Gannett 1Q profit tumbles as ad declines deepen

by The Associated Press on Apr 16, 2009, under Edge

NEW YORK – Gannett Co. is reporting lower first-quarter earnings and a deepening slump in advertising revenue.

Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher and the owner of the Tucson Citizen, said Thursday it earned $77.4 million, or 34 cents per share. That was down 60 percent from the same quarter in 2008, when it earned $191.8 million, or 84 cents per share.

Excluding one-time gains and losses, earnings came to 25 cents per share. Analysts had expected 24 cents, according to Thomson Reuters.

Revenue fell to $1.4 billion from $1.7 billion, roughly in line with Wall Street forecasts.

Ad sales in the company’s publishing unit, which includes newspapers, fell 34 percent.

Citizen Online Archive, 2006-2009

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