$TGNA
TEGNA INC Stock $tgna

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000003989919000028 Filed on August 06, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2	2018 Q1
Revenue	$536.9M	$524.1M	$502.1M
YoY Change	2.45%	7.09%	9.37%
Cost Of Revenue	$285.3M	$264.3M	$258.5M
YoY Change	7.95%	15.07%	11.7%
Gross Profit	$251.6M	$259.8M	$243.6M
YoY Change	-3.14%	0.04%	7.0%
Gross Profit Margin	46.87%	49.57%	48.52%
Selling, General & Admin	$73.94M	$78.93M	$73.62M
YoY Change	-6.32%	4.82%	7.59%
% of Gross Profit	29.38%	30.38%	30.22%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$14.53M	$13.86M	$20.25M
YoY Change	4.85%	4.08%	-61.13%
% of Gross Profit	5.78%	5.34%	8.31%
Operating Expenses	$73.94M	$78.93M	$73.62M
YoY Change	-6.32%	4.82%	7.59%
Operating Profit	$142.8M	$154.1M	$137.0M
YoY Change	-7.35%	2.7%	11.29%
Interest Expense	$46.33M	$49.10M	$47.73M
YoY Change	-5.66%	-10.46%	-13.88%
% of Operating Profit	32.44%	31.86%	34.83%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$37.98M	-$33.87M	-$61.44M
YoY Change	12.14%	-55.96%	4.21%
Pretax Income	$104.8M	$120.3M	$75.57M
YoY Change	-12.83%	64.34%	17.8%
Income Tax	$24.88M	$27.76M	$20.39M
% Of Pretax Income	23.73%	23.08%	26.97%
Net Earnings	$79.96M	$92.51M	$55.19M
YoY Change	-13.57%	-170.97%	-4.38%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.89%	17.65%	10.99%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.37	$0.43	$0.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.37	$0.43	$0.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	217.1M shares	216.3M shares	216.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	217.9M shares	216.5M shares	217.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2	2018 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$29.00M	$25.00M	$8.000M
YoY Change	16.0%	-62.12%	-90.0%
Cash & Equivalents	$29.27M	$24.50M	$8.338M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$36.00M	$32.00M	$53.00M
YoY Change	12.5%	-96.02%	-27.4%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$455.1M	$414.3M	$430.2M
Other Receivables	$16.86M	$32.02M	$16.08M
Total Short-Term Assets	$536.5M	$502.9M	$507.3M
YoY Change	6.69%	-60.29%	-32.56%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$384.8M	$351.4M	$356.3M
YoY Change	9.51%	-2.48%	-19.41%
Goodwill	$2.636B	$2.597B	$2.603B
YoY Change	1.52%	0.66%	-36.05%
Intangibles	$1.639B	$1.542B	$1.540B
YoY Change	6.28%	20.1%	-48.39%
Long-Term Investments	$17.68M	$31.91M	$27.28M
YoY Change	-44.61%	101.57%	42.74%
Other Assets	$41.02M	$35.32M	$45.91M
YoY Change	16.13%	-14.88%	-20.02%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.876B	$4.640B	$4.638B
YoY Change	5.09%	5.9%	-39.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$536.5M	$502.9M	$507.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.876B	$4.640B	$4.638B
Total Assets	$5.413B	$5.143B	$5.145B
YoY Change	5.25%	-8.94%	-39.22%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$58.99M	$45.57M	$44.73M
YoY Change	29.45%	-17.62%	-40.8%
Accrued Expenses	$119.0M	$124.0M	$127.0M
YoY Change	-4.03%	-37.64%	-63.76%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due		$323.0K	$485.0K
YoY Change		-50.0%	-24.92%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$276.5M	$260.9M	$272.9M
YoY Change	5.98%	-48.67%	-55.17%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.954B	$3.131B	$3.196B
YoY Change	-5.67%	-6.42%	-19.41%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$69.21M	$80.83M	$86.24M
YoY Change	-14.38%	22.86%	-32.41%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.656B	$3.765B	$3.836B
YoY Change	-2.88%	-10.65%	-26.7%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$276.5M	$260.9M	$272.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.656B	$3.765B	$3.836B
Total Liabilities	$3.933B	$4.026B	$4.109B
YoY Change	-2.31%	-14.75%	-29.67%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.553B	$6.202B	$6.124B
YoY Change	5.67%	7.85%	-17.38%
Common Stock	$580.4M	$628.5M	$628.3M
YoY Change	-7.64%	-12.74%	-13.87%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.520B	$5.589B	$5.590B
YoY Change	-1.23%	-1.53%	-1.78%
Treasury Stock Shares	107.8M shares	109.2M shares	108.7M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.480B	$1.117B	$1.037B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.413B	$5.143B	$5.145B
YoY Change	5.25%	-8.94%	-39.22%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q2	2018 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$79.96M	$92.51M	$55.19M
YoY Change	-13.57%	-170.97%	-4.38%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$14.53M	$13.86M	$20.25M
YoY Change	4.85%	4.08%	-61.13%
Cash From Operating Activities	$68.50M	$102.8M	$51.19M
YoY Change	-33.37%	-0.29%	-63.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$12.90M	-$10.30M	$10.64M
YoY Change	25.24%	-67.51%	-40.74%
Acquisitions			$325.9M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$74.80M	$16.50M	-$327.5M
YoY Change	-553.33%	3200.0%	-6521.57%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$87.70M	$6.300M	-$338.2M
YoY Change	-1492.06%	-120.13%	2535.65%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$33.06M
YoY Change			0.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	44.70M	-93.00M	$167.3M
YoY Change	-148.06%	3943.48%	-234.4%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	68.50M	102.8M	$51.19M
Cash From Investing Activities	-87.70M	6.300M	-$338.2M
Cash From Financing Activities	44.70M	-93.00M	$167.3M
Net Change In Cash	25.50M	16.10M	-$119.7M
YoY Change	58.39%	-76.83%	-4649.71%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$68.50M	$102.8M	$51.19M
Capital Expenditures	-$12.90M	-$10.30M	$10.64M
Free Cash Flow	$81.40M	$113.1M	$40.54M
YoY Change	-28.03%	-16.1%	-66.76%

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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	147699000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	153934000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	147699000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	3091000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	774000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	2408000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	2317000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	7026000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	156251000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	-969000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	-2660000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	-6593000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	79955000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	92512000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	153934000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	147699000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	217089000	shares
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	216342000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	216900000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	216309000	shares
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	217905000	shares
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	216515000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	217555000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	216753000	shares
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.37
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.43
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.68
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.37
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.43
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.71
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.68
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	2000	shares
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	431000	shares
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	259000	shares
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss	1600000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss	0	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	29268000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	135862000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	24503000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	98801000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	29268000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	135862000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	24503000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	128041000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	55785000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	37013000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	85961000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	91360000	USD
CY2017Q2	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Numberof Stations Affected BroadcastSpectrumProgramNumberofStationsAffected	13	station
CY2017Q2	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Authorized Reimbursement Amount BroadcastSpectrumProgramAuthorizedReimbursementAmount	1750000000	USD
CY2018Q1	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Authorized Reimbursement Amount Repacking Fund BroadcastSpectrumProgramAuthorizedReimbursementAmountRepackingFund	1000000000	USD
CY2018Q1	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Authorized Reimbursement Amount Repacking Fund Full Power Class A Stationsand Multichannel Distributors BroadcastSpectrumProgramAuthorizedReimbursementAmountRepackingFundFullPowerClassAStationsandMultichannelDistributors	750000000	USD
CY2017Q2	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Repacking Period BroadcastSpectrumProgramRepackingPeriod	P39M
CY2017Q2	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Numberof Repacking Phases BroadcastSpectrumProgramNumberofRepackingPhases	10	phase
	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Capital Expenditures Incurred BroadcastSpectrumProgramCapitalExpendituresIncurred	6200000	USD
	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Amountof Reimbursement Received BroadcastSpectrumProgramAmountofReimbursementReceived	15800000	USD
CY2017Q2	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Numberof Stations Affected BroadcastSpectrumProgramNumberofStationsAffected	13	station
CY2017Q2	tgna	Broadcast Spectrum Program Amounts Reimbursed Asa Percentageof Total Costs BroadcastSpectrumProgramAmountsReimbursedAsaPercentageofTotalCosts	0.925
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	7300000	USD
	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	3000000.0	USD
	tgna	Growth Percentage Of Number Of Viewers GrowthPercentageOfNumberOfViewers	0.48
	tgna	Number Of Television Homes NumberOfTelevisionHomes	87000000	television_home

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