$TGNA
TEGNA INC Stock $tgna

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000003989919000042 Filed on November 07, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q4
Revenue	$694.0M	$551.9M	$642.1M
YoY Change	8.08%	2.39%	30.96%
Cost Of Revenue	$355.2M	$306.5M	$272.0M
YoY Change	30.59%	13.02%	14.67%
Gross Profit	$338.8M	$245.4M	$370.1M
YoY Change	-8.46%	-8.38%	46.17%
Gross Profit Margin	48.82%	44.46%	57.64%
Selling, General & Admin	$119.9M	$78.44M	$97.10M
YoY Change	23.48%	2.35%	13.97%
% of Gross Profit	35.39%	31.97%	26.24%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$33.20M	$15.38M	$22.40M
YoY Change	48.21%	7.85%	19.79%
% of Gross Profit	9.8%	6.27%	6.05%
Operating Expenses	$153.1M	$78.44M	$119.5M
YoY Change	28.12%	2.35%	14.9%
Operating Profit	$185.7M	$106.8M	$250.6M
YoY Change	-25.9%	-30.76%	67.96%
Interest Expense	-$58.50M	$52.45M	-$48.30M
YoY Change	21.12%	8.77%	33.43%
% of Operating Profit	-31.5%	49.1%	-19.27%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$2.400M	-$53.41M	$1.500M
YoY Change	60.0%	12.04%	-117.65%
Pretax Income	$120.6M	$53.40M	$206.3M
YoY Change	-41.54%	-49.91%	85.52%
Income Tax	$36.70M	$5.079M	$46.50M
% Of Pretax Income	30.43%	9.51%	22.54%
Net Earnings	$84.00M	$48.35M	$160.8M
YoY Change	-47.76%	-50.24%	-47.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.1%	8.76%	25.04%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$384.4K	$0.22	$742.4K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	216.9M shares	217.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		218.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$29.00M	$9.000M	$136.0M
YoY Change	-78.68%	-62.5%	37.37%
Cash & Equivalents	$29.40M	$9.194M	$135.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$77.00M	$89.00M	$53.00M
YoY Change	45.28%	32.84%	-46.46%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$581.8M	$521.1M	$425.4M
Other Receivables	$19.64M	$29.23M	$20.97M
Total Short-Term Assets	$707.3M	$648.3M	$635.2M
YoY Change	11.35%	22.12%	-0.27%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$485.7M	$470.8M	$375.2M
YoY Change	29.45%	32.76%	11.89%
Goodwill	$2.951B	$2.874B	$2.597B
YoY Change	13.62%	10.67%	0.68%
Intangibles	$2.562B	$2.673B	$1.526B
YoY Change	67.86%	74.22%	19.86%
Long-Term Investments	$27.65M	$12.23M	$41.42M
YoY Change	-33.24%	-62.53%	52.85%
Other Assets	$21.85M	$42.92M	$17.75M
YoY Change	23.14%	13.3%	-49.95%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.247B	$6.254B	$4.642B
YoY Change	34.58%	34.73%	7.32%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$707.3M	$648.3M	$635.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.247B	$6.254B	$4.642B
Total Assets	$6.954B	$6.902B	$5.277B
YoY Change	31.78%	33.43%	6.34%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$51.89M	$63.10M	$83.23M
YoY Change	-37.65%	-3.39%	57.05%
Accrued Expenses	$171.0M	$167.0M	$139.0M
YoY Change	23.02%	5.03%	-8.55%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due			$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$361.2M	$374.8M	$369.2M
YoY Change	-2.18%	3.99%	13.48%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.179B	$4.181B	$2.944B
YoY Change	41.94%	39.86%	-2.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$67.04M	$71.68M	$72.39M
YoY Change	-7.39%	-11.75%	-17.69%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.002B	$5.006B	$3.567B
YoY Change	40.25%	38.79%	-2.06%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$361.2M	$374.8M	$369.2M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.002B	$5.006B	$3.567B
Total Liabilities	$5.364B	$5.381B	$3.936B
YoY Change	36.27%	35.63%	-0.79%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.655B	$6.586B	$6.430B
YoY Change	3.51%	4.81%	6.05%
Common Stock	$571.9M	$576.6M	$625.8M
YoY Change	-8.61%	-8.54%	-11.43%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.494B	$5.508B	$5.578B
YoY Change	-1.5%	-1.39%	-1.58%
Treasury Stock Shares	107.0M shares	107.6M shares	108.7M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.590B	$1.522B	$1.341B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.954B	$6.902B	$5.277B
YoY Change	31.78%	33.43%	6.34%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$84.00M	$48.35M	$160.8M
YoY Change	-47.76%	-50.24%	-47.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$33.20M	$15.38M	$22.40M
YoY Change	48.21%	7.85%	19.79%
Cash From Operating Activities	$82.90M	$97.70M	$194.5M
YoY Change	-57.38%	-45.33%	415.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$37.20M	-$13.50M	-$29.90M
YoY Change	24.41%	-6.25%	128.24%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.300M	-$1.312B	$7.900M
YoY Change	-141.77%	21404.92%	-77.99%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$40.50M	-$1.325B	-$22.00M
YoY Change	84.09%	6364.88%	-196.49%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-22.30M	1.208B	-60.50M
YoY Change	-63.14%	-860.39%	-82.49%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	82.90M	97.70M	194.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-40.50M	-1.325B	-22.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-22.30M	1.208B	-60.50M
Net Change In Cash	20.10M	-20.10M	112.0M
YoY Change	-82.05%	3250.0%	-139.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$82.90M	$97.70M	$194.5M
Capital Expenditures	-$37.20M	-$13.50M	-$29.90M
Free Cash Flow	$120.1M	$111.2M	$224.4M
YoY Change	-46.48%	-42.41%	341.73%

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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13789000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	61929000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	202280000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	240525000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	0	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	4325000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	202280000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	244850000	USD
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	217040000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	216210000	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	216617000	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	217808000	shares
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	202280000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	244850000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-775000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	551000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	2443000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	4204000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax	11876000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	1052000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax	3021000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	3152000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	8855000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	205432000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	253705000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	244850000	USD
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	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	64385000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	5721000	USD
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