AND PARTICIPATION IN UPCOMING INVESTOR CONFERENCESHOUSTON, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) ("WES" or the "Partnership") announced that tomorrow before the market open it will make available on its website at www.westernmidstream.com a post-earnings interview with Kristen Shults, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Danny Holderman, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to provide additional insights related to second-quarter 2024 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Software billionaire Dan O’Dowd, the world’s leading authority on software that never fails and can’t be hacked, kicks off a public awareness campaign about the defects of Artificial Intelligence via full-page ads running in today’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times.  The ads also mark the launch of a wider AI-focused campaign from O’Dowd’s software safety advocacy group The Dawn Project, which for the past two years has focused on raising public ...

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The New York Times Company (NYT) continued its decent performance in the second quarter of 2024. The company's adjusted earnings per share came in at 45 cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents. The figure marked an increase from the year-ago adjusted earnings of 38 cents a share. Total revenues of $625.1 million came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $623 million and increased 5.8% year over year. The company added approximately 300,000 net digital-only subscribers compared wi ...

财务数据 - 公司第二季度总收入为6.251亿美元，同比增长5.8%[12] - 第二季度订阅收入为4.393亿美元，同比增长7.2%[12] - 第二季度广告收入为1.192亿美元，同比增长1.2%[12] - 第二季度其他收入为6661万美元，同比增长4.9%[12] - 公司总收入为12.19亿美元，其中订阅收入占71.2%，广告收入占18.3%，其他收入占10.5%[37] - 订阅收入同比增长7.3%，达到4.39亿美元，主要由于数字订阅收入增长12.9%[110] - 数字订阅收入增长主要来自捆绑和多产品订阅收入增加45.4%，以及其他单一产品订阅收入增加6.4%[110] - 数字广告收入占总广告收入的66.8%，同比增长7.8%至7957.5万美元[127] - 其他收入同比增长4.9%至6.7亿美元，主要由于Wirecutter联盟推荐收入增长和内容授权收入增长[129] 盈利能力 - 第二季度营业利润为7941万美元，同比增长42.4%[12] - 第二季度每股基本收益为0.40美元，同比增长42.9%[12] - 2024年上半年公司净收入为1.060亿美元[26] - 公司第二季度和上半年调整后营业利润分别同比增长13.6%和23.7%[98] - NYTG业务第二季度和上半年调整后营业利润分别同比增长7.1%和16.1%[98] - The Athletic业务第二季度和上半年调整后营业亏损分别收窄69.2%和42.0%[98] - 公司第二季度和上半年每股摊薄收益分别增长42.8%和53.9%[98] - 公司调整后的稀释每股收益为0.45美元,同比增长18.4%[153][154] - 公司调整后的营业利润为1.047亿美元,同比增长13.6%,调整后营业利润率为16.7%,同比提升110个基点[155] 现金流与资产负债 - 截至6月30日，公司现金及现金等价物为2.229亿美元，较2023年12月31日减少2.305亿美元[12] - 截至6月30日，公司长期有价证券投资为3.126亿美元，较2023年12月31日增加5.496亿美元[12] - 截至6月30日，公司总资产为26.734亿美元，较2023年12月31日减少0.412亿美元[12] - 公司2023年6月30日的总股东权益为16.072亿美元[25] - 公司2024年6月30日的总股东权益为18.050亿美元[26] - 2024年上半年公司支付股息4.337亿美元[26] - 2024年上半年公司回购股票4.227亿美元[26] - 2024年上半年公司经营活动产生的现金流入为1.333亿美元[28] - 2024年上半年公司投资活动产生的现金流出为9,617万美元[28] - 2024年上半年公司筹资活动产生的现金流出为1.023亿美元[28] - 2024年6月30日公司现金及现金等价物为2.370亿美元[28] - 截至2024年6月30日,公司现金、现金等价物和短期及长期有价证券总额为7.24亿美元[161] 资产负债表项目 - 公司持有的可供出售金融资产中,短期投资的公允价值为1.884亿美元,长期投资的公允价值为3.126亿美元[46,47] - 公司短期和长期可供出售证券的未实现损失总额为1,573,000美元[51][53] - 公司有限期无形资产的账面净值为2.69亿美元,加权平均剩余使用年限为13.4年[58][62] - 公司非上市股权证券的账面价值为2,960万美元[67] - 公司的递延薪酬负债为1,251.2万美元,计入其他负债[77] - 公司的或有对价负债为356.1万美元,计入应计费用和其他负债[77] 其他 - 公司第二季度每股派息0.13美元，同比增长18.2%[12] - 2024年上半年公司股票激励费用为3.289亿美元[26] - 公司在2024年第二季度和2024年前6个月分别确认了150万美元和590万美元的裁员成本[73] - 公司在2024年第二季度和2024年前6个月分别确认了200万美元和300万美元的与微软和OpenAI诉讼相关的成本[74] - 公司在2024年上半年为工会养老金计划缴纳了630万美元的供款,预计2024年全年供款将超过1,200万美元[88] - 公司将Generative AI诉讼费用作为特殊项目从经营业绩中剔除[151] - 公司使用多种非公认会计准则指标来评估业务表现，如调整后每股收益、调整后营业利润等[151] - 公司认为自由现金流(定义为经营活动产生的净现金减去资本支出)提供了有用的信息,可用于加强公司的资产负债表和进行战略性投资[152] - 2022年开始实施的税改法案要求将研发支出资本化并在5年内摊销，预计2024年将对公司现金流产生约2800万美元的负面影响[162]

Key TakeawaysThe New York Times Co. on Wednesday reported second-quarter revenue and profit that beat analysts' estimates.The media outlet topped 10 million digital subscribers and reported digital advertising revenue rose 7.8% year-over-year.Shares rose more than 5% in intraday trading. Shares of the New York Times Co. (NYT) surged in intraday trading Wednesday after the media outlet's second-quarter results beat estimates as its surpassed 10 million digital subscribers for the first time. The Times report ...

For the quarter ended June 2024, New York Times Co. (NYT) reported revenue of $625.1 million, up 5.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.45, compared to $0.38 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $622.92 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.40, the EPS surprise was +12.50%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determin ...

Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Presentation August 7, 2024 Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Terms such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "confidence," "contemplate," "continue," "conviction," "could," "drive," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," ...