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     348  0 Kommentare  Gannett Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

    Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) ("Gannett" or "company" or "we" or "our") today reported second quarter 2019 financial results for the period ended June 30, 2019.

    "We are pleased with our results for the second quarter, delivering Adjusted EBITDA in-line with our expectations and achieving a key milestone with 50% of our advertising and marketing services revenue from digital sources," said Barbara Wall, senior vice president, interim chief operating officer and chief legal officer. "Print advertising and circulation trends were stable in the quarter and we delivered sequential improvements in our client counts and retention within our digital marketing services business. We believe we are well positioned to drive future growth within digital advertising and marketing services."

    "We reported another quarter of strong cost management as our same store operating expenses declined 9% year-over-year," said Ali Engel, senior vice president and chief financial officer. "We continue to focus on initiatives that will drive efficiencies and improve productivity to enable strategic investment in our digital transformation, while also maintaining margins."

    Second Quarter 2019 Consolidated Results

    • Operating revenues were $660.3 million, compared to $730.8 million in the second quarter of 2018.
    • Unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates negatively impacted revenues by $4.5 million.
    • Same store operating revenues declined 9.8% year-over-year.
    • Total digital revenues reached $246.6 million, or approximately 37% of total revenue.
    • Total digital advertising and marketing services revenues were $184.1 million, or 50% of total advertising and marketing services revenues.
    • GAAP net income was $26.7 million, including $6.5 million of after-tax restructuring, asset impairment charges, and other costs, offset by $32.8 million of gains on property sales.
    • Adjusted EBITDA(1) decreased 11% year-over-year to $76.2 million, representing a margin of 11.5% compared to 11.7% in the second quarter of 2018.

    Second Quarter 2019 Publishing Segment

    • Publishing segment operating revenues were $576.2 million compared to $644.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. On a same store basis, segment revenues declined 9.9%.
    • Same store print advertising revenues declined 18.5% year-over-year, an improvement from the first quarter decline of 19.3%.
    • Digital advertising and marketing services revenues of $101.6 million declined 4.5% year-over-year, on a same store basis, better than the 5.2% decline in the first quarter.
      • Digital marketing services revenues of $20.2 million increased 0.9%, on a same store basis, driven by strong gains at Newsquest and higher average revenue per client in our US local markets.
      • Digital media advertising revenues of $65.7 million declined 2.5%, on a same store basis, due to weakness in local display which offset continued strong growth in national.
      • Digital classified advertising revenues of $15.7 million declined 17.5%, on a same store basis, reflecting expected weakness across all categories.
    • Same store circulation revenues declined 5.9% from the prior year quarter, unchanged from the first quarter trend.
    • Digital-only subscriber volumes grew 34% year-over-year and now total approximately 561,000.
    • Publishing segment Adjusted EBITDA was $90.7 million compared to $94.4 million in the prior year quarter.

    Second Quarter 2019 ReachLocal Segment

    • ReachLocal segment revenues were $98.6 million, a decline of 2% year-over-year, reflecting the divestiture of certain international operations and weakness in North America, partially offset by the addition of WordStream. On a same store basis, ReachLocal segment revenues declined 6.9%.
    • Adjusted EBITDA was $12.2 million, up 19% year-over-year, representing a margin of 12.4% compared to 10.2% in the second quarter of 2018. The increase in profitability reflects the addition of WordStream.

    Second Quarter 2019 Cash Flow

    • Net cash flow used by operating activities was approximately $1.9 million compared to $15.4 million provided by operating activities in the prior year quarter.
    • Capital expenditures were $13.3 million, primarily for product development, technology investments, and maintenance projects.
    • The company paid dividends of $18.3 million; there were no share repurchases.
    • As of the end of the second quarter, the company had a cash balance of $68.6 million, $135.0 million drawn on its revolver, and $171.8 million in convertible notes(2), or net debt of $238.2 million.

    Outlook

    For 2019, the company's outlook remains unchanged:

    • Consolidated revenues of $2.74-2.81 billion.
    • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $285-295 million, including roughly $8 million of one-time costs associated with the CEO transition.
    • Capital expenditures of $50-60 million, excluding real estate projects.
    • Depreciation and amortization of $150-160 million, excluding accelerated depreciation related to facility consolidations.
    • The non-operating cost associated with our pension plans, recorded in other non-operating items, is currently estimated to be between $20-25 million as compared to a credit of $5 million in 2018.
    • A non-GAAP effective tax rate of 28-30%.(1)

    1 The company defines adjusted EBITDA as earnings before income taxes, interest expense, equity income, other non-operating items, restructuring costs, acquisition-related expenses, asset impairment charges, depreciation, amortization and other items. We define the non-GAAP effective tax rate as the tax rate excluding any non-recurring one-item tax adjustments. Because of the variability of these and other items as well as the impact of future events on these items, management is unable to reconcile without unreasonable effort the company's forecasted range of adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP tax rate for the full year to a comparable GAAP range.

    2 The total aggregate principal related to our offering of convertible notes was $201.3 million. At issuance, this principal value was bifurcated into liability and equity components totaling $171.8 million and $30.2 million, respectively. The carrying value of the liability component as of June 30, 2019 is $171.8 million.

    * * * *

    CEO Appointment

    In a separate release issued today, Gannett also announced that Paul Bascobert has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Gannett Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Bascobert will become Chief Executive Officer of the combined operating company to be formed in connection with the transaction with New Media Investment Group Inc. (“New Media”) (NYSE: NEWM) announced separately today.

    New Media Transaction and Conference Call Information

    In a separate release issued today, Gannett and New Media announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which New Media will acquire Gannett for a combination of cash and stock. As a result of this announcement, Gannett has cancelled the second quarter 2019 earnings conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EST tomorrow, August 6, 2019. Gannett and New Media will conduct a joint conference call and webcast today, August 5, 2019, at 4:15 p.m. EST. The webcast of the conference call will be accessible through each company’s website, or listen-only conference lines. U.S. callers should dial 1-855-319-1124 and international callers should dial 1-703-563-6359 at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. The confirmation code for the conference call is 3747329.

    The webcast replay of the conference call will also be available approximately two hours following the completion of the call on the Investor Relation section of each company’s website.

    * * * *

    Forward Looking Statements

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding business strategies, market potential, future financial performance and other matters. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. The words “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “project” and similar expressions, among others, generally identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made and are not guarantees of future performance. Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of our management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. Whether or not any such forward-looking statements are in fact achieved will depend on future events, some of which are beyond our control. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, trends, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:

    • Our ability to achieve our strategic transformation;
    • Potential disruption due to the reorganization of our sales force;
    • An accelerated decline in general print readership and/or advertiser patterns as a result of changing consumer preferences, competitive alternative media, or other factors;
    • An inability to adapt to technological changes or grow our digital businesses;
    • Risks associated with the operation of an increasingly digital business, such as rapid technological changes, challenges associated with new delivery platforms, declines in web traffic levels, technical failures and proliferation of ad blocking technologies;
    • Competitive pressures in the markets in which we operate;
    • Macroeconomic trends and conditions;
    • Increases in newsprint costs over the levels anticipated or declines in newsprint supply;
    • Risks and uncertainties associated with our ReachLocal segment, including its significant reliance on Google for media purchases, its international operations and its ability to develop and gain market acceptance for new products or services;
    • Our ability to protect our intellectual property or defend successfully against infringement claims;
    • Our ability to attract and retain talent;
    • Labor relations, including, but not limited to, labor disputes which may cause business interruptions, revenue declines or increased labor costs;
    • Potential disruption or interruption of our IT systems due to accidents, extraordinary weather events, civil unrest, political events, terrorism or cyber security attacks;
    • Risks and uncertainties related to strategic acquisitions, investments, or divestitures, including distraction of management attention, incurrence of additional debt, integration challenges, and failure to realize expected benefits or synergies or to operate businesses effectively following acquisitions;
    • Risks and uncertainties relating to the proposed transaction between us and New Media Investment Group Inc., including the parties' ability to consummate the proposed transaction in the time period expected or at all, and risks relating to the parties' ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction;
    • Risks of financial loss and reputational harm related to reduction or closure of operations in light of ongoing challenges affecting the publishing industry;
    • Variability in the exchange rate relative to the U.S. dollar of currencies in foreign jurisdictions in which we operate;
    • Risks associated with our underfunded pension plans and the plans of our affiliates and investees;
    • Adverse outcomes in litigation or proceedings with governmental authorities or administrative agencies, or changes in the regulatory environment, any of which could encumber or impede our efforts to improve operating results or the value of assets;
    • Volatility in financial and credit markets which could affect the value of retirement plan assets and our ability to raise funds through debt or equity issuances and otherwise affect our ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms;
    • Risks to our liquidity related to the redemption, conversion and similar features of our convertible notes;
    • Political, economic, and market uncertainty resulting from the pending withdrawal of the U.K. from the European Union; and
    • Other uncertainties relating to general economic, political, business, industry, regulatory and market conditions.

    A further description of these and other important risks, trends, uncertainties and other factors is provided in the company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2018. Any forward-looking statements should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. The company is not responsible for updating or revising any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    This press release also contains a discussion of certain non-GAAP financial measures that the company presents to allow investors and analysts to measure, analyze and compare its financial condition and results of operations in a meaningful and consistent manner. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures can be found in the tables accompanying this press release.

    About Gannett

    Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an innovative, digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across our network. With an unmatched local-to-national reach, Gannett touches the lives of more than 125 million people monthly with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Gannett brands include USA TODAY NETWORK with the iconic USA TODAY and more than 100 local media brands, digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, WordStream and SweetIQ, and U.K. media company Newsquest. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com.

     

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands (except per share amounts)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 1

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended

     

    Six months ended

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating revenues:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Advertising and marketing services

    $

    368,328

     

     

    $

    420,163

     

     

    $

    733,563

     

     

    $

    830,475

     

    Circulation

    247,092

     

     

    263,806

     

     

    499,819

     

     

    530,392

     

    Other

    44,917

     

     

    46,799

     

     

    90,380

     

     

    92,852

     

    Total operating revenues

    660,337

     

     

    730,768

     

     

    1,323,762

     

     

    1,453,719

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of sales

    403,089

     

     

    452,053

     

     

    814,253

     

     

    909,037

     

    Selling, general and administrative expenses

    195,068

     

     

    199,143

     

     

    395,170

     

     

    412,142

     

    Depreciation and amortization

    35,466

     

     

    38,378

     

     

    72,511

     

     

    78,630

     

    Gain on sale of property

    (32,768

    )

     

     

     

    (33,650

    )

     

     

    Restructuring costs

    6,771

     

     

    12,611

     

     

    27,730

     

     

    21,910

     

    Asset impairment charges

    274

     

     

    10,483

     

     

    803

     

     

    14,239

     

    Total operating expenses

    607,900

     

     

    712,668

     

     

    1,276,817

     

     

    1,435,958

     

    Operating income

    52,437

     

     

    18,100

     

     

    46,945

     

     

    17,761

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-operating income (expense):

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense

    (6,879

    )

     

    (5,935

    )

     

    (13,844

    )

     

    (10,413

    )

    Other non-operating items, net

    (6,104

    )

     

    4,042

     

     

    (9,134

    )

     

    8,353

     

    Non-operating expense

    (12,983

    )

     

    (1,893

    )

     

    (22,978

    )

     

    (2,060

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Income before income taxes

    39,454

     

     

    16,207

     

     

    23,967

     

     

    15,701

     

    Provision (benefit) for income taxes

    12,729

     

     

    (99

    )

     

    9,147

     

     

    (228

    )

    Net income

    $

    26,725

     

     

    $

    16,306

     

     

    $

    14,820

     

     

    $

    15,929

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Earnings per share - basic

    $

    0.23

     

     

    $

    0.14

     

     

    $

    0.13

     

     

    $

    0.14

     

    Earnings per share - diluted

    $

    0.23

     

     

    $

    0.14

     

     

    $

    0.13

     

     

    $

    0.14

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    114,521

     

     

    112,946

     

     

    114,485

     

     

    112,852

     

    Diluted

    116,692

     

     

    116,219

     

     

    117,375

     

     

    116,035

     

     

    SEGMENT INFORMATION
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 2

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended

     

    Six months ended

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating revenues:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Publishing

    $

    576,173

     

     

    $

    644,551

     

     

    $

    1,155,340

     

     

    $

    1,283,211

     

    ReachLocal

    98,566

     

     

    100,435

     

     

    195,747

     

     

    196,923

     

    Corporate and Other

    1,690

     

     

    1,809

     

     

    3,293

     

     

    3,785

     

    Intersegment eliminations

    (16,092

    )

     

    (16,027

    )

     

    (30,618

    )

     

    (30,200

    )

    Total

    $

    660,337

     

     

    $

    730,768

     

     

    $

    1,323,762

     

     

    $

    1,453,719

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Adjusted EBITDA:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Publishing

    $

    90,664

     

     

    $

    94,358

     

     

    $

    172,047

     

     

    $

    172,116

     

    ReachLocal

    12,200

     

     

    10,271

     

     

    19,831

     

     

    16,480

     

    Corporate and Other

    (26,642

    )

     

    (19,030

    )

     

    (52,330

    )

     

    (47,929

    )

    Total

    $

    76,222

     

     

    $

    85,599

     

     

    $

    139,548

     

     

    $

    140,667

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Publishing

    $

    17,758

     

     

    $

    24,157

     

     

    $

    37,497

     

     

    $

    50,446

     

    ReachLocal

    13,152

     

     

    8,896

     

     

    26,084

     

     

    17,409

     

    Corporate and Other

    4,556

     

     

    5,325

     

     

    8,930

     

     

    10,775

     

    Total

    $

    35,466

     

     

    $

    38,378

     

     

    $

    72,511

     

     

    $

    78,630

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Capital expenditures:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Publishing

    $

    5,066

     

     

    $

    6,321

     

     

    $

    8,540

     

     

    $

    10,430

     

    ReachLocal

    4,804

     

     

    4,234

     

     

    9,849

     

     

    7,742

     

    Corporate and Other

    3,465

     

     

    3,419

     

     

    7,529

     

     

    9,350

     

    Total

    $

    13,335

     

     

    $

    13,974

     

     

    $

    25,918

     

     

    $

    27,522

     

     

    SAME STORE REVENUE DETAIL
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 3

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended

     

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

    % Change

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Reported total revenue

     

    $

    660,337

     

     

    $

    730,768

     

     

    (9.6

    %)

    Acquired revenues

     

    (17,281

    )

     

     

     

    ***

    Currency impact

     

    4,461

     

     

     

     

    ***

    Exited operations

     

    (307

    )

     

    (13,401

    )

     

    (97.7

    %)

    Same store revenue

     

    $

    647,210

     

     

    $

    717,367

     

     

    (9.8

    %)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Reported advertising and marketing services revenue

     

    $

    368,328

     

     

    $

    420,163

     

     

    (12.3

    %)

    Acquired revenues

     

    (17,281

    )

     

     

     

    ***

    Currency impact

     

    2,960

     

     

     

     

    ***

    Exited operations

     

    (304

    )

     

    (13,395

    )

     

    (97.7

    %)

    Same store advertising and marketing services revenue

     

    $

    353,703

     

     

    $

    406,768

     

     

    (13.0

    %)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Reported circulation revenue

     

    $

    247,092

     

     

    $

    263,806

     

     

    (6.3

    %)

    Currency impact

     

    1,144

     

     

     

     

    ***

    Same store circulation revenue

     

    $

    248,236

     

     

    $

    263,806

     

     

    (5.9

    %)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    *** Indicates an absolute value percentage change greater than 100.

