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Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI) SEC Filing 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ending Thursday, September 30, 2021

Gannett Co., Inc.

CIK: 1579684 Ticker: GCI

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Gannett Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results

Achieved Record Digital-Only Subscriber Growth of 46% to over 1.5 million Paid Subscribers
Continued Strong Growth in Digital Marketing Solutions with Revenue Up 16.5% Over Prior Year Same Store
Improved Capital Structure with Recent Debt Refinancing; First Lien Net Leverage down to 1.6x

MCLEAN, VA — November 5, 2021 — Gannett Co., Inc. ("Gannett", "we", "us", "our", or the "Company") (NYSE: GCI) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

"Nine months ago we outlined a long-term vision for growth at Gannett. While we are still in early stages, the strong growth in digital-only circulation and digital marketing solutions confirms we are on the right path as evidenced by Adjusted EBITDA and same store revenue growth in the third quarter of 2021," said Michael Reed, Gannett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "With digital revenue accounting for over one-third of total revenue and growing, we are excited about the Company's evolution to a digitally focused content platform and the early momentum of our subscription-led strategy."

"We remain committed to maximizing shareholder value and we believe this is achievable through the execution of our long-term strategy coupled with our improved capital structure, lower cost of debt, and new credit facility, each of which provides us greater financial flexibility to conduct share repurchases and redeem our previously issued convertible notes."

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:
Total revenues of $800.2 million decreased 1.8% compared to the prior year quarter
Same store revenues increased 0.9% compared to the third quarter of 2020
Total digital revenues were $265.0 million or 33.1% of total revenues, up 17.8% over the prior year period on a same store basis
Net income attributable to Gannett of $14.7 million
Adjusted net income attributable to Gannett of $26.5 million
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $102.1 million, an increase of 16.0% compared to the third quarter of 2020, the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth
Adjusted EBITDA margin of 12.8% versus 10.8% in the prior year period
Prior year third quarter Adjusted EBITDA includes $4.8 million related to businesses that the Company divested in the fourth quarter of 2020
Net cash flow provided by operating activities of $40.8 million
Free cash flow of $29.3 million

Additional Business Highlights:
Digital-only paid subscribers exceeded 1.5 million at the end of the third quarter of 2021, up 46% compared to the same period in the prior year
Digital-only circulation revenues of $25.7 million grew 26.6% year-over-year
179 million average monthly unique visitors in the third quarter of 2021 across USA TODAY NETWORK per ComScore plus the U.K. digital properties
Digital Marketing Solutions segment revenues were $116.8 million, and on a same store basis increased 16.5% in the third quarter of September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in the prior year


The following information was filed by Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI) on Friday, November 5, 2021 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.

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Ticker: GCI
CIK: 1579684
Form Type: 10-Q Quarterly Report
Accession Number: 0001579684-21-000042
Submitted to the SEC: Fri Nov 05 2021 11:01:09 AM EST
Accepted by the SEC: Fri Nov 05 2021
Period: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Industry: Newspapers Publishing Or Publishing And Printing

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