Gannett Co., Inc.

NYSE:GCI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$495.5m

Gannett Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Gannett's CEO is Mike Reed, appointed in Nov 2013, has a tenure of 11.42 years. total yearly compensation is $4.49M, comprised of 20.2% salary and 79.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.17% of the company’s shares, worth $10.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 5.4 years respectively.

Key information

Mike Reed

Chief executive officer

US$4.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.2%
CEO tenure11.4yrs
CEO ownership2.2%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure5.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Gannett Co., Inc.: A Deep Value Turnaround With Hidden Optionality

Mar 30

Benign Growth For Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Underpins Stock's 26% Plummet

Mar 09
Benign Growth For Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Underpins Stock's 26% Plummet

Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jan 23
Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Gannett: Digitization Efforts Already Priced In

Jan 20

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Stock Catapults 31% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Oct 10
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Stock Catapults 31% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

After Summer Surge, Gannett No Longer Seems To Be A Value Buy

Sep 23

Is Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 27
Is Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Using Too Much Debt?

Gannett Digital Revenue On The Rise, But No Profits Yet

Jul 02

Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Shares Bounce 33% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Jun 11
Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Shares Bounce 33% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Mar 22
Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Gannett: 4 Reasons Why I Am Cautious

Dec 12

Gannett: Cash Flows Are Buried By Debt

Sep 27

Gannett: Some Risks, But Artificial Intelligence Could Imply Undervaluation

Jul 07

Gannett Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 22

Gannet to use real estate sales proceed to cut debt

Feb 03

Gannett's Digital Transformation Remains On Track

Nov 02

Gannett launches austerity measures; suspends hiring, offers separations

Oct 12

Gannett: New Cost Reduction Program And Undervalued

Sep 28

Gannett Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 03

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mike Reed's remuneration changed compared to Gannett's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$4mUS$907k

-US$26m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$114m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$96m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$123m

Dec 31 2023US$4mUS$900k

-US$28m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$28m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$65m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$860k

-US$78m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$133m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$64m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$4m

Dec 31 2021US$8mUS$900k

-US$135m

Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD4.49M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.64M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Mike Reed (58 yo)

11.4yrs

Tenure

US$4,492,082

Compensation

Mr. Michael E. Reed, also known as Mike, has been Chief Executive Officer and President at Gannett Co., Inc. (formerly New Media Investment Group Inc.) since November 26, 2013 and serves as its Chairman si...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Reed
Chairman11.4yrsUS$4.49m2.17%
$ 10.8m
Trisha Gosser
CFO, Senior VP- Finance & Investor Relationsless than a yearno data0.080%
$ 398.0k
Cindy Gallagher
Controller1.7yrsno data0.079%
$ 393.8k
Matthew Esposito
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Polly Sack
Chief Legal Officer5.3yrsUS$330.00kno data
Lark-Marie Anton
Chief Communications Officerno datano datano data
Jay Fogarty
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development5.3yrsno datano data
Samantha Howland
Chief People Officer5.3yrsno datano data
Jason Taylor
Chief Sales Officer of Gannett Medialess than a yearno datano data
Kristin Roberts
Chief Content Officer of Gannett Media2.1yrsno datano data
Monica Richardson
Senior Vice President of USA Today’s Newsroom1yrno datano data
Renn Turiano
Chief Consumer & Product Officer1.3yrsno datano data

1.9yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GCI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Reed
Chairman11.4yrsUS$4.49m2.17%
$ 10.8m
Theodore Janulis
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$245.00k0.16%
$ 804.5k
Kevin Sheehan
Lead Independent Director11.4yrsUS$285.00k0.13%
$ 648.9k
Barbara Wall
Independent Director5.4yrsUS$225.00k0.27%
$ 1.4m
John Louis
Independent Director5.4yrsUS$225.00k0.42%
$ 2.1m
Laurence Tarica
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$245.00k0.76%
$ 3.8m
Debra Sandler
Independent Director5.4yrsUS$245.00k0.16%
$ 775.8k
Amy Reinhard
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$225.00k0.083%
$ 413.1k
Maha Al-Emam
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$175.00k0.022%
$ 106.8k

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GCI's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/24 10:55
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/24 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Gannett Co., Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jason BazinetCitigroup Inc
Matthew CondonCitizens JMP Securities, LLC
Andrew BooneCitizens JMP Securities, LLC