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    TEGNA Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Provides Second Quarter Guidance

    5/8/25 7:30:23 AM ET
    $TGNA
    Broadcasting
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    Achieves first quarter key guidance metrics

    Reaffirms 2024/2025 two-year Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance

    TYSONS, Va., May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

    "We're making important progress on the key initiatives that are shaping TEGNA's future," said Mike Steib, CEO. "While the macro environment remains volatile, we're staying focused on execution, reinventing how we serve our local communities to maximize the full opportunity across both linear TV and digital. With industry-leading brands, top talent, and a strong balance sheet, we are well-positioned to win."

    FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

    All Year-Over-Year Comparisons Unless Otherwise Noted:

    • Total company revenue decreased 5% to $680 million in line with our guidance. The primary drivers of the decline were lower political advertising revenue consistent with cyclical even-to-odd year comparison and lower advertising and marketing services (AMS) revenue due to our Super Bowl footprint this year versus last year.
    • Distribution revenue of $380 million was flat primarily due to a favorable comparison with the prior year period related to a temporary service disruption with a distribution partner that began in the fourth quarter of 2023 and was successfully concluded in January 2024 as well as distributor renewals and contractual rate increases, partially offset by subscriber declines.
    • AMS revenue decreased 3% to $286 million, driven by the Super Bowl airing on FOX, our smallest affiliate group, versus CBS last year and continued macroeconomic headwinds. This was partially offset by growth from local sports rights. Normalizing for the Super Bowl impact, AMS revenue was flat.
    • GAAP operating expenses decreased 1% to $571 million and non-GAAP operating expenses1 were flat due to the increase in programming expenses associated with sports rights deals, offset by core operational cost cutting initiatives.
    • GAAP and non-GAAP operating income1 totaled $109 million and $112 million, respectively.
    • GAAP net income attributable to TEGNA Inc. was $59 million and non-GAAP net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.1 was $61 million.
    • GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share1 were $0.36 and $0.37, respectively.
    • Total company Adjusted EBITDA2 decreased 22% to $136 million primarily due to lower political advertising revenue and AMS revenue, partially offset by continued cost benefits from core operational cost cutting initiatives.
    • Net cash flow from operations was $60 million and Adjusted free cash flow3 was $62 million. TEGNA returned $20 million to shareholders through dividends during the first quarter.
    • Interest expense decreased to $42 million due to decreased undrawn fees on the company's revolving credit facility.
    • Cash and cash equivalents totaled $717 million at the end of the first quarter. Net leverage finished the first quarter at 2.8x4.

    _______________

    1 See Table 3 for details

    2 See Table 4 for details

    3 See Table 5 for details

    4 See Table 6 for details

    KEY BUSINESS UPDATES:

    • TEGNA appointed Melissa Zimyeski vice president of product and Mat Yurow vice president of growth. Melissa will lead the management and design of TEGNA's consumer digital products while Mat will focus on growing revenue and audience across digital products.
    • TEGNA has secured local team rights across the NBA, WNBA, NHL and MLB. This is in addition to TEGNA's multiple partnerships with NFL teams to air preseason games for free, over-the-air.
    • The Indiana Fever and WTHR, the TEGNA owned NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, announced a multi-year extension of their landmark distribution agreement to deliver WNBA basketball to central Indiana fans. WTHR and WALV, TEGNA's MeTV affiliate, will air 18 games locally, giving fans across central Indiana access to watch the Fever.
    • Premion launched expanded capabilities and new tools that empower advertisers to execute and optimize campaigns across channels. With the integration of Octillion, Premion has further strengthened its purpose-built local CTV platform and demand-side platform (DSP) to drive full-funnel outcomes. The enhanced DSP now seamlessly integrates CTV into a broader omnichannel strategy, enabling brands to unify CTV with video, audio, display, and retargeting for more cohesive and impactful campaigns.
    • Four of our stations were honored with Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, and a fifth received an Honorable Mention. These awards recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women, and about women in media and entertainment.



    INCOME STATEMENT RECLASSIFICATION

    Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, we are renaming our subscription revenue to now be called distribution revenue and expanding this category to include other distribution revenues that were previously reported under "Other revenues" and "AMS revenues." This revenue category primarily consists of fees paid by satellite, cable, streaming apps (services that deliver video content to consumers over the internet) and telecommunications providers to carry our television signals on their systems. Distribution revenue also includes amounts we earn from licensing content to outside parties for re-distribution. This new presentation results in the consolidated disclosure of the amounts we earn from all sources of content and programming distribution. We have recast the prior year amounts, which were immaterial, to conform to this new presentation5.

    _______________

    5
    See Table 7 for details

    FULL-YEAR AND SECOND QUARTER 2025 OUTLOOK:

    Full-Year 2025 Key Guidance Metrics  
         
    2024/2025 Two-Year Adjusted FCF   $900 million – 1.1 billion
         
    Corporate Expenses   $40 – 45 million
    Depreciation   $60 – 65 million
    Amortization   $33 – 37 million
    Interest Expense   $165 – 170 million
    Capital Expenditures  $50 – 60 million
    Effective Tax Rate   22.0 – 23.0%



    Second Quarter 2025 Key Guidance Metrics  
         
    Reflects expectations relative to second quarter 2024 results  
         
    Total Company GAAP Revenue  Down -4% to -7%
    Total Non-GAAP Operating Expenses  Flat to down -2%
         

    CONFERENCE CALL

    TEGNA will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 8, 2025, to discuss the Company's financial results and other business matters. The teleconference will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by Mike Steib, Chief Executive Officer, and Julie Heskett, Chief Financial Officer.

    The conference call will be webcast on the company's website, and is open to investors, the financial community, the media and other members of the public. To access the meeting by phone, please visit investors.TEGNA.com at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to access the links and register before the conference call begins. Once registered, phone participants will receive dial-in numbers and a unique PIN to access the call.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    Certain statements in this 8-K earnings release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets," "plans," "believes," "expects," "intends," "will," "likely," "may," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "should," "would," "could," "might," "expect," "positioned," "strategy," "future," "potential," "forecast," "outlook," or words, phrases or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, statements regarding TEGNA's future financial and operating results (including growth and earnings), capital allocation framework, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment and current views, projections, estimates, expectations, plans, assumptions and beliefs about future events (in each case subject to change) of TEGNA's senior management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which may be beyond our control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those views, projections, estimates, expectations, plans, assumptions and beliefs expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to:

    • Changes in the market price of TEGNA's shares, general economic and market conditions, constraints, volatility, or disruptions in the capital markets;
    • The possibility that TEGNA's capital allocation plan, including dividends, share repurchases and/or strategic acquisitions, investments and partnerships may not enhance long-term stockholder value;
    • Legal proceedings, judgments or settlements;
    • TEGNA's ability to re-price or renew subscribers;
    • Changes in, or failure or inability to comply with, government regulations including, without limitation, regulations of the FCC, and adverse outcomes from regulatory proceedings;
    • The effects of extreme weather and climate events on our operations as well as our counterparties, customers, employees, third-party vendors and suppliers;
    • Changes in technology, including changes in the distribution and viewing of television programming;
    • The reaction by advertisers, programming providers, strategic partners, FCC or other government regulators to businesses that we may seek to acquire;
    • The risk that we may become responsible for liabilities of businesses that we may acquire;
    • Future financial performance, including our ability to obtain additional financing in the future on favorable terms;
    • The failure of our business to produce projected revenues or cash flows;
    • Continued consolidation in the industry, including MVPDs, vMVPDs, advertising agencies and other important third parties;
    • The loss of key personnel and/or talent or expenditure of a greater amount of resources attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel than in the past;
    • Strikes or other union job actions that affect our operations, including, without limitation, failure to renew our collective bargaining agreements on mutually favorable terms;
    • Uncertainties inherent in the development of new business lines and business strategies;
    • Changes in laws or regulations under which we operate;
    • Competitor responses to our products and services;
    • Changes in consumer behaviors and impacts on and modifications to TEGNA's operations and business relating thereto;
    • The potential effects of tariffs on the demand for our advertising services; and
    • Other economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors and risks that may affect TEGNA's operations or financial results, which are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this 8-K earnings release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.

    The list of factors above is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the matters addressed in this 8-K earnings release and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are qualified by these cautionary statements.

    Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, these expectations may not be achieved. We may change our intentions, beliefs or expectations at any time and without notice, based upon any change in our assumptions or otherwise. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people on a monthly basis across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.

       
    For media inquiries, contact: For investor inquiries, contact:
    Molly McMahon Julie Heskett
    Senior Director, Corporate Communications Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
    703-873-6440 703-873-6747
    [email protected] [email protected]
       



    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars (except per share amounts)
     
    Table No. 1
     
     Quarter ended Mar. 31, 
     2025

     2024

     Change

             
    Revenues$680,049  $714,252   (5%)
             
    Operating expenses:        
    Cost of revenues 440,991   430,567   2%
    Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses 95,547   102,260   (7%)
    Corporate - General and administrative expenses 10,156   14,798   (31%)
    Depreciation 15,479   14,310   8%
    Amortization of intangible assets 8,853   13,660   (35%)
    Asset impairment and other —   1,097  *** 
    Total 571,026   576,692   (1%)
    Operating income 109,023   137,560   (21%)
             
    Non-operating (expense) income:        
    Interest expense (41,811)  (42,368)  (1%)
    Interest income 8,073   5,573   45%
    Other non-operating items, net (1,817)  149,758  *** 
    Total (35,555)  112,963  *** 
             
    Income before income taxes 73,468   250,523   (71%)
    Provision for income taxes 15,161   61,261   (75%)
    Net income 58,307   189,262   (69%)
    Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest 364   298   22%
    Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.$58,671  $189,560   (69%)
             
    Earnings per share:        
    Basic$0.36  $1.06   (66%)
    Diluted$0.36  $1.06   (66%)
             
    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:        
    Basic shares 160,849   177,823   (10%)
    Diluted shares 161,917   178,437   (9%)
                
    *** Not meaningful           
                



    REVENUE CATEGORIES

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars
     
    Table No. 2
     
    Below is a detail of our primary sources of revenue:
     
     Quarter ended Mar. 31,
     2025

     2024

     Change
            
    Distribution$379,556  $380,503  (0%)
    Advertising & Marketing Services 286,397   296,109  (3%)
    Political 3,616   27,828  (87%)
    Other 10,480   9,812  7%
    Total revenues$680,049  $714,252  (5%)
            

    USE OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION

    The company uses non-GAAP financial performance and liquidity measures to supplement the financial information presented on a GAAP basis. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the related GAAP measures, nor should they be considered superior to the related GAAP measures and should be read together with financial information presented on a GAAP basis. Also, our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

    Management and the company's Board of Directors (the "Board") regularly use Employee compensation, Corporate–General and administrative expenses, Operating expenses, Operating income, Income before income taxes, Provision for income taxes, Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc., and Diluted earnings per share, each presented on a non-GAAP basis, for purposes of evaluating company performance. Management and the Board also use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted free cash flow to evaluate company performance and liquidity, respectively. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of our Board uses non-GAAP measures such as Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS, and Adjusted free cash flow to evaluate and compensate senior management. The Board uses Adjusted free cash flow in its periodic assessments of, among other things, repurchases of the company's common stock, the company's dividends, strategic opportunities and long-term debt retirement. The company, therefore, believes that each of the non-GAAP measures presented provides useful information to investors and other stakeholders by allowing them to view our business through the eyes of management and our Board, facilitating comparisons of results across historical periods and focus on the underlying ongoing operating performance of our business. The company also believes these non-GAAP measures are frequently used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in their evaluation of our business and other companies in the broadcast industry.

