Graham Holdings Company Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC) today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. The Company also filed its Form 10-Q today for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Division Operating Results

Revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was $1,215.8 million, up 3% from $1,185.3 million in the second quarter of 2024. Revenues increased at education, healthcare and other businesses, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, manufacturing and automotive. The Company reported operating income of $72.8 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $25.9 million for the second quarter of 2024. Excluding goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charges at World of Good Brands (WGB) in the second quarter of 2024, the improvement in operating results is due to increases at education, manufacturing, and healthcare, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, automotive and other businesses. The Company reported adjusted operating cash flow (non-GAAP) of $111.3 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $98.5 million for the second quarter of 2024. Adjusted operating cash flow improved at education, manufacturing and healthcare, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, automotive and other businesses. Capital expenditures totaled $19.8 million and $20.8 million for the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Revenue for the first six months of 2025 was $2,381.7 million, up 2% from $2,337.9 million in the first six months of 2024. Revenues increased at education, healthcare and other businesses, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, manufacturing and automotive. The Company reported operating income of $120.2 million for the first six months of 2025, compared to $61.4 million for the first six months of 2024. Excluding goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charges at WGB in the second quarter of 2024, the improvement in operating results is due to increases at education, manufacturing and healthcare, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, automotive and other businesses. The Company reported adjusted operating cash flow (non-GAAP) of $199.4 million for the first six months of 2025, compared to $181.3 million for the first six months of 2024. Adjusted operating cash flow improved at education, manufacturing and healthcare, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, automotive and other businesses. Capital expenditures totaled $33.9 million and $42.2 million for the first six months of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

In the first half of 2025, the Company completed the sale of various websites and related businesses that made up WGB. All remaining WGB operations are expected to be substantially shut down by the end of the third quarter of 2025.

On July 15, 2025, Hoover acquired Arconic Architectural Products, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arconic Corporation, which manufactures aluminum cladding products and operates within the broader non-residential materials space from its facility in Eastman, GA. A significant portion of the purchase price was funded by the Company's assumption of approximately $105 million in net pension obligations.

Management Changes

David Curtis and Justin DeWitte, co-CEOs of Graham Healthcare Group (GHG), recently made the decision to step down from their respective leadership roles at GHG. Both will remain with GHG for a transition period and to support the search and onboarding of a new leader for the home health and hospice businesses. The other healthcare businesses will transition to reporting into Graham Holdings leadership directly.

Debt, Cash and Marketable Equity Securities

At June 30, 2025, the Company had $816.4 million in borrowings outstanding at an average interest rate of 6.0%, including $143.6 million outstanding on its $300 million revolving credit facility. Cash, marketable equity securities and other investments totaled $1,127.5 million at June 30, 2025.

Overall, the Company recognized $11.5 million in net losses and $32.3 million in net gains on marketable equity securities in the second quarter and first six months of 2025, respectively, compared to $19.6 million and $123.8 million in net gains on marketable equity securities in the second quarter and first six months of 2024, respectively.

Common Stock Repurchases

During the first six months of 2025, the Company purchased a total of 3,978 shares of its Class B common stock at a cost of $3.5 million. At June 30, 2025, there were 4,359,759 shares outstanding. On September 12, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to acquire up to 500,000 shares of its Class B common stock; the Company has remaining authorization for 462,482 shares as of June 30, 2025.

Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

The Company recorded interest expense of $1.2 million and $67.6 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2025, respectively, compared to $73.5 million and $75.4 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2024, respectively, to adjust the fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest at GHG. The significant adjustments recorded in the first half of 2025 and 2024 are largely related to a substantial increase in the estimated fair value of CSI Pharmacy Holding Company, LLC (CSI).

On February 25, 2025, the Company and a group of minority shareholders entered into an agreement to settle a significant portion of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest for a total of $205 million, which consisted of approximately $186.25 million in cash and $18.75 million in Graham Holdings Company Class B common stock. Refer to Notes 2, 7 and 8 in the Company's 2025 10-Q filing for additional information.

Overall Company Results

The Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $36.7 million ($8.35 per share) for the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss of $21.0 million ($4.79 per share) for the second quarter of 2024. For the first six months of 2025, the Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $60.6 million ($13.81 per share), compared to $103.3 million ($23.11 per share) for the first six months of 2024.

The results for the second quarter and first six months of 2025 and 2024 were affected by a number of items as described in the Non-GAAP Financial Information schedule attached to this release. Excluding these items, net income attributable to common shares was $63.1 million ($14.33 per share) for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $56.9 million ($12.70 per share) for the second quarter of 2024. Excluding these items, net income attributable to common shares was $114.1 million ($25.98 per share) for the first six months of 2025, compared to $107.3 million ($23.99 per share) for the first six months of 2024.

Forward-Looking Statements

All public statements made by the Company and its representatives that are not statements of historical fact, including certain statements in this press release, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company's 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions by the Company's management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those stated, including, without limitation, comments about expectations related to acquisitions or dispositions or related business activities, the Company's business strategies and objectives, the prospects for growth in the Company's various business operations, the Company's future financial performance, and the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement after the date on which such statement is made, even if new information subsequently becomes available.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY

(Unaudited)

In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) included in this press release, the Company has provided information regarding Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Net income excluding certain items described below, reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company's GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

• the ability to make meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company's ongoing results;
• the ability to identify trends in the Company's underlying business; and
• a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company's underlying business.

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Net income, excluding certain items, should not be considered substitutes or alternatives to computations calculated in accordance with and required by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis.

The gains and losses on marketable equity securities relate to the change in the fair value (quoted prices) of its portfolio of equity securities. The mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest represents the ownership portion of a group of minority shareholders at a subsidiary of the Company's Healthcare business. The Company measures the redemption value of this minority ownership on a quarterly basis with changes in the fair value recorded as interest expense or income, which is included in net income for the period. The effect of gains and losses on marketable equity securities and net interest expense related to fair value adjustments of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest are not directly related to the core performance of the Company's business operations since these items do not directly relate to the sale of the Company's services or products. GAAP requires that the Company include the gains and losses on marketable equity securities and net interest expense related to fair value adjustments of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest in net income on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company excludes the gains and losses on marketable equity securities and net interest expense related to fair value adjustments of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest from the non-GAAP adjusted net income because these items are independent of the Company's core operations and not indicative of the performance of the Company's business operations.

The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures for Net income, excluding certain items, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures: