| Sep 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues ($Mil): | 6929.09 | 7439.46 | 8033.35 | 7598.93 | 7381.28 | 6711.11 | 6422.24 |
| Depreciation & Amort ($Mil): | 285.12 | 285.12 | 276.77 | 276.18 | 244.02 | 231.53 | 222.44 |
| Operating Income ($Mil): | 1654.85 | 2005.28 | 2275.00 | 2322.43 | 2391.70 | 2212.55 | 2148.75 |
| Net Income ($Mil): | 827.87 | 1055.61 | 1160.78 | 1244.65 | 1317.18 | 1160.12 | 1160.12 |
| Earnings Per Share ($): | 3.61 | 4.52 | 4.90 | 5.05 | 4.92 | 4.46 | 4.31 |
| Dividends ($): | 1.60 | 1.42 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets ($Mil): | 1345.98 | 1343.25 | 1532.01 | 1462.07 | 1370.69 | 1223.26 | 1133.07 |
| Current Liabilities ($Mil): | 1207.35 | 962.16 | 1116.94 | 1096.34 | 1005.45 | 961.83 | 958.62 |
| Long Term Debt ($Mil): | 3908.31 | 4098.33 | 5210.02 | 5438.27 | 4607.74 | 3834.51 | 4547.26 |
| Shares Outstanding (000): | 228110 | 232140 | 234320 | 239890 | 255250 | 271060 | 267270 |
| Common Equity ($Mil): | 6606.00 | 9017.15 | 8382.26 | 7570.56 | 8164.00 | 8422.98 | 6911.79 |
| Sep 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin (%): | 11.95 | 14.19 | 14.45 | 16.38 | 17.84 | 18.05 | 18.06 |
| Return on Equity (%): | 11.20 | 11.71 | 13.85 | 16.44 | 16.13 | 14.38 | 16.78 |
| Return on Assets (%): | 6 | 6.64 | 7.15 | 7.91 | 8.55 | 8.24 | 8.45 |
| P/E Ratio: | 2 | 10.90 | 11.12 | 13.52 | 16.16 | 15.94 | 0.00 |
| Price/Book: | 0 | 1.27 | 1.52 | 2.16 | 2.49 | 2.29 | 0.00 |
| Debt Equity: | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.66 |
| Interest Coverage: | 5.59 | 6.58 | 6.97 | 9.63 | 15.19 | 14.21 | 13.06 |
| Book Value ($): | 28.96 | 38.84 | 35.77 | 31.56 | 31.98 | 31.07 | 25.86 |
| Price/Sales: | 0.79 | 0.25 | 1.59 | 2.15 | 2.75 | 2.87 | 0.00 |
| Dividend Payout (%): | 44.38 | 31.23 | 24.22 | 21.59 | 20.15 | 21.93 | 21.66 |


| NEWS CORP CL A | -73.80 | 6.83 | |
| NEWS CORP | -73.20 | 7.07 | |
| GANNETT CO INC | -83.50 | 7.52 | |
| N Y TIMES CL A | -64.10 | 7.10 | |
| E W SCRIPPS CL | -84.50 | 3.08 |