    The company discusses in this release non-GAAP financial performance and liquidity measures that exclude from its reported GAAP results the impact of "special items" consisting of asset impairment and other, merger and acquisition (M&A)-related costs, retention costs, earnout adjustments, workforce restructuring, and a gain related to the sale of the company's investment in Broadcast Music Inc. ("BMI"). The company believes that such expenses and gains are not indicative of normal, ongoing operations. While these items should not be disregarded in evaluation of our earnings or liquidity performance, it is useful to exclude such items when analyzing current results and trends compared to other periods as these items can vary significantly from period to period depending on specific underlying transactions or events that may occur. Therefore, while we may incur or recognize these types of expenses, charges and gains, in the future, the company believes that removing these items for purposes of calculating the non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with a more focused presentation of our ongoing operating performance.

    The company also discusses Adjusted EBITDA (with and without stock-based compensation expense), a non-GAAP financial performance measure that it believes offers a useful view of the overall operation of its businesses. The company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income attributable to TEGNA before (1) net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, (2) income taxes, (3) interest expense, (4) interest income, (5) other non-operating items, net, (6) M&A-related costs, (7) employee retention costs, (8) workforce restructuring costs, (9) asset impairment and other, (10) earnout adjustments, (11) depreciation and (12) amortization of intangible assets. The company believes these adjustments facilitate company-to-company operating performance comparisons by removing potential differences caused by variations unrelated to operating performance, such as capital structures (interest expense), income taxes, and the age and book appreciation of property and equipment (and related depreciation expense). The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted EBITDA is Net income attributable to TEGNA. Users should consider the limitations of using Adjusted EBITDA, including the fact that this measure does not provide a complete measure of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to purport to be an alternate to net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. In particular, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of cash flow available for management's discretionary expenditures, as this measure does not consider certain cash requirements, such as working capital needs, capital expenditures, contractual commitments, interest payments, tax payments and other debt service requirements.

    This earnings release also discusses Adjusted free cash flow, a non-GAAP liquidity measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted free cash flow is Net cash flow from operating activities. Adjusted free cash flow is defined as Net cash flow from operating activities less payments for purchases of property and equipment plus or minus special items. The company removes special items affecting cash flow from operating activities because we do not consider these items to be indicative of its underlying cash flow generation for the reporting period. Adjusted free cash flow is not intended to be a measure of residual cash available for management's discretionary use since it omits significant sources and uses of cash flow including mandatory debt repayments. The company's 2024/2025 Two-Year Adjusted free cash flow guidance of $900 million to $1.1 billion remains the same.

    This earnings release also presents our net leverage ratio which includes Adjusted EBITDA (without stock-based compensation) as a component of the computation. Our net leverage ratio is a financial measure that is used by management to assess the borrowing capacity of the company and management believes it is useful to investors for the same reason. The company defines its net leverage ratio as (a) net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) as of the balance sheet date divided by (b) Average Annual Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing two-year period.

    The company is furnishing forward-looking guidance with respect to Adjusted free cash flow for the combined 2024-25 years, corporate expenses for fiscal year 2025 and non-GAAP operating expenses for the second quarter of 2025. Our future GAAP financial results will include the impact of special items such as retention costs. The company believes that such expenses are not indicative of normal, ongoing operations. While these items should not be disregarded in evaluation of our earnings performance, it is useful to exclude such items when analyzing current results and trends compared to other periods. Therefore, while we may incur or recognize these types of expenses in the future, the company believes that removing these items for purposes of calculating the non-GAAP basis financial measures provides investors with a more focused presentation of our ongoing operating performance.

    The company is not able to reconcile these amounts to their comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable efforts because certain information necessary to calculate such measures on a GAAP basis is unavailable, dependent on future events outside of our control and cannot be predicted. An example of such information is share-based compensation, which is impacted by future share price movement in the company's stock price and also dependent on future hiring and attrition. In addition, the company believes such reconciliations could imply a degree of precision that might be confusing or misleading to investors. The actual effect of the reconciling items that the company may exclude from these non-GAAP expense numbers, when determined, may be significant to the calculation of the comparable GAAP measures.

