, we accrue expected loss amounts which are determined using a combination of our historical loss experience and subjective assessment of our future loss exposure, together with advice provided by administrators and consulting actuaries. The estimates of expected loss amounts are subject to uncertainties arising from various sources, including changes in claims reporting patterns, claims settlement patterns, judicial decisions, legislation and economic conditions. Although we believe that the accrued estimated loss amounts are reasonable under the circumstances, significant differences related to the items noted above could materially affect our risk exposure, insurance obligations and future expense.

Factors Which May Affect Future Results

        Our future operating results may be impacted by a number of factors, including general economic conditions and competitive factors in our industry, seasonal and cyclical variations in commercial printing demand, reasonable growth in the demand for our products and retention of key management and operating personnel. To the extent an economic slowdown causes businesses to reduce their spending on printed advertising and marketing materials, the demand for commercial printing services may be adversely affected. Further, compounding the adverse effect of a decline in demand, competitive pricing pressures may occur and could negatively impact the level of sales and profit margins generated by our

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printing businesses. Also, the magnitude and timing of any future acquisitions, as well as our ability to absorb and manage such businesses, will impact our future results. Because of these and other factors, there can be no assurance that we will not experience material fluctuations in our future operating results or cash flows on a quarterly or annual basis.

Critical Accounting Policies

        We have identified our critical accounting policies based on the following factors—significance to our overall financial statement presentation, complexity of the policy and its use of estimates and assumptions. We are required to make certain estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and rely on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances to determine such estimates. Because uncertainties with respect to estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements, actual results could differ from these estimates.

        Asset Valuations—We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts as deemed necessary based upon expected collectibility of accounts receivable. We exercise judgment in determining the valuation and useful lives of our long-lived assets and in the allocation of the purchase price for acquisitions, including the amount allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets. Because of the nature of the businesses that we have acquired, allocations of purchase price to separately identifiable intangible assets have been insignificant. We determine the realization of property and equipment by assessing the future cash flows and income from such assets on an undiscounted basis, as well as other factors such as business trends and general economic conditions. Pursuant to the requirements of SFAS No. 142, as of the end of each fiscal year we are required to determine the realizability of goodwill by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The fair value is determined by using capitalization of earnings estimates and market valuation multiples for each reporting unit.

        Accruals—We are self-insured for the majority of the costs of our workers' compensation obligations and our group health insurance programs. We use a combination of our historical loss experience and a subjective assessment of future loss exposure, together with advice provided by administrators and consulting actuaries, in determining an adequate liability for claims against which we are self-insured. We also utilize certain estimates and assumptions to determine adequate accruals for current and deferred income taxes.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, was issued in April 2003 and amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 149 was effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. SFAS No. 149 did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations as of and for the period ended March 31, 2004.

        SFAS No.150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity, was issued in May 2003 and requires issuers to classify as liabilities (or assets in some circumstances) three classes of freestanding financial instruments that embody obligations for the issuer. SFAS No. 150 was effective for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS No. 150 did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations as of and for the period ended March 31, 2004.

        The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") initially issued Interpretation ("FIN") No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, in January 2003, then revised and reissued FIN No. 46 in December 2003 ("FIN No. 46R".) This interpretation requires that a company that controls another entity

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through interests other than voting interests should consolidate such controlled entity. FIN No. 46 and FIN No. 46R did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations as of and for the period ended March 31, 2004.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

        Market risk generally means the risk that losses may occur in the value of certain financial instruments as a result of movements in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. We do not hold or utilize derivative financial instruments that could expose our Company to market risk. However, we are exposed to market risk for changes in interest rates related primarily to our debt obligations, which as of March 31, 2004 include borrowings under our bank credit facilities totaling $35.8 million, various term equipment notes totaling $67.8 million and other debt obligations totaling $7.9 million. The following table sets forth the average interest rate for the scheduled maturities of our debt obligations as of March 31, 2004 ($ in millions):

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. The consolidated financial statements of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2002, were audited by other auditors who have ceased operations. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on such consolidated financial statements, before the revision described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, in their report dated May 17, 2002.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        As discussed above, the consolidated financial statements of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2002, were audited by other auditors who have ceased operations. As described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, these consolidated financial statements have been revised to include the transitional disclosures required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which was adopted by Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of April 1, 2002. In our opinion, the transitional disclosures for the year ended March 31, 2002 are appropriate. However, we were not engaged to audit, review or apply any procedures to the consolidated financial statements of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2002, other than with respect to such disclosures. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on such consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2002, taken as a whole.

KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
May 14, 2004

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

This report is a copy of a previously issued report; the predecessor auditor has ceased operations and has not reissued this report; the previously issued report refers to financial statements not physically included in this document; and the prior-period consolidated financial statements have been revised to include the transitional disclosures required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which was adopted by Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of April 1, 2002.

To the Shareholders of
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a Texas corporation) and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Houston, Texas
May 17, 2002

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data and percentages)

1. BUSINESS

        Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries referred to as "the Company") is a leading national provider of commercial printing services with 65 printing facilities in 25 states and is recognized as the largest sheet-fed and half-web commercial printing company in the United States. The Company is focused on adding value to its printing businesses by providing the financial and operational strengths, management support and technological advantages associated with a national organization.

        The Company's printing businesses maintain their own sales, customer service, estimating and planning, prepress, production and accounting departments. The Company's corporate headquarters staff provides support to its printing businesses in such areas as human resources, purchasing and management information systems. The Company also maintains centralized treasury, risk management, tax and consolidated financial reporting activities.

        The majority of the Company's sales are derived from commercial printing services, which include electronic prepress, printing, finishing, storage and delivery of high quality, custom-designed products. Examples of such products include high-quality, multicolor marketing materials, product and capability brochures, point-of-purchase displays, direct mail pieces, shareholder communications, catalogs and training manuals. The Company also serves its customers by providing a variety of print-related services, including fulfillment and mailing services and Internet-based software solutions and electronic media services through CGXmedia.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND OTHER INFORMATION

Accounting Policies

        The accounting policies of the Company reflect industry practices and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The more significant of such accounting policies are described below.

        Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, the Company's operations constitute one reportable segment because all of its printing businesses operate in the commercial printing industry and exhibit similar economic characteristics.

        Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of certain estimates and assumptions by management in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and relies on historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances to determine such estimates. Because uncertainties with respect to estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements, actual results could differ from these estimates.

        Reclassification—Certain reclassifications of prior periods' data have been made to conform with the current period reporting.

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        Cash and Cash Equivalents—The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

        Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable—The Company recognizes revenue upon delivery of each job. Losses, if any, on jobs are recognized at the earliest date such amount is determinable. The Company derives the majority of its revenues from sales and services to a broad and diverse group of customers with no individual customer accounting for more than 10% of the Company's revenues during the years ended March 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the expected collectibility of accounts receivable. Accounts receivable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are reflected net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,448 and $1,637 at March 31, 2004 and 2003.

        Inventories—Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market utilizing the first-in, first-out method for raw materials and the specific identification method for work in progress and finished goods. The carrying values of inventories are set forth below:

        Impairment of Long-Lived Assets—Effective April 1, 2002, the Company determines the realization of goodwill and other intangibles in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and its other long-lived assets in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Under SFAS No. 142, the Company determines fair value using capitalization of earnings estimates and market valuation multiples for each reporting unit. Under SFAS No. 144, the Company compares the carrying value of long-lived assets to its projection of future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets, as well as evaluates other factors such as business trends and general economic conditions. In the event that the carrying value exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge against income equal to the excess of the carrying value over the asset's fair value. Prior to April 1, 2002, the Company evaluated its property, equipment, and intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of.

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        Accrued Liabilities—The significant components of accrued liabilities are as follows:

        Income Taxes—Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

        Stock-Based Compensation—In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, which amends SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, by providing alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the provisions of SFAS No. 123 to require more prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results of operations.

        The Company's only element of stock-based compensation is derived pursuant to the Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, which has been approved by the Company's shareholders. Under the Plan, employees of the Company and certain non-employee members of the Company's Board of Directors have been, or may be, granted options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a price not less than the market price of the stock at the date of grant. The Company adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 148 as of March 31, 2003, however, as permitted under SFAS No. 123, continues to use the intrinsic value method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Accordingly, no compensation expense or liability is recognized for options issued under the Plan in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since all options were granted at the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant.

        Had the Company used the fair-value-based method of accounting for the Plan prescribed by SFAS No. 123 and charged compensation expense against income over the vesting period based on the fair value

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of options at the date of grant, net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share as reported would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:

        The pro forma compensation expense may not be representative of future amounts because options vest over several years and additional options may be granted in future years. For purposes of determining pro forma compensation expense, the Company determined the weighted-average fair value of options on the grant date ($9.44 in 2004, $9.26 in 2003 and $10.96 in 2002) by utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following key assumptions:

        The Black-Scholes model used by the Company to calculate the fair value of options granted, as well as other currently accepted option valuation models, were developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting and/or trading restrictions, which significantly differ from the provisions associated with the Company's stock option awards. These models also require highly subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time until exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. Accordingly, management does not believe this model provides a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company's stock option awards.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—

        SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, was issued in April 2003 and amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 149 was effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging

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relationships designated after June 30, 2003. SFAS No. 149 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations for and as of the period ended March 31, 2004.

