$TGNA
TEGNA INC Stock $tgna

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000003989920000042 Filed on November 09, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
Revenue	$937.6M	$738.4M	$551.9M
YoY Change	35.1%	33.8%	2.39%
Cost Of Revenue	$399.4M	$379.2M	$306.5M
YoY Change	12.44%	23.73%	13.02%
Gross Profit	$538.2M	$359.2M	$245.4M
YoY Change	58.85%	46.39%	-8.38%
Gross Profit Margin	57.4%	48.65%	44.46%
Selling, General & Admin	$109.7M	$89.94M	$78.44M
YoY Change	-8.51%	14.67%	2.35%
% of Gross Profit	20.38%	25.04%	31.97%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$34.30M	$16.09M	$15.38M
YoY Change	3.31%	4.58%	7.85%
% of Gross Profit	6.37%	4.48%	6.27%
Operating Expenses	$143.9M	$89.94M	$78.44M
YoY Change	-6.01%	14.67%	2.35%
Operating Profit	$394.3M	$227.7M	$106.8M
YoY Change	112.33%	113.14%	-30.76%
Interest Expense	-$47.60M	$51.90M	$52.45M
YoY Change	-18.63%	-1.06%	8.77%
% of Operating Profit	-12.07%	22.79%	49.1%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$16.80M	-$53.46M	-$53.41M
YoY Change	-800.0%	0.1%	12.04%
Pretax Income	$329.3M	$174.2M	$53.40M
YoY Change	173.05%	226.22%	-49.91%
Income Tax	$84.60M	$41.97M	$5.079M
% Of Pretax Income	25.69%	24.09%	9.51%
Net Earnings	$244.3M	$132.2M	$48.35M
YoY Change	190.83%	173.48%	-50.24%
Net Earnings / Revenue	26.06%	17.91%	8.76%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.60	$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.107M	$0.60	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	219.2M shares	219.6M shares	217.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		220.0M shares	218.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$41.00M	$165.0M	$9.000M
YoY Change	41.38%	1733.33%	-62.5%
Cash & Equivalents	$40.97M	$164.6M	$9.194M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$67.00M	$81.00M	$89.00M
YoY Change	-12.99%	-8.99%	32.84%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$550.8M	$503.0M	$521.1M
Other Receivables	$14.03M	$14.09M	$29.23M
Total Short-Term Assets	$672.6M	$763.3M	$648.3M
YoY Change	-4.91%	17.73%	22.12%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$470.4M	$470.5M	$470.8M
YoY Change	-3.16%	-0.06%	32.76%
Goodwill	$2.969B	$2.969B	$2.874B
YoY Change	0.61%	3.29%	10.67%
Intangibles	$2.504B	$2.501B	$2.673B
YoY Change	-2.26%	-6.42%	74.22%
Long-Term Investments	$32.07M	$30.26M	$12.23M
YoY Change	15.97%	147.34%	-62.53%
Other Assets	$18.62M	$22.50M	$42.92M
YoY Change	-14.79%	-47.59%	13.3%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.176B	$6.182B	$6.254B
YoY Change	-1.13%	-1.15%	34.73%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$672.6M	$763.3M	$648.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.176B	$6.182B	$6.254B
Total Assets	$6.849B	$6.945B	$6.902B
YoY Change	-1.51%	0.62%	33.43%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$58.05M	$61.44M	$63.10M
YoY Change	11.86%	-2.62%	-3.39%
Accrued Expenses	$172.0M	$169.0M	$167.0M
YoY Change	0.58%	1.2%	5.03%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$424.2M	$399.3M	$374.8M
YoY Change	17.45%	6.54%	3.99%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.553B	$3.906B	$4.181B
YoY Change	-14.98%	-6.57%	39.86%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$82.79M	$77.68M	$71.68M
YoY Change	23.5%	8.38%	-11.75%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.351B	$4.731B	$5.006B
YoY Change	-13.01%	-5.48%	38.79%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$424.2M	$399.3M	$374.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.351B	$4.731B	$5.006B
Total Liabilities	$4.776B	$5.131B	$5.381B
YoY Change	-10.96%	-4.64%	35.63%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$7.076B	$6.847B	$6.586B
YoY Change	6.32%	3.95%	4.81%
Common Stock	$437.7M	$444.2M	$576.6M
YoY Change	-23.47%	-22.97%	-8.54%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.334B	$5.352B	$5.508B
YoY Change	-2.91%	-2.83%	-1.39%
Treasury Stock Shares	104.9M shares	105.3M shares	107.6M shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.058B	$1.800B	$1.522B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.849B	$6.945B	$6.902B
YoY Change	-1.51%	0.62%	33.43%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$244.3M	$132.2M	$48.35M
YoY Change	190.83%	173.48%	-50.24%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$34.30M	$16.09M	$15.38M
YoY Change	3.31%	4.58%	7.85%
Cash From Operating Activities	$289.3M	$202.3M	$97.70M
YoY Change	248.97%	107.06%	-45.33%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$14.90M	-$6.300M	-$13.50M
YoY Change	-59.95%	-53.33%	-6.25%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$20.20M	$2.900M	-$1.312B
YoY Change	512.12%	-100.22%	21404.92%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$35.10M	-$3.300M	-$1.325B
YoY Change	-13.33%	-99.75%	6364.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-377.9M	-207.4M	1.208B
YoY Change	1594.62%	-117.18%	-860.39%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	289.3M	202.3M	97.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-35.10M	-3.300M	-1.325B
Cash From Financing Activities	-377.9M	-207.4M	1.208B
Net Change In Cash	-123.7M	-8.400M	-20.10M
YoY Change	-715.42%	-58.21%	3250.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$289.3M	$202.3M	$97.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$14.90M	-$6.300M	-$13.50M
Free Cash Flow	$304.2M	$208.6M	$111.2M
YoY Change	153.29%	87.59%	-42.41%

Facts In Submission

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	dei	Entity Address City Or Town EntityAddressCityOrTown	Tysons,
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2020-09-30
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	dei	Entity File Number EntityFileNumber	1-6961
	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000039899
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	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2020
	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q3
	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	TEGNA INC.
	dei	Entity Incorporation State Country Code EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode	DE
	dei	Entity Tax Identification Number EntityTaxIdentificationNumber	16-0442930
	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	TGNA
	dei	Security Exchange Name SecurityExchangeName	NYSE
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