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Gannett Q2 revenue misses estimates 

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Overview

  • Gannett Q2 2025 revenue misses analyst expectations, declining 8.6% yr/yr

  • Co expands EBITDA margin to 11%, up from 8.8% in Q1

  • Company announces $100 mln cost reduction program to improve efficiency

Outlook

  • Company expects second-half digital revenue growth of 3%-5%

  • Gannett anticipates full-year digital revenue to be flat

  • Company forecasts total adjusted EBITDA growth for second half and full year

  • Gannett projects cash from operations to grow over 70% in second half

  • Initiates $100 mln cost reduction program to enhance efficiency and support growth

Result Drivers

  • DIGITAL ADVERTISING - Co reports a 4% increase in digital advertising trends, reversing previous quarter's decline

  • AI INITIATIVES - Co sees traction in AI initiatives, including licensing deal with Perplexity and launch of Taboola’s DeeperDive

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

Miss

$584.86 mln

$593.10 mln (4 Analysts)

Q2 EPS

$0.42

Q2 Adjusted Net Income

$84.46 mln

Q2 Net Income

$78.39 mln

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA

$64.24 mln

Q2 Adjusted Free Cash Flow

$17.60 mln

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