     

    PUBLISHING REVENUE DETAIL
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 4

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended

     

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

    % Change

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Publishing revenue detail

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Print advertising:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Local

     

    $

    84,185

     

     

    $

    103,354

     

     

    (18.5

    %)

    Classified

     

    60,750

     

     

    74,905

     

     

    (18.9

    %)

    National

     

    39,317

     

     

    49,636

     

     

    (20.8

    %)

    Total print advertising

     

    184,252

     

     

    227,895

     

     

    (19.2

    %)

    Digital advertising and marketing services:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Digital media

     

    65,729

     

     

    68,513

     

     

    (4.1

    %)

    Digital classified

     

    15,709

     

     

    19,300

     

     

    (18.6

    %)

    Digital marketing services

     

    20,164

     

     

    20,047

     

     

    0.6

    %

    Total digital advertising and marketing services

     

    101,602

     

     

    107,860

     

     

    (5.8

    %)

    Total advertising and marketing services

     

    285,854

     

     

    335,755

     

     

    (14.9

    %)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Circulation

     

    247,092

     

     

    263,806

     

     

    (6.3

    %)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Other

     

    43,227

     

     

    44,990

     

     

    (3.9

    %)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total Publishing revenue

     

    $

    576,173

     

     

    $

    644,551

     

     

    (10.6

    %)

     

    USE OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION

    The company uses non-GAAP financial performance and liquidity measures to supplement the financial information presented on a GAAP basis. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures and should be read together with financial information presented on a GAAP basis.

    The company defines its non-GAAP measures as follows:

    • Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial performance measure that the company believes offers a useful view of the overall operation of our business. The company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income before (1) income taxes, (2) interest expense, (3) equity income, (4) other non-operating items, (5) restructuring costs, (6) asset impairment charges, (7) other items (including acquisition-related expenses, certain business transformation costs, litigation expenses, and gains or losses on certain investments), and (8) depreciation and amortization. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income.
    • Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial performance measure that the company uses for calculating adjusted earnings per share ("EPS"). Adjusted net income is defined as net income before the adjustments we apply in calculating adjusted EPS, as described below. We believe presenting adjusted net income is useful to enable investors to understand how we calculate adjusted EPS, which provides a useful view of the overall operation of the company's business. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income.
    • Adjusted diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial performance measure that the company believes offers a useful view of the overall operation of our business. The company defines adjusted EPS as EPS before tax-effected (1) restructuring costs, (2) asset impairment charges, (3) non-operating (gains) losses, and (4) other items (including acquisition-related expenses, certain business transformation expenses, litigation expenses, and gains or losses on certain investments). The tax impact on these non-GAAP tax deductible adjustments is based on the estimated statutory tax rates for the United Kingdom of 19.0% and the United States of 25.5%. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is diluted EPS.
    • Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure that adjusts our reported GAAP results for items that we believe are critical to the ongoing success of our business. The company defines free cash flow as cash flow from operating activities as reported on the statement of cash flows less capital expenditures, which results in a figure representing free cash flow available for use in operations, additional investments, debt obligations, and returns to shareholders. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net cash from operating activities.

    The company uses non-GAAP financial measures for purposes of evaluating its performance and liquidity. Therefore, the company believes that each of the non-GAAP measures presented provides useful information to investors by allowing them to view our businesses through the eyes of our management and Board of Directors, facilitating comparison of results across historical periods, and providing a focus on the underlying ongoing operating performance of our business. Many of our peer group companies present similar non-GAAP measures to better facilitate industry comparisons.

