-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GH/NZ7cGXSjmVtI+x3rlUGCs+NJDkbylwchtU5ZG10UgiAo8qnlNrc7ppem8gry4 G/1I/kMfudp5gnGbSBEbZA== 0001019056-04-000054.txt : 20040121 0001019056-04-000054.hdr.sgml : 20040121 20040121060201 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019056-04-000054 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040121 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KNIGHT RIDDER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000205520 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 380723657 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07553 FILM NUMBER: 04533768 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 W SAN FERNANDO ST CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95113 BUSINESS PHONE: 4089387700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 W SAN FERNANDO ST CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95113 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS INC /FL/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860707 8-K 1 kri_8k.txt FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 21, 2004 ----------------------- Knight-Ridder, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Florida 1-7553 38-0723657 ----------------------------- -------------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 50 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 1500, San Jose, California 95113 - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 938-7700 --------------------- Inapplicable ------------------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address if changed since last report) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Knight-Ridder, Inc. Earnings Press Release dated January 21, 2004 99.2 Knight-Ridder, Inc. December Statistical Report Press Release dated January 21, 2004 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On January 21, 2004, Knight-Ridder, Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company's earnings for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2003. The company also issued a press release on January 21, 2004 announcing the Company's statistical report for the month ended December 28, 2003. Copies of these press releases are furnished as exhibits to this Form 8-K. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. KNIGHT-RIDDER, INC. By: /s/ CARLOS ABAUNZA ------------------------------------- Carlos Abaunza Vice President and Controller Dated: January 21, 2004 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Name - ------ ---- 99.1 Knight-Ridder, Inc. Earnings Press Release dated January 21, 2004 99.2 Knight-Ridder, Inc. December Statistical Report Press Release dated January 21, 2004 4 EX-99.1 3 ex99_1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 [GRAPHIC LOGO OMITTED] >KNIGHT RIDDER> NEWS RELEASE KNIGHT RIDDER 50 WEST SAN FERNANDO ST. SAN JOSE, CA 95113 Knight Ridder Reports 2003 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings --------------------------------------------------------------- SAN JOSE, Jan. 21, 2004 - Knight Ridder earned $1.22 per diluted share in the fourth quarter, up 5.2% from the $1.16 earned in the same quarter the previous year - and up $.01 from the consensus analyst estimate. For the year, Knight Ridder earned $3.63 per diluted share, up 19.4% from $3.04 in 2002. Included in the 2002 EPS are charges for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and the effect of converting CareerBuilder to an LLC, totaling $.42. Fourth quarter For the quarter, total operating revenue of $772.9 million was up 1.8% from the same quarter in 2002. Total advertising revenue of $600.1 million was up 0.3% from the previous year. Circulation revenue was $117.2 million, down 2.3%. Other revenue was $55.6 million, up 34.5%. Total operating income was $177.3 million, down 3.8% from $184.2 million in the same quarter of 2002. Costs for the quarter were up 3.6%, while FTEs were down 2.4%. Net income was $99.0 million, up 2.5% from the previous year. Full Year For the year, total operating revenue was $2.9 billion, up 0.5% from 2002. Total advertising revenue was $2.2 billion, essentially flat with the previous year. Circulation revenue was $470.4 million, down 3.5% from the previous year. Other revenue was $177.9 million, up 21.1%. Operating income for the year was $567.6 million, down 6.2% from $605.4 million. Total operating costs for the year were up 2.4%, while FTEs were down 1.6%. Net income was $296.1 million, up 15.0% from the previous year. Commenting on the results, Knight Ridder Chairman and CEO Tony Ridder said, "The year concluded on a positive note. A stronger-than-anticipated December, with ad revenue up 1.4%, contributed to these results. We also benefited from reduced interest expense, a substantial improvement in our equity earnings and a slightly lower tax rate in the fourth quarter. Cost controls remained airtight all year. These factors, along with a significant reduction in our shares outstanding, were more than sufficient to offset a slight operating profit decline and generate our earnings increase. As expected, free cash flow for the year was about $300 million. "December was our best month since April. For the month, we were up 1.4% in total ad revenue, and that was on top of the challenging comparison of being up 8.0% the previous December. Retail for the month was up 0.9% (on top of 8.3% last year), national was up 8.7% (on top of 17.8% last year) and classified was down just 1.3% - its best showing since December 2002. Help-wanted advertising, down 5.2% in December, had its best month since January 2001. "To our disappointment, the industrywide advertising recession that began in early 2001 persisted through 2003. Help-wanted advertising in the large markets continued to lag, and retail advertising was negatively impacted by a retrenchment on the part of traditional department store advertisers. However, by the time the year ended, there were encouraging signs on many fronts: "Retail categories excluding department stores were generally strong, and this was reflected in three positive months for us during the fourth quarter. National, which was strong most of the year, ended on a particular high note. Help wanted did as well in December as it has done in three years, and a number of leading indicators (e.g. unemployment levels, job creation and jobless claims) were moving in the right direction. Real estate closed out the quarter up 4.8% and up 7.3% for the year. "Circulation copies, as anticipated, were up for the year both daily and Sunday excluding the two markets, Detroit and Fort Wayne (where we have joint operating agreements). Including those two markets, daily circulation was down 0.4%; Sunday circulation was down 0.1%. Strong journalism throughout the year, from our coverage of the War in Iraq in March to Saddam Hussein's capture in December, was pivotal to our circulation success." Ridder continued: "Knight Ridder Digital made an absolutely splendid showing in 2003. Revenue was up 44.2%, with profits of $15.2 million (versus a loss last year of $8.9 million). During the year, the Real Cities Network added 27 affiliates, bringing the total to 85. CareerBuilder announced traffic deals with AOL and MSN.com that launched on Jan. 1, 2004. These agreements will go far towards closing the already narrowing audience share gap between CareerBuilder and Monster." Comment on Operations Gary Effren, senior vice president and chief financial officer, said, "As previously reported, beginning with our January statistical report, we will report print and online advertising revenue combined. In so doing, we will provide a more realistic depiction of our total sales effort - one that, increasingly, relies upon the synergistic relationship of online and print to achieve maximum results for Knight Ridder. But in this final report for 2003, we are continuing to report print and online advertising revenue separately. "Our fourth quarter advertising revenue performance was the second strongest of the year, up 0.3%, with retail up 0.7%, national up 4.4% and classified down a relatively modest 2.2%. Help wanted was down 10.6% for the quarter; auto was down 3.2% and real estate was up 4.8%. Help wanted improved sequentially during the quarter; auto deteriorated. "Retail and classified quarterly numbers were slightly better than their totals for the year as a whole - suggesting the very gradual nature of the recovery now under way. For all of 2003, retail was up 0.5%, national was up 9.6% and classified was down 4.0%. Help wanted was down 17.5%. Auto was down 1.2%. Real estate was up 7.3%. "In the fourth quarter, total ad revenue in Fort Worth and Charlotte joined Miami and Contra Costa on the positive side of the ledger. The four markets were up 1.6%, 1.2%, 2.9% and 0.7%, respectively. For the quarter, Philadelphia total ad revenue was down 1.7%. San Jose was down 2.0%. St. Paul was down 0.3%. "For the full year, only Miami and Contra Costa were positive among our eight largest markets (excluding Detroit), with overall ad revenue up 2.8% and 0.7%, respectively. Other large market showings in total ad revenue for the year: Philadelphia down 0.2%, San Jose down 4.0%, Kansas City down 2.1%, Fort Worth down 0.2%, Charlotte down 1.0% and St. Paul down 0.6%. "After a relatively strong first quarter in 2003, up 2.3%, retail softened with the impact of the department store cutbacks. Quarters two, three and four were up 0.8%, down 1.8% and up 0.7%, respectively. In the fourth quarter, as throughout much of the year, many retail categories remained strong: home improvement, electronics, furniture, office supply and pharmaceuticals among them. "After a modest improvement in the first quarter, national advertising galloped ahead in the second and third - up 21.3% and 12.5%, respectively - then tailed off some in the fourth, when it was up just 4.4%, courtesy of especially difficult comparisons in November and December. Large markets contributing most to the gains were: Contra Costa, up 27.3% for the year, San Jose, up 18.5%, Fort Worth, up 12.5%, and Philadelphia, up 9.4%. "Although national's overall success varied by category and by market, it is safe to say that telecom, up 20.7% for the year, and computers, up 8.8% for the year, were strong in most markets. National auto and finance also contributed. Travel, still feeling the after-effects of the 9/11 slowdown, was less consistent. These patterns persisted in the fourth quarter. "Classified remained a recruitment story throughout the year, with help wanted down less in Q4 than in any other, but still down considerably. San Jose help wanted was down 23.9% in the fourth quarter and down 38.2% for the year. Philadelphia help wanted was down 20% for the fourth quarter, and 21.2% for the year. "Other large market help wanted included: Miami, down 8.3% for the quarter and down 9.5% for the year; Kansas City, down 15.1% for the quarter and down 23.6% for the year; Charlotte, down 8.9% for the quarter and down 13.0% for the year. "The exception to this pattern was Fort Worth - up 6.9% for the quarter in help wanted, with every month since September positive. December was up 13.4%. Likewise, eleven of the smaller markets showed positive help-wanted numbers for the fourth quarter, with the most dramatic being Myrtle Beach and Aberdeen, both up more than 40%. "Real estate was strong in most markets for both the quarter and the year. While the fourth quarter was least strong for real estate, there were still some stand-out performances, notably: Philadelphia, up 22.3%; Fort Worth, up 18.9%; St. Paul, up 16.3%; Contra Costa, up 11.4%. "Auto in the fourth quarter was a disappointment. The numbers deteriorated as the quarter progressed. Philadelphia, Kansas City, Fort Worth and Charlotte were all soft. "The decline in circulation revenue, as foreseen, narrowed dramatically in the fourth quarter. It was down 2.3%, versus down 3.5% for the full year. "Costs in the quarter were up 3.6%, fueled primarily by a 9.6% rise in the cost of newsprint, ink and supplements - and this, in turn, was caused by a 13.8% spike in the per ton cost of newsprint. For the year, newsprint, ink and supplements were up 4.9%. "Labor and employee benefits for the quarter were up 4.2%, reflecting primarily benefit and pension increases of 31.6%; with the drop in FTEs, wages were down 1.4%. Other operating costs, pushed primarily by circulation promotion, were up 2.0%, versus down 0.7% for the year. "For the year, losses from equity investments declined by approximately $38 million. This reflects primarily: (a) the nonrecurrence of last year's approximately $25 million charges associated with CareerBuilder's restructuring and conversion to an LLC, and (b) a positive swing of nearly $8 million in our newsprint mill investments, due to the rising price of newsprint. "During the quarter, we repurchased 1.0 million shares of Knight Ridder stock, bringing to 4.3 million the total repurchased for the year. Our remaining authorization to repurchase was 3.2 million shares at year end. We ended the year with 79.2 million shares outstanding. Total debt was $1.5 billion, down $60.4 million from the previous year. The tax rate for the quarter was 34.8% and for the year was 36.1%. "Looking ahead, we have said that assuming ad revenue growth in the mid single digits, we should deliver low double-digit EPS growth. Based on that, we think the current consensus of $4.00 is achievable." Certain statements contained in this report are forward-looking. They are based on management's current knowledge of factors affecting Knight Ridder's business. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated, depending upon - but not limited to - the effects of interest rates, of national and local economies on revenue, of the evolution of the Internet, of unforeseen changes in the price of newsprint and of negotiations and relations with labor unions. Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with products in print and online. The company publishes 31 daily newspapers in 28 U.S. markets, with a readership of 8.3 million daily and 12.1 million Sunday. Knight Ridder also has investments in a variety of Internet and technology companies and two newsprint companies. The company's Internet operation, Knight Ridder Digital, develops and manages the company's online properties. It is the founder and operator of Real Cities (www.RealCities.com), the largest national network of city and regional Web sites in more than 85 U.S. markets. Knight Ridder and Knight Ridder Digital are located in San Jose, Calif. # # # For more information, call Vice President/Corporate Relations Polk Laffoon at 408-938-7838 (e-mail: plaffoon@knightridder.com), or Director/Corporate Communications Lee Ann Schlatter at 408-938-7839 (e-mail: lschlatter@knightridder.com), or visit Knight Ridder's Web site at www.knightridder.com.
KNIGHT RIDDER CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited in thousands, except per share data) Quarter Ended Year Ended ---------------------------- ---------------------------- December 28, December 29, December 28, December 29, 2003 2002 2003 2002 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ OPERATING REVENUE Advertising Retail $ 327,743 $ 325,316 $ 1,102,841 $ 1,097,445 National 89,741 85,953 329,611 300,622 Classified 182,597 186,720 776,408 808,875 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 600,081 597,989 2,208,860 2,206,942 Circulation 117,180 119,958 470,445 487,732 Other 55,619 41,341 177,895 146,920 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total Operating Revenue 772,880 759,288 2,857,200 2,841,594 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ OPERATING COSTS Labor and employee benefits 301,457 289,227 1,176,627 1,124,484 Newsprint, ink and supplements 105,179 96,000 383,099 365,090 Other operating costs 162,699 159,583 617,426 621,963 Depreciation and amortization 26,278 30,235 112,441 124,695 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total Operating Costs 595,613 575,045 2,289,593 2,236,232 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ OPERATING INCOME 177,267 184,243 567,607 605,362 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ OTHER EXPENSE Interest expense, net (17,828) (17,631) (68,465) (73,870) Equity in losses of unconsolidated companies and joint ventures (4,210) (9,036) (24,077) (62,262) Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries (2,916) (3,306) (10,391) (11,103) Other, net (345) (375) (1,660) (9,457) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total Other Expense (25,299) (30,348) (104,593) (156,692) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of unconsolidated company 151,968 153,895 463,014 448,670 Income taxes 52,936 57,266 166,943 166,943 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of unconsolidated company $ 99,032 $ 96,629 $ 296,071 $ 281,727 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of unconsolidated company $ -- $ -- $ -- $ (24,279) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net Income $ 99,032 $ 96,629 $ 296,071 $ 257,448 ============ ============ ============ ============ NET INCOME PER SHARE - BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE OF UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANY Basic $ 1.24 $ 1.18 $ 3.68 $ 3.39 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Diluted $ 1.22 $ 1.16 $ 3.63 $ 3.33 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE OF UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANY - PER SHARE Basic $ -- $ -- $ -- $ (0.29) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Diluted $ -- $ -- $ -- $ (0.29) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ NET INCOME PER SHARE Basic $ 1.24 $ 1.18 $ 3.68 $ 3.10 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Diluted $ 1.22 $ 1.16 $ 3.63 $ 3.04 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.32 $ 0.27 $ 1.18 $ 1.02 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING Basic 79,697 82,044 80,401 83,066 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Diluted 81,021 83,359 81,477 84,726 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Knight Ridder Business Segment Information (in thousands of dollars) Quarter Ended Year Ended -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- December 28, 2003 December 29, 2002 December 28, 2003 December 29, 2002 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Operating revenue Newspapers $ 751,086 $ 745,334 $ 2,777,463 $ 2,786,291 Online 21,794 13,954 79,737 55,303 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $ 772,880 $ 759,288 $ 2,857,200 $ 2,841,594 ================= ================= ================= ================= Operating income (loss) Newspapers $ 184,136 $ 195,820 $ 591,931 $ 650,237 Online 4,414 456 15,214 (8,873) Corporate (11,283) (12,033) (39,538) (36,002) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $ 177,267 $ 184,243 $ 567,607 $ 605,362 ================= ================= ================= ================= Depreciation and amortization Newspapers $ 24,349 $ 27,349 $ 103,595 $ 113,941 Online 718 1,505 3,677 5,154 Corporate 1,211 1,381 5,169 5,600 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- $ 26,278 $ 30,235 $ 112,441 $ 124,695 ================= ================= ================= =================
EX-99.2 4 ex99_2.txt EX-99.2 EXHIBIT 99.2 [GRAPHIC LOGO OMITTED] >KNIGHT RIDDER> NEWS RELEASE KNIGHT RIDDER 50 WEST SAN FERNANDO ST. SAN JOSE, CA 95113 Knight Ridder Releases December Statistical Report -------------------------------------------------- San Jose, Jan. 21, 2004 - (KRI:NYSE) - Total advertising revenue was up 1.4% for December and up 0.1% for the year. For the month, retail was up 0.9%, national was up 8.7% and classified was down 1.3%. For the year, retail was up 0.5%, national was up 9.6% and classified was down 4.0%. Within classified, recruitment was down 5.2% for the month - although about a third of the markets, including Fort Worth, Lexington, Aberdeen, Biloxi, Bradenton, Duluth, Fort Wayne, Myrtle Beach, State College, Tallahassee, Wichita and Wilkes-Barre - were in positive territory. Real estate was up 7.2%. Auto was down 6.8%. For the year, recruitment was down 17.5%, real estate was up 7.3%, auto was down 1.2%. Total operating revenue was up 4.3% for the month and up 0.5% for the year. Senior Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer Gary Effren commented, "Beginning in January 2004, we will report our print and online advertising revenue on a combined basis. Increasingly, our sales strategy maximizes the advantages of selling print and online together, as the vast majority of our online recruitment sales are bundled with print. The reporting change will more fully reflect this synergy. In addition, it will make our results more comparable with those reported by others in our industry." "Had we reported the numbers that way in December, as some other companies already do, total advertising would have been up 2.6% for the month and 1.1% for the year. The corresponding numbers for retail would have been up 1.3% and up 0.8%; for national they would have been up 9.3% and up 10.3%; for classified they would have been up 2.1% and down 1.9%. And significantly, had we included online, the recruitment number for December would have been up 1.1% and, for the year, down 14.0%." For the month (reporting on a print-only basis from here on), total ad revenue was up 4.1% in Ft. Worth, 2.9% in St. Paul, 1.5% in Charlotte, 1.4% in Kansas City and 0.5% in Miami, Philadelphia and San Jose were soft. Retail for the month was up 6.9% in Columbia, 6.4% in Kansas City, 2.9% in St. Paul, 2.6% in Fort Worth, 2.5% in San Jose and 1.6% in Charlotte. Philadelphia and Miami were soft. National advertising was up 71.8% in Akron, 40.4% in Columbia, 38.6% in Fort Worth, 17.4% in Charlotte, 15.4% in St. Paul, 10.5% in Philadelphia, 1.3% in Kansas City and 0.9% in Miami, San Jose and Contra Costa were soft. Telecommunications, automotive, finance, pharmaceuticals and travel, including airlines and cruise lines, were up in most major markets. Classified was soft in most large markets, with these exceptions: Miami, up 2.9%, Philadelphia, up 0.8%, and Contra Costa, up 0.5%. Recruitment's year-over-year decline continued to improve in December. Circulation revenue was down 1.1% for December and down 3.5% for the year. Other revenue was up 61.7% for the month, primarily reflecting strength in online and an increase in earnings from Detroit. It was up 21.1% for the year. Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with products in print and online. The company publishes 31 daily newspapers in 28 U.S. markets, with a readership of 8.3 million daily and 12.1 million Sunday. Knight Ridder also has investments in a variety of Internet and technology companies and two newsprint companies. The company's Internet operation, Knight Ridder Digital, develops and manages the company's online properties. It is the founder and operator of Real Cities (www.RealCities.com), the largest national network of city and regional Web sites in more than 85 U.S. markets. Knight Ridder and Knight Ridder Digital are located in San Jose, Calif. # # # For more information, call Vice President/Corporate Relations Polk Laffoon at 408-938-7838 (e-mail: plaffoon@knightridder.com), or Director/Corporate Communications Lee Ann Schlatter at 408-938-7839 (e-mail: lschlatter@knightridder.com), or visit Knight Ridder's Web site at www.knightridder.com.
