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USA TODAY Co Inc · Q3 2020 earnings
Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Gannett's Q3 2020 earnings rebounded significantly from Q2, surpassing 1 million paid digital-only subscribers and implementing $218 million in annualized synergies.
Gannett's Q3 2020 results demonstrated a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic's impact, with same-store revenue trends improving and adjusted EBITDA increasing to $88 million. The company surpassed 1 million digital subscribers and made substantial progress on debt repayment through asset sales.
- Surpassed 1 million paid digital-only subscribers.
- Generated nearly $100 million of asset sales to accelerate debt paydown.
- Ended the quarter with $189 million in cash and cash equivalents.
- Implemented $218 million in annualized synergies year to date.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Gannett · Revenue · Quarterly
$815M
Forward guidance
Gannett anticipates continued progress on debt repayment, synergy implementation, and revenue trends.
Tailwinds
- Targeting another $100 million of debt repayment by early next year.
- Focused on refinancing credit agreement during the first half of 2021.
- Effective cost management continues to bolster liquidity.
- Expect to have implemented measures that will result in over $240 million in annualized savings by the end of the fourth quarter.
- Management remains highly confident in its ability to implement measures by the end of 2021 that are expected to result in $300 million in annualized synergies.
Headwinds
- Unfavorable impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- General trends adversely impacting the publishing industry.
- Same store pro forma revenues decreased 19.6%.
- Same store pro forma circulation revenues decreased 13.2%.
- Same store pro forma print advertising revenues decreased 30.9%.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020
-0.7%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.8%
Avg return
5 days after
+6.7%
Avg return
30 days after
47%
22 / 47 earnings
Positive
+31.5%
Q1 2024
Best reaction
-28.1%
Q2 2019
Worst reaction
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| Q1 2026 | +0.8% | -1.1% | +7.4% | |
| Q3 2025 | +28.4% | +23.8% | +21.9% | |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4% | -1.6% | +10.6% | |
| Q4 2024 | -3.7% | -15.8% | -36.3% | |
| Q3 2024 | -19.4% | -14.5% | -10.7% | |
| Q2 2024 | -12.8% | -10.2% | +7.7% | |
| Q1 2024 | +31.5% | +33.2% | +56.0% | |
| Q4 2023 | -6.3% | -2.7% | +0.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | -14.8% | -15.2% | -16.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | +17.1% | +26.2% | +7.3% | |
| Q1 2023 | +1.5% | -2.0% | +13.6% | |
| Q4 2022 | +17.8% | +17.4% | -29.1% | |
| Q3 2022 | +23.0% | +31.1% | +74.3% | |
| Q2 2022 | -26.5% | -26.2% | -28.7% | |
| Q1 2022 | -8.8% | -11.7% | -7.9% | |
| Q4 2021 | -5.6% | -12.4% | -13.2% | |
| Q3 2021 | -7.1% | -13.7% | -21.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | +11.4% | +11.0% | +15.7% | |
| Q1 2021 | -4.0% | -1.3% | +12.4% | |
| Q4 2020 | -11.8% | -2.7% | -4.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | +12.3% | +20.2% | +148.2% | |
| Q2 2020 | -7.8% | +6.0% | +10.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | +1.9% | +3.7% | +162.6% | |
| Q4 2019 | -14.1% | -18.6% | -59.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | -3.5% | -11.1% | -23.3% | |
| Q2 2019 | -28.1% | -18.3% | -8.2% | |
| Q1 2019 | -3.8% | -3.1% | -13.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | +0.7% | +0.9% | -16.0% | |
| Q3 2018 | -2.4% | -3.8% | -12.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | -1.8% | -1.3% | -1.8% | |
| Q1 2018 | +2.3% | -1.1% | +6.2% | |
| Q4 2017 | -1.6% | +0.4% | +9.3% | |
| Q3 2017 | +2.2% | -0.1% | +12.4% | |
| Q2 2017 | +1.9% | -1.5% | +4.4% | |
| Q1 2017 | +2.8% | -7.6% | -10.9% | |
| Q4 2016 | +2.1% | +1.8% | -4.9% | |
| Q3 2016 | +1.0% | +0.8% | +11.3% | |
| Q2 2016 | -9.1% | -10.6% | -21.3% | |
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| Q4 2015 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -6.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +8.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +2.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -1.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -1.1% | — | — | |
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