     

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    ADJUSTED EBITDA
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 5

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended June 30, 2019

     

    Publishing

     

    ReachLocal

     

    Corporate and
    Other

     

    Consolidated Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (GAAP basis)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    26,725

     

    Provision for income taxes

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12,729

     

    Interest expense

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6,879

     

    Other non-operating items, net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6,104

     

    Operating income (loss) (GAAP basis)

    $

    99,253

     

     

    $

    (1,950

    )

     

    $

    (44,866

    )

     

    $

    52,437

     

    Depreciation and amortization

    17,758

     

     

    13,152

     

     

    4,556

     

     

    35,466

     

    Gain on sale of property

    (32,768

    )

     

     

     

     

     

    (32,768

    )

    Restructuring costs

    5,990

     

     

    100

     

     

    681

     

     

    6,771

     

    Asset impairment charges

    274

     

     

     

     

     

     

    274

     

    Other items (a)

    157

     

     

    898

     

     

    12,987

     

     

    14,042

     

    Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    90,664

     

     

    $

    12,200

     

     

    $

    (26,642

    )

     

    $

    76,222

     

     

    (a) Includes costs incurred as a direct result of the proxy contest of $12.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended June 30, 2018

     

    Publishing

     

    ReachLocal

     

    Corporate and
    Other

     

    Consolidated Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (GAAP basis)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    16,306

     

    Benefit for income taxes

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (99

    )

    Interest expense

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5,935

     

    Other non-operating items, net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (4,042

    )

    Operating income (loss) (GAAP basis)

    $

    48,998

     

     

    $

    (1,696

    )

     

    $

    (29,202

    )

     

    $

    18,100

     

    Depreciation and amortization

    24,157

     

     

    8,896

     

     

    5,325

     

     

    38,378

     

    Restructuring costs

    9,447

     

     

    2,966

     

     

    198

     

     

    12,611

     

    Asset impairment charges

    10,483

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10,483

     

    Other items

    1,273

     

     

    105

     

     

    4,649

     

     

    6,027

     

    Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    94,358

     

     

    $

    10,271

     

     

    $

    (19,030

    )

     

    $

    85,599

     

     

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    ADJUSTED EBITDA
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 5 (continued)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Six months ended June 30, 2019

     

    Publishing

     

    ReachLocal

     

    Corporate and
    Other

     

    Consolidated Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (GAAP basis)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    14,820

     

    Provision for income taxes

     

     

     

     

     

     

    9,147

     

    Interest expense

     

     

     

     

     

     

    13,844

     

    Other non-operating items, net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    9,134

     

    Operating income (loss) (GAAP basis)

    $

    141,413

     

     

    $

    (10,173

    )

     

    $

    (84,295

    )

     

    $

    46,945

     

    Depreciation and amortization

    37,497

     

     

    26,084

     

     

    8,930

     

     

    72,511

     

    Gain on sale of property

    (33,650

    )

     

     

     

     

     

    (33,650

    )

    Restructuring costs

    24,079

     

     

    240

     

     

    3,411

     

     

    27,730

     

    Asset impairment charges

    804

     

     

    (1

    )

     

     

     

    803

     

    Other items (a)

    1,904

     

     

    3,681

     

     

    19,624

     

     

    25,209

     

    Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    172,047

     

     

    $

    19,831

     

     

    $

    (52,330

    )

     

    $

    139,548

     

     

    (a) Includes costs incurred as a direct result of the proxy contest of $17.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Six months ended June 30, 2018

     

    Publishing

     

    ReachLocal

     

    Corporate and
    Other

     

    Consolidated Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (GAAP basis)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    15,929

     

    Benefit for income taxes

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (228

    )

    Interest expense

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10,413

     

    Other non-operating items, net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (8,353

    )

    Operating income (loss) (GAAP basis)

    $

    88,163

     

     

    $

    (4,622

    )