     
    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars (except per share amounts)
     
    Table No. 3
     
    Reconciliations of certain line items impacted by special items to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on the company's Consolidated Statements of Income follow:
     
         Special Items    
    Quarter ended Mar. 31, 2025 GAAP

    measure
      Earnout

    adjustment
      Retention costs - SBC  Retention costs - Cash  Non-GAAP

    measure
     
                    
    Employee compensation $173,180  $—  $(826) $(370) $171,984 
    Corporate - General and administrative expenses  10,156   —   (231)  (171)  9,754 
    Operating expenses  571,026   (1,697)  (826)  (370)  568,133 
    Operating income  109,023   1,697   826   370   111,916 
    Income before income taxes  73,468   1,697   826   370   76,361 
    Provision for income taxes  15,161   435   149   69   15,814 
    Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.  58,671   1,262   677   301   60,911 
    Earnings per share - diluted $0.36  $0.01  $—  $—  $0.37 



         Special Items    
    Quarter ended Mar. 31, 2024 GAAP

    measure
      Retention costs - SBC  Retention costs - Cash  M&A related costs  Workforce restructuring  Asset impairment and other  Other non-operating item  Non-GAAP

    measure
     
                             
    Employee compensation $188,561  $(2,893) $(570) $—  $(1,807) $—  $—  $183,291 
    Corporate - General and administrative expenses  14,798   (752)  (221)  (2,290)  (111)  —   —   11,424 
    Operating expenses  576,692   (2,893)  (570)  (2,290)  (1,807)  (1,097)  —   568,035 
    Operating income  137,560   2,893   570   2,290   1,807   1,097   —   146,217 
    Income before income taxes  250,523   2,893   570   2,290   1,807   1,097   (152,867)  106,313 
    Provision for income taxes  61,261   431   77   593   445   284   (36,621)  26,470 
    Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.  189,560   2,462   493   1,697   1,362   813   (116,246)  80,141 
    Earnings per share - diluted(a) $1.06  $0.01  $—  $0.01  $0.01  $—  $(0.65) $0.45 



    (a)
    Per share amounts do not sum due to rounding.



    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars
     
    Table No. 4
     
    Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to net income presented in accordance with GAAP on the company's Consolidated Statements of Income are presented below:
     
     Quarter ended Mar. 31, 
     2025

     2024

          
    Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc. (GAAP basis)$58,671  $189,560 
    Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest (364)  (298)
    Plus: Provision for income taxes 15,161   61,261 
    Plus: Interest expense 41,811   42,368 
    Less: Interest income (8,073)  (5,573)
    Plus (Less): Other non-operating items, net 1,817   (149,758)
    Operating income (GAAP basis) 109,023   137,560 
    Plus: Octillion earnout adjustment 1,697   — 
    Plus: Retention costs - employee awards stock-based compensation 826   2,893 
    Plus: Retention costs - cash 370   570 
    Plus: M&A-related costs —   2,290 
    Plus: Asset impairment and other —   1,097 
    Plus: Workforce restructuring —   1,807 
    Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP basis) 111,916   146,217 
    Plus: Depreciation 15,479   14,310 
    Plus: Amortization of intangible assets 8,853   13,660 
    Adjusted EBITDA$136,248  $174,187 
    Stock-based compensation expenses:     
    Employee awards 6,269   8,240 
    Company stock 401(k) match contributions 4,669   5,429 
    Adjusted EBITDA before stock-based compensation costs$147,186  $187,856 



    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars
     
    Table No. 5
     
    Reconciliation of Adjusted free cash flow to Net cash flow from operating activities presented in accordance with GAAP on the company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is presented below:
     
     March 31, 2025 
     Quarter 
       
    Net cash flow from operating activities (GAAP basis)$59,629 
       
    Less: Purchases of property and equipment (4,946)
       
    Special items:  
    Workforce restructuring 7,166 
    Retention costs - cash 129 
    Total Adjustments 7,295 
       
    Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP basis)$61,978 



     
    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars
     
    Table No. 6
     
    The following table reconciles our total outstanding debt.
     
      Mar. 31, 2025 
    Total outstanding principal$3,090,000 
    Less: Cash and cash equivalents (716,647)
    Net debt (numerator)$2,373,353 



    The following table shows the calculation of the average annual Adjusted EBITDA before stock-based compensation over the trailing two-year period ("T2Y").
     
    Adjusted EBITDA before stock-based compensation:
    First quarter of 20251$147,186 
    Plus: Year ended December 31, 20242 978,753 
    Plus: Year ended December 31, 20232 781,562 
    Less: First quarter of 20233 (214,204)
    Combined T2Y$1,693,297 
    Divided by 2 
    T2Y Adjusted EBITDA (denominator)$846,649 



    The following table shows the calculation of the net leverage ratio.
     
      Mar. 31, 2025 
    Net debt (numerator)$2,373,353 
    T2Y Adjusted EBITDA (denominator)$846,649 
    Net Leverage Ratio 2.8x



    1
    A non-GAAP measure detailed in Table 4.

    2 Refer to page 34 of the 2024 Form 10-K for reconciliations of 2024 and 2023 Adjusted EBITDA before stock-based compensation costs to net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.

    3 Refer to page 22 in our Q1 2024 Form 10-Q for reconciliations of our Q1 2023 Adjusted EBITDA before stock-based compensation costs to net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.



    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    TEGNA Inc.

    Unaudited, in thousands of dollars
     
    Table No. 7
     
    Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, we renamed our subscription revenue to now be called distribution revenue and expanded it to include other distribution revenues formerly reported in Other revenues and AMS revenues. The table below includes quarterly revenue amounts recast to conform to the new revenue classification categories.
     
     Q1 2024  Q2 2024  Q3 2024  Q4 2024  Year ended 2024 
    Distribution$380,503  $371,204  $361,585  $362,783  $1,476,075 
    Advertising & Marketing Services 296,109   298,529   309,661   310,341   1,214,640 
    Political 27,828   31,643   126,318   187,440   373,229 
    Other 9,812   8,987   9,263   9,965   38,027 
    Total revenues$714,252  $710,363  $806,827  $870,529  $3,101,971 


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    • TEGNA Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Provides Second Quarter Guidance

      Achieves first quarter key guidance metrics Reaffirms 2024/2025 two-year Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance TYSONS, Va., May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. "We're making important progress on the key initiatives that are shaping TEGNA's future," said Mike Steib, CEO. "While the macro environment remains volatile, we're staying focused on execution, reinventing how we serve our local communities to maximize the full opportunity across both linear TV and digital. With industry-leading brands, top talent, and a strong balance sheet, we are well-positioned to win." FIRST QUARTER FINANCI

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    • Indiana Fever and WTHR announce extension of their multi-year broadcast agreement to deliver record number of games to fans

      TYSONS, Va. and INDIANAPOLIS, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Indiana Fever and WTHR, the TEGNA owned NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, today announced a multi-year extension of their landmark distribution agreement to deliver more exciting basketball action to central Indiana fans than ever before. WTHR and WALV, TEGNA's MeTV affiliate, will air 18 games locally, giving fans across central Indiana unprecedented access to watch the Fever in action as they fight for a return to the WNBA playoffs. Last season, WTHR's coverage elevated Indiana Fever viewership to new heights as the team's local broadcast home, broadening the fan base beyond hardcore sports enthusiasts. Fever games on W

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    • Premion Expands Omnichannel and Ad Tech Capabilities to Drive Cross-Channel Performance and Fuel Next Growth Phase

      NEW YORK, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premion, the leading premium CTV/OTT advertising solution for regional and local advertisers, today announced the launch of its expanded capabilities and new tools for advertisers to execute and optimize campaigns across channels. With the integration of Octillion, Premion has further strengthened its purpose-built local CTV platform and demand side platform (DSP) to drive full-funnel outcomes. Premion's DSP transforms local CTV advertising with a privacy-focused, cookieless platform that enhances audience targeting and campaign performance across channels, while a powerful device graph enables seamless identity resolution. Unified attribution

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    • Amendment: SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by TEGNA Inc

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    • Amendment: SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by TEGNA Inc

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    • Amendment: SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by TEGNA Inc

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    • TEGNA Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Provides Second Quarter Guidance

      Achieves first quarter key guidance metrics Reaffirms 2024/2025 two-year Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance TYSONS, Va., May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. "We're making important progress on the key initiatives that are shaping TEGNA's future," said Mike Steib, CEO. "While the macro environment remains volatile, we're staying focused on execution, reinventing how we serve our local communities to maximize the full opportunity across both linear TV and digital. With industry-leading brands, top talent, and a strong balance sheet, we are well-positioned to win." FIRST QUARTER FINANCI

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    • TEGNA to Host First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, May 8, 2025

      TYSONS, Va., March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2025 earnings results on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. (ET). The conference call will be webcast through the company's website, and is open to investors, the financial community, the media and other members of the public. To access the meeting by phone, please visit investors.TEGNA.com at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to access the links and register before the conference call begins. Once registered, phone participants will receive dial-in numbers and a unique PIN to seamlessly access the call. TEGNA's earnings announcement will be rel

      3/27/25 8:00:46 AM ET
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    • TEGNA Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results and Provides First Quarter 2025 Guidance

      Achieves fourth quarter key guidance metrics and full-year 2024 capital return commitment Reaffirms 2024/2025 two-year Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance TYSONS, Va., Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024 ended December 31, 2024. "As TEGNA enters its next chapter, we are reinventing how we create and monetize content to capture the full opportunity in both linear TV and digital," said Mike Steib, CEO. "With rapid advancements in technology and a shifting regulatory landscape, we see tremendous potential in broadcasting. Backed by industry-leading brands, top talent, and a strong balance sheet, w

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    • Local News Veteran Adrienne Roark Joins TEGNA as Chief Content Officer

      TYSONS, Va., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) announced today that news veteran Adrienne Roark has been named chief content officer reporting to CEO Mike Steib, effective March 31. With more than three decades of experience in news leadership, local TV station management and innovative content development, Roark brings her proven expertise to TEGNA. Roark joins TEGNA from CBS News and Stations, where she oversaw daily editorial content, managed CBS-owned stations in New York and Boston, launched weather across the network and led the group's data journalism team. Earlier, she oversaw the network's owned and operated stations in the East and Central U.S. Earlier, R

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    • TEGNA Names Scott Dempsey President and General Manager at WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina

      TYSONS, Va., Jan. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) today announced that Scott Dempsey has been named president and general manager at WLTX, TEGNA's CBS affiliate serving Columbia, South Carolina, effective today. In his role, Dempsey is responsible for overseeing the station's operations across all platforms, as well as driving results for advertisers.  Dempsey was vice president and general manager at WBTV, a market-leading CBS affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2015-2022. During his tenure, the station achieved the top position in the market for the first time in thirty-five years, maintaining a consistent ranking within the top two in Charlotte. During his

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    • TEGNA Appoints Dhanusha Sivajee Chief Experience Officer

      TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) today announced the appointment of Dhanusha Sivajee as senior vice president and chief experience officer, effective immediately. Sivajee will serve as a member of the company's leadership team, reporting to CEO Mike Steib. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241111455136/en/Dhanusha Sivajee will oversee TEGNA's research, communications, brand, performance and lifecycle marketing, and the development of consumer digital products. (Photo: Business Wire) Sivajee will lead the end-to-end journey of local community members across TEGNA's award-winning portfolio of linear, connected TV and digital ex

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    • Director West Denmark converted options into 8,281 shares (SEC Form 4)

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    • Director Shapiro Neal converted options into 11,327 shares, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 43,373 units (SEC Form 4)

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    • Director Grimes Karen H. converted options into 11,327 shares, increasing direct ownership by 33% to 45,315 units (SEC Form 4)

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    • SEC Form 10-Q filed by TEGNA Inc

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      5/8/25 4:17:33 PM ET
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    • TEGNA Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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    • SEC Form DEF 14A filed by TEGNA Inc

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    • TEGNA upgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target

      Wells Fargo upgraded TEGNA from Equal Weight to Overweight and set a new price target of $23.00 from $21.00 previously

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    • JP Morgan resumed coverage on TEGNA with a new price target

      JP Morgan resumed coverage of TEGNA with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $17.00 from $22.00 previously

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    • TEGNA downgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target

      Wells Fargo downgraded TEGNA from Overweight to Equal Weight and set a new price target of $24.00

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