On Feb. 27, media mogul PRIMEDIA
- EBITDA grew by about 13% in the consumer-guides segment and was down slightly at the enthusiast media segment. Total EBITDA increased 6%.
- The company is planning to sell its enthusiast media segment, home of Motor Trend and Automotive.com. The sale will leave just the consumer-guides operating segment.
- PRIMEDIA carries a lowly one-star rating in Motley Fool CAPS. Playboy
(NYSE:PLA) , another publisher of "enthusiast" magazines, has a three-star rating.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$210.8 |
$209.4 |
0.7% |
|
Net Profit |
($13.8) |
($13.7) |
N/A |
|
EPS |
($0.05) |
($0.05) |
N/A |
|
Diluted Shares |
264.2 |
264.0 |
0.1% |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
79.0% |
78.6% |
0.4 |
|
Operating Margin |
14.6% |
13.9% |
0.7 |
|
Net Margin |
(6.6%) |
(6.5%) |
(0.0) |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$5.8 |
$7.3 |
(20.5%) |
|
Accounts Rec. |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
|
Inventory |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
|
Liabilities |
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$1,323.0 |
$1,464.4 |
(9.7%) |
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Cash Flow Highlights
|
Q4 2006 |
Q4 2005 |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash From Ops. |
$5.5 |
($17.0) |
N/A |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$8.4 |
$8.5 |
(1.2%) |
|
Free Cash Flow |
($2.9) |
($25.5) |
N/A |
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