     

    $

    (65,780

    )

     

    $

    17,761

     

    Depreciation and amortization

    50,446

     

     

    17,409

     

     

    10,775

     

     

    78,630

     

    Restructuring costs

    17,724

     

     

    3,505

     

     

    681

     

     

    21,910

     

    Asset impairment charges

    14,239

     

     

     

     

     

     

    14,239

     

    Other items

    1,544

     

     

    188

     

     

    6,395

     

     

    8,127

     

    Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    172,116

     

     

    $

    16,480

     

     

    $

    (47,929

    )

     

    $

    140,667

     

     

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands (except per share amounts)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 6

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended

     

    Six months ended

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

    June 30, 2019

     

    June 30, 2018

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gain on sale of property

    $

    (32,768

    )

     

    $

     

     

    $

    (33,650

    )

     

    $

     

    Restructuring costs (including accelerated depreciation)

    7,324

     

     

    16,833

     

     

    29,984

     

     

    31,293

     

    Asset impairment charges

    274

     

     

    10,483

     

     

    803

     

     

    14,239

     

    Loss (gain) from other non-operating activities

    4,810

     

     

    (2,862

    )

     

    4,308

     

     

    (2,728

    )

    Other items (a)

    14,077

     

     

    4,294

     

     

    24,596

     

     

    5,932

     

    Pretax impact

    (6,283

    )

     

    28,748

     

     

    26,041

     

     

    48,736

     

    Income tax impact of above items

    1,714

     

     

    (7,173

    )

     

    (6,484

    )

     

    (12,100

    )

    Tax benefit

     

     

    (2,094

    )

     

     

     

    (2,094

    )

    Other tax-related items

    $

    1,879

     

     

    $

     

     

    $

    1,879

     

     

    $

     

    Impact of items affecting comparability on net income (loss)

    $

    (2,690

    )

     

    $

    19,481

     

     

    $

    21,436

     

     

    $

    34,542

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (GAAP basis)

    $

    26,725

     

     

    $

    16,306

     

     

    $

    14,820

     

     

    $

    15,929

     

    Impact of items affecting comparability on net
    income (loss)

    (2,690

    )

     

    19,481

     

     

    21,436

     

     

    34,542

     

    Adjusted net income (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    24,035

     

     

    $

    35,787

     

     

    $

    36,256

     

     

    $

    50,471

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP basis)

    $

    0.23

     

     

    $

    0.14

     

     

    $

    0.13

     

     

    $

    0.14

     

    Impact of items affecting comparability on net
    income (loss)

    $

    (0.02

    )

     

    $

    0.17

     

     

    $

    0.18

     

     

    $

    0.29

     

    Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    0.21

     

     

    $

    0.31

     

     

    $

    0.31

     

     

    $

    0.43

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Diluted weighted average number of common shares
    outstanding (GAAP basis)

    116,692

     

     

    116,219

     

     

    117,375

     

     

    116,035

     

    Diluted weighted average number of common shares
    outstanding (non-GAAP basis)

    116,692

     

     

    116,219

     

     

    117,375

     

     

    116,035

     

     

    (a) Includes costs incurred as a direct result of the proxy contest of $12.1 million and $17.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

     

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    FREE CASH FLOW
    Gannett Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Unaudited, in thousands

     

     

     

     

    Table No. 7

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended June 30, 2019

     

    Six months ended June 30, 2019

     

     

     

     

    Net cash flow from operating activities (GAAP basis)

    $

    (1,893

    )

     

    $

    35,646

     

    Capital expenditures

    (13,335

    )

     

    (25,918

    )

    Free cash flow (non-GAAP basis)

    $

    (15,228

    )

     

    $

    9,728

     

     




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     Gannett Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) ("Gannett" or "company" or "we" or "our") today reported second quarter 2019 financial results for the period ended June 30, 2019. "We are pleased with our results for the second quarter, delivering Adjusted EBITDA …