        SFAS No.150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity, was issued in May 2003 and requires issuers to classify as liabilities (or assets in some circumstances) three classes of freestanding financial instruments that embody obligations for the issuer. SFAS No. 150 was effective for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS No. 150 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations for and as of the period ended March 31, 2004.

        The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") initially issued Interpretation ("FIN") No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, in January 2003, then revised and reissued FIN No. 46 in December 2003 ("FIN No. 46R".) This interpretation requires that a company that controls another entity through interests other than voting interests should consolidate such controlled entity. FIN No. 46 and FIN No. 46R did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations as and for the period ended March 31, 2004.

Other Information

        Supplemental Cash Flow Information—The consolidated statements of cash flows provide information about the Company's sources and uses of cash and exclude the effects of non-cash transactions. The Company's significant non-cash transactions primarily include the assumption and/or issuance of debt related to the acquisition of certain printing businesses (see Note 4. Acquisitions) and the issuance of term equipment notes related to the purchase of machinery and equipment (see Note 6. Long-Term Debt). The Company issued debt totaling $5,129 pursuant to acquisitions in the year ended March 31, 2002 and issued term equipment notes to finance the purchase of certain new machinery and equipment totaling $7,506, $6,014 and $5,855 during the years ended March 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

        The Company paid (or received) cash for interest and income taxes, net of refunds, totaling $7,227 and $(2,460) in 2004, $10,286 and $(534) in 2003, and $14,767 and $64 in 2002.

        Earnings (Loss) Per Share—Basic earnings (loss) per share are calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflect net income (loss) divided by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding.

        Related Party Transactions—In the normal course of business, the Company leases certain real estate from individuals who formerly owned an acquired printing business and are now employed by the Company.

        Fair Value of Financial Instruments—The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, trade receivables, trade payables and debt obligations. The Company does not currently hold or issue derivative financial instruments. The Company believes that the fair value of its variable rate debt obligations, which totaled $43,431 and $98,088 at March 31, 2004 and 2003, approximated their recorded values. The Company estimates that the fair value of its fixed rate debt obligations totaling $68,038 at March 31, 2004 was $69,717 and that the fair value of its fixed rate debt obligations totaling $65,674 at March 31, 2003 was $67,268. Estimates of fair value are based on interest rates for the same or similar debt offered to the Company having the same or similar maturities and collateral requirements.

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        Concentrations of Credit Risk—Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily trade accounts receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are limited because the Company's printing businesses provide services to a large, diverse group of customers in various geographical regions. Management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral for extensions of credit. The Company's cash deposits are held in large, national financial institutions.

3. ACCOUNTING CHANGE

        Effective April 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which required it to discontinue amortizing goodwill, perform an initial transitional impairment test and conduct annual impairment tests to determine if the remaining balance of goodwill of each of its reporting units should be reduced to reflect its estimated fair value. Prior to its adoption of SFAS No. 142, the Company periodically evaluated whether the remaining balance of goodwill was recoverable by assessing current and future levels of income and cash flows on an undiscounted basis, as well as other factors, such as business trends and general market conditions. The Company determined that each of its individual printing businesses constitutes a stand-alone reporting unit under SFAS No. 142. The Company determines fair value under SFAS No. 142 using capitalization of earnings estimates and market valuation multiples. A number of factors could cause the Company to further impair its goodwill balance at the date of its annual impairment test, which is March 31. These factors include a decline in the financial performance of an individual reporting unit due to adverse business developments and/or changes in general market conditions, as well as a decline in market valuation multiples. As of April 1, 2002, net goodwill balances attributable to each of the Company's reporting units were tested for impairment by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. Based on these impairment tests the Company recognized a transitional impairment charge of $74,376, net of deferred tax benefit totaling $15,379, which is reflected as a cumulative effect of accounting change in the accompanying consolidated income statement.

        As a result of its annual valuation test, the Company recorded a pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $38,033 for the year ended March 31, 2003, which is reflected as goodwill impairment in the accompanying consolidated income statement. The impairment resulted principally from the impact that the continued weakness in printing industry conditions and other negative economic factors had on the Company's reporting units.

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        Had the provisions of SFAS No. 142 been in effect for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share as reported would have been reported on the following pro forma basis: