Gannett Past Earnings Performance
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Gannett has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 55.8%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 9.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Gannett's return on equity is 34.1%, and it has net margins of 2.1%.
Key information
55.8%
Earnings growth rate
59.9%
EPS growth rate
| Media Industry Growth | 13.2% |
| Revenue growth rate | -4.3% |
| Return on equity | 34.1% |
| Net Margin | 2.1% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Gannett's (NYSE:GCI) Earnings Might Be Weaker Than You Think
May 08
Gannett Co., Inc.: A Deep Value Turnaround With Hidden Optionality
Mar 30Benign Growth For Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Underpins Stock's 26% Plummet
Mar 09Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Jan 23Gannett: Digitization Efforts Already Priced In
Jan 20Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) Stock Catapults 31% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry
Oct 10After Summer Surge, Gannett No Longer Seems To Be A Value Buy
Sep 23Is Gannett (NYSE:GCI) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 27Gannett Digital Revenue On The Rise, But No Profits Yet
Jul 02Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Shares Bounce 33% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
Jun 11Gannett Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:GCI) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking
Mar 22Gannett: 4 Reasons Why I Am Cautious
Dec 12Gannett: Cash Flows Are Buried By Debt
Sep 27Gannett: Some Risks, But Artificial Intelligence Could Imply Undervaluation
Jul 07Gannett Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 22Gannet to use real estate sales proceed to cut debt
Feb 03Gannett's Digital Transformation Remains On Track
Nov 02Gannett launches austerity measures; suspends hiring, offers separations
Oct 12Gannett: New Cost Reduction Program And Undervalued
Sep 28Gannett Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Aug 03Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Gannett makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 25 | 2,445 | 51 | 706 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 2,509 | -26 | 714 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 2,557 | -114 | 721 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 2,598 | -96 | 723 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 2,630 | -123 | 725 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 2,664 | -28 | 726 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 2,725 | 28 | 725 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 2,790 | -24 | 741 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 2,866 | -65 | 768 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 2,945 | -78 | 794 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 3,041 | -133 | 837 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 3,123 | -64 | 841 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 3,179 | 4 | 831 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 3,208 | -135 | 807 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 3,257 | -235 | 795 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 3,271 | -281 | 817 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 3,234 | -733 | 827 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 3,406 | -670 | 928 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 3,229 | -643 | 931 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 2,792 | -631 | 827 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 2,429 | -191 | 745 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 1,868 | -120 | 593 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 19 | 1,585 | -11 | 511 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 1,588 | 1 | 511 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,573 | 10 | 512 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 18 | 1,526 | 18 | 501 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 1,504 | 31 | 493 | 0 |
| 01 Jul 18 | 1,441 | 35 | 480 | 0 |
| 01 Apr 18 | 1,375 | 2 | 460 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,342 | -1 | 446 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 17 | 1,281 | -13 | 426 | 0 |
| 25 Jun 17 | 1,271 | -8 | 419 | 0 |
| 26 Mar 17 | 1,263 | 23 | 419 | 0 |
| 25 Dec 16 | 1,255 | 32 | 415 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 16 | 1,255 | 74 | 424 | 0 |
| 26 Jun 16 | 1,261 | 77 | 424 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 16 | 1,245 | 79 | 417 | 0 |
| 27 Dec 15 | 1,196 | 68 | 406 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 15 | 1,049 | 23 | 341 | 0 |
| 28 Jun 15 | 902 | 12 | 295 | 0 |
| 29 Mar 15 | 761 | -3 | 248 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 14 | 652 | -3 | 212 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 14 | 626 | 941 | 192 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 14 | 587 | 816 | 181 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: GCI has a large one-off gain of $13.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: GCI became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GCI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 55.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: GCI has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: GCI has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (26.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst GCI's Return on Equity (34.11%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/07 17:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jason Bazinet | Citigroup Inc |
| Matthew Condon | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |
| Andrew Boone | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |