Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

In the opinion of management of The New York Times Company (the “Company”), the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company for the periods ended September 30, 2023, and September 25, 2022. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to collectively as “we,” “us” or “our.” All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. These financial statements, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s operations. The third quarter of 2023 included an additional day compared with the third quarter of 2022 as a result of the change in the Company’s fiscal year to the calendar year.

The Company has two reportable segments: The New York Times Group (“NYTG”) and The Athletic.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Reclassification

Beginning with the third quarter of 2023, we have updated our presentation of total operating costs to include operating items that are outside the ordinary course of our operations (“special items”). These items have been previously presented separate from operating costs and included in operating profit. We recast operating costs for the prior periods in order to present comparable financial results. There was no change to consolidated operating profit, net income or cash flows as a result of this change.