NYSE$NYT

The New York Times Co · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

The company experienced growth in subscription revenue but a decline in advertising revenue.

The New York Times Company reported a 4.3% increase in total revenue for Q1 2023, driven by growth in digital subscriptions. The company added 190,000 net new digital subscribers, bringing the total to over 9.7 million. However, advertising revenue declined, reflecting macroeconomic challenges.

  • Crossed 3 million bundle and multi-product subscribers.
  • Drove continued, sequential ARPU expansion.
  • Enjoyed the strongest enterprise-wide subscriber engagement in over a year.
  • Slowed cost growth for the third consecutive quarter through disciplined cost management.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$561M

Previous: $537M+4.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.19

Previous: $0.19+0.0%
Digital-only subscribers

9.0M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$5.99M

Previous: -$8.58M+30.2%
Free Cash Flow

$16.3M

Previous: -$3.86M+523.8%
Net Income

$22.3M

Previous: $4.73M+372.4%
Operating Income

$27.9M

Previous: $60.9M-54.2%
Gross Profit

$27.9M

Previous: $6.28M+344.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$474M

Previous: $475M-0.1%
Total Assets

$2.47B

Previous: $2.53B-2.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$10.9M

Previous: $7.05M+54.5%

Revenue & EPS history

NYT · Revenue · Quarterly

$561M

Q1 2023+4.3%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

NYT · $365M total across 3 segments · Q1 2023

  • Digital-only subscription
    $259M+14.1%
  • Digital advertising
    $61.3M-8.5%
  • Print advertising
    $45M-8.7%

Forward guidance

The company provided guidance for Q2 2023, anticipating growth in digital-only and total subscription revenues, while expecting a decrease in digital and total advertising revenues. Operating costs are projected to increase.

Tailwinds

  • Digital-only subscription revenues increase 12 - 15%
  • Total subscription revenues increase 6 - 8%
  • Other revenue increase high-single digits

Headwinds

  • Digital advertising revenues decrease low-to-mid-single digits
  • Total advertising revenues decrease 4 - 8%
  • Operating costs increase 6 - 8%
  • Adjusted operating costs increase 6 - 8%

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.8%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

29 / 68 earnings

Positive

+17.1%

Q1 2017

Best reaction

-23.1%

Q3 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+6.8%+0.0%-0.5%
Q4 2025-6.3%-4.9%+11.4%
Q3 2025-0.3%+8.4%+12.1%
Q1 2025-0.1%+3.0%+6.0%
Q4 2024-11.9%-11.9%-11.9%
Q3 2024-6.3%-1.0%-3.9%
Q2 2024+3.0%+3.3%+1.6%
Q1 2024+3.8%+3.9%+8.7%
Q4 2023-9.9%-8.7%-10.8%
Q3 2023+3.6%+4.4%+12.2%
Q2 2023+7.5%+8.6%+9.3%
Q1 2023-7.7%-6.5%-6.0%
Q4 2022+9.3%+7.4%-0.6%
Q3 2022+12.5%+16.2%+21.5%
Q2 2022-0.9%-0.5%-1.6%
Q1 2022-7.8%-13.8%-11.8%
Q4 2021+0.8%-1.4%+11.5%
Q3 2021-8.2%-11.4%-14.9%
Q2 2021+8.6%+9.8%+19.7%
Q1 2021-1.2%-0.2%-6.8%
Q4 2020-0.6%-2.7%-0.8%
Q3 2020-4.6%-7.6%+14.0%
Q2 2020-0.7%-4.9%-7.4%
Q1 2020+5.2%+8.2%+24.3%
Q4 2019+9.4%+13.0%+9.6%
Q3 2019-5.4%-2.3%+1.3%
Q2 2019-14.4%-20.2%-14.7%
Q1 2019+5.9%-0.5%-1.1%
Q4 2018+13.7%+16.1%+23.9%
Q3 2018+5.4%+2.0%+1.6%
Q2 2018-6.0%-6.4%-6.0%
Q1 2018-0.9%-0.9%+0.0%
Q4 2017+8.8%+9.0%+11.7%
Q3 2017-6.5%-9.4%-2.4%
Q2 2017+5.2%+4.1%-0.5%
Q1 2017+17.1%+18.9%+23.1%
Q4 2016+5.9%+8.1%+7.7%
Q3 2016-0.9%+1.8%+17.4%
Q2 2016+1.5%-0.1%+2.0%
Q1 2016-4.3%
Q4 2015-2.3%
Q3 2015+1.8%
Q2 2015+0.0%
Q1 2015+6.2%
Q4 2014+9.2%
Q3 2014-4.2%
Q2 2014-9.3%
Q1 2014-1.6%
Q4 2013+4.2%
Q3 2013-0.3%
Q2 2013-2.1%
Q1 2013-0.9%
Q4 2012+5.2%
Q3 2012-23.1%
Q2 2012+9.3%
Q1 2012-2.0%
Q2 2011+0.8%
Q4 2011+0.8%
Q3 2011-0.8%
Q1 2011+0.0%
Q1 2010+0.0%
Q2 2010-7.3%
Q4 2008-7.3%
Q4 2010-7.3%
Q3 2010+0.5%
Q3 2009+0.5%
Q2 2009-3.4%
Q4 2009-3.4%

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