STATISTICAL REPORT For the period of 12/01/03 - 12/28/03 December Year-to-Date ----------------------- ----------------------- Percent Percent 2003 2002 Change 2003 2002 Change ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- REVENUE ($000) - See Notes 1 & 2 Advertising Retail 108,644 107,716 0.9% 1,102,841 1,097,445 0.5% National 28,145 25,892 8.7% 329,611 300,622 9.6% Classified 48,621 49,243 -1.3% 776,408 808,875 -4.0% ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total 185,410 182,851 1.4% 2,208,860 2,206,942 0.1% Circulation 35,587 35,973 -1.1% 470,445 487,732 -3.5% Other Revenue 20,095 12,428 61.7% 177,895 146,920 21.1% ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Operating Revenue 241,092 231,252 4.3% 2,857,200 2,841,594 0.5% ========== ========== ========== ========== AVERAGE CIRCULATION (000's of copies including Detroit) - Notes 1 & 2 Morning 3,559 3,560 0.0% 3,599 3,603 -0.1% Evening 173 185 -6.5% 185 198 -6.2% Daily 3,732 3,745 -0.4% 3,784 3,800 -0.4% Sunday 5,113 5,116 -0.1% 5,144 5,148 -0.1% ADVERTISING LINAGE (000's of six-column inches) - Notes 1 & 2 Full-Run ROP Retail 1,421.2 1,503.1 -5.4% 14,898.1 15,882.8 -6.2% National 228.0 208.9 9.2% 2,704.2 2,508.3 7.8% Classified 1,281.4 1,265.2 1.3% 18,424.3 18,192.2 1.3% ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total 2,930.6 2,977.2 -1.6% 36,026.6 36,583.3 -1.5% ========== ========== ========== ========== Factored Part-Run ROP 186.3 177.9 4.7% 2,397.4 2,276.2 5.3% ========== ========== ========== ========== TOTAL PREPRINTS INSERTED 768,441 720,529 6.6% 7,954,048 7,253,720 9.7% ========== ========== ========== ==========
Statistical Report For the period of 12/01/03 - 12/28/03 December Year-to-Date --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Percent Percent 2003 2002 Change 2003 2002 Change ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- FULL-RUN ROP ADVERTISING LINAGE DATA By Markets (000's of six-column inches) - Notes 1 & 2 Akron Beacon Journal 115.4 121.6 -5.1% 1,540.8 1,449.9 6.2% Charlotte Observer 129.6 133.6 -3.0% 1,684.3 1,778.5 -5.3% Columbia State 97.0 101.5 -4.4% 1,222.5 1,202.0 1.7% Contra Costa (Note 3) 130.4 128.1 1.8% 1,595.4 1,496.3 6.6% Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Journal Gazette 98.8 112.3 -12.0% 1,363.5 1,450.5 -6.0% Fort Worth Star Telegram 186.8 188.6 -1.0% 2,266.7 2,309.4 -1.8% Kansas City Star 157.2 152.8 2.9% 1,985.4 1,996.3 -0.6% Lexington Herald-Leader 100.7 104.6 -3.7% 1,196.7 1,191.0 0.5% Miami Herald & el Nuevo Herald 176.0 175.9 0.1% 2,067.6 1,987.8 4.0% Philadelphia Newspapers 195.7 235.2 -16.8% 2,312.3 2,489.2 -7.1% St. Paul Pioneer Press 106.3 96.9 9.7% 1,300.0 1,189.5 9.3% San Jose Mercury News 189.7 206.1 -8.0% 2,429.5 2,557.7 -5.0% Wichita Eagle 79.9 74.4 7.4% 902.4 900.5 0.2% All Other Dailies 1,167.1 1,145.6 1.9% 14,159.5 14,584.7 -2.9% ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total - Full-Run ROP 2,930.6 2,977.2 -1.6% 36,026.6 36,583.3 -1.5% ========== ========== ========== ==========
Note 1 - The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press operate under a joint operating agreement as Detroit Newspapers (DN). Revenue and linage are excluded for 2003 and 2002. Note 2 - Measured by individual Knight Ridder newspapers. Where necessary, certain previously reported linage has been restated to be consistent with measurement guidelines currently in use. Note 3 - Full-run ROP advertising linage represents the sum of full-run ROP linage for each of Contra Costa's three newspapers. # # # # # # # # # # # For further information, call Polk Laffoon IV at 408-938-7838 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----