Lexmark now thinks its fourth-quarter sales are going to fall about 17.0%, a bit worse than its previous previous guidance, which predicted a drop in the low- to mid-teen range.
"I think Big Society Capital is a good thing, but it is a limited amount of money and it is a bit of a drop in the ocean, given what is happening to the sector, with the deficit-reduction programme really hitting the sector, " he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.