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(WPO) The Washington Post Company – Bull of the Day
The Washington Post’s (WPO) top and bottom lines surpassed the Zacks expectations in the fourth quarter of 2011. The quarterly earnings of $8.75 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.36 (but...
(LTD) Dividend Hike: The In Thing
Increasing dividends is becoming a common trend these days, mostly followed by companies that boast a stable cash position and healthy cash flows. These strategies not only enhance shareholders’ return but also raise the market value of the stock. The companies through this...
(BRKA) Berkshire Hathaway’s Buffett Adds Hometown Newspaper
On Wednesday, Warren Buffett, the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA) (BRKB), announced an acquisition to buy The Omaha World-Herald Company,...
(WPO) The Washington Post Company – Bull of the Day
The Washington Post Co.’s (WPO) top and bottom lines surpassed Zacks’ expectations in the third quarter of 2011. The quarterly earnings of $5.27 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.85....
(NYT) Publishing Industry Stock Review – September 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. The economic downturn came in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making...
(WPO) Washington Post Company Earnings Beat Estimates
The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently posted second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of $5.92 per share marked a substantial decrease from $11.04 delivered in the prior-year...
(WPO) Kaplan Division Teams with TTS
Kaplan Learning Technologies, a business division of Kaplan, recently announced that it has entered into a partnership with TrainingToolSite.com (TTS). Kaplan is a pioneer in education services and a part of The Washington Post Company (
19Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NYT) Publishing Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This downturn followed a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news online for free, making the print-advertising...
(NYT) Publishing Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This downturn followed a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news online for free, making the print-advertising...
(ABC) Publishing Industry Outlook – February 2011 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry had long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, which was exacerbated by the global economic meltdown. This reflected a longer-term secular decline as more readers get news free online, thereby making the print-advertising model increasingly...
(PPG) Why Share Buybacks Are One of the Most Bullish Signals You Can Get
by Alexander Green, Investment U’s Chief Investment Strategist
(ABC) Publishing Industry Outlook – November 2010
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This comes in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making the...
(ABC) Publishing Industry Review and Outlook – July 2010 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This comes in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making the...
(NYT) New York Times Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating
We recently initiated our coverage on The New York Times Company (NYT) with a Neutral rating and a target price of $11.00. The diversified media company’s portfolio includes newspapers, Internet businesses...
(ABC) Publishing Industry Outlook – April 2010 – Stock Review
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This comes in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making the...
(WPO) The Washington Post Company Earnings Jump
The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently reported fourth-quarter 2009 results. Quarterly earnings jumped to $8.71 per share from $2.01 reported in the prior-year quarter.
However, excluding one-time...
(WPO) The Washington Post Company Ups Dividend
The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently boosted shareholders’ dividend by 4.7%. The Board of Directors has approved an increase in the annual dividend to $9.00 (or $2.25 quarterly) from $8.60 per share...
(MNI) Publishing Industry Stock Review – January 2010 – Industry Outlook
The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This comes in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making the print-advertising...
(WPO) The Washington Post’s Newsweek to Offload Budget Travel
Newsweek, a division of The Washington Post Company (WPO), a diversified media and education company, recently announced that it has agreed to sell Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine to...
(MNI) The McClatchy Company Sees Ad Revenue Increase
The McClatchy Company (MNI), the newspaper publisher, recently said that it is seeing some signs of improvement in the advertising environment. The company notified that the rate of fall in advertising revenue...
(MHP) McGraw-Hill Companies Completes Sale of BusinessWeek
McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) recently declared that it has completed the sale of BusinessWeek to Bloomberg, the leading financial data, news and analytics provider.
Bloomberg has paid $5 million in cash...
(WPO) The Washington Post Company Cuts Costs
The Washington Post Company (WPO), a diversified education and media company, recently announced that it would close its bureau offices in New York , Los Angeles and Chicago effective Dec 31, 2009, in an effort...
(NYT) NY Times Beats Earnings Consensus
Amid the secular and cyclical slowdown in print advertising The New York Times Company (NYT) recently reported third-quarter 2009 results that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
The New York Times quarterly earnings of 16 cents a share surpassed the...
(NYT) Job Cuts at New York Times
The New York Times Co. (NYT) announced another round of cuts in its headcount amid the secular and cyclical slowdown in print advertising. The company plans to trim newsroom staff by 8% or nearly 100 jobs by the end of the year through buyouts or layoffs.
Previously...
(GCI) Gannett Company Beats Consensus Estimates
Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., recently reported third-quarter 2009 results. Despite a faltering economy and decline in print advertising revenue, the company’s earnings topped expectations, buoyed by effective cost-cutting...
(MHP) Bloomberg Wins BusinessWeek Magazine
After several rounds of bids by various private equity firms and publishers, Bloomberg ultimately emerged as the winner in the race to acquire struggling BusinessWeek magazine.
The terms of the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of this year, were not...
(MNI) McClatchy Company Beats on Cost Cutting
Amid the secular and cyclical slowdown in print advertising, McClatchy Company (MNI), the third largest newspaper company in the U.S. and the publisher of 30 daily newspapers including the Miami Herald and Sacramento Bee, reported third-quarter 2009 results.
McClatchy...
(WPO) Washington Post Company Forms Partnership With Bloomberg
The Washington Post Company (WPO), a diversified education and media company, has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Bloomberg, the leading financial data, news, and analytics provider.
The partnership aims to launch a global news service,...
(WPO) Washington Post’s Kaplan Educational Division Keeps Growing
Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of Washington Post Co. (WPO), recently formed a strategic alliance with web-based education firm ConnectEDU Inc. to provide industry-leading test preparation instruction manuals for admission to various courses.
Under...
(WPO) Kaplan Acquires & Expands
Recently, Washington Post Company’s (WPO) wholly owned subsidiary Kaplan, Inc, the provider of higher education and professional training, acquired the Murdoch Institute of Technology from the Alexander Education Group for an undisclosed sum.
The...