| Dec 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues ($Mil): | 31774.00 | 28655.00 | 25327.00 | 23859.00 | 21011.59 | 17474.00 | |
| Depreciation & Amort ($Mil): | 956.00 | 956.00 | 878.00 | 765.00 | 602.61 | 453.00 | |
| Operating Income ($Mil): | 4528.00 | 5331.00 | 4643.00 | 4212.00 | 3071.62 | 2532.00 | |
| Net Income ($Mil): | 5148.00 | 3426.00 | 2314.00 | 2128.00 | 1650.76 | ||
| Earnings Per Share ($): | 1.69 | 1.08 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.40 | |
| Dividends ($): | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Dec 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets ($Mil): | 14328.00 | 15906.00 | 13123.00 | 12779.00 | 10718.56 | 9864.00 | |
| Current Liabilities ($Mil): | 9578.00 | 7494.00 | 6373.00 | 6649.00 | 7452.01 | 6174.00 | |
| Long Term Debt ($Mil): | 13213.00 | 12147.00 | 11385.00 | 10087.00 | 2032.04 | 0.00 | |
| Shares Outstanding (000): | 3126040 | 3147580 | 3155720 | 3266650 | 2660000 | 2660000 | 0 |
| Common Equity ($Mil): | 34752.00 | 32922.00 | 29874.00 | 29377.00 | 32506.27 | 25699.00 |
| Dec 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin (%): | 16.20 | 11.96 | 9.14 | 8.92 | 7.86 | 5.99 | 0.00 |
| Return on Equity (%): | 10.21 | 11051.61 | 7231.25 | 6650.00 | 6.72 | 6.06 | 0.00 |
| Return on Assets (%): | 5 | 5.50 | 4.08 | 3.89 | 3.14 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| P/E Ratio: | 13 | 20.59 | 22.42 | 24.33 | 29.02 | 33.35 | 0.00 |
| Price/Book: | 1 | 2258.13 | 1680.42 | 1713.97 | 1.85 | 2.06 | NaN |
| Debt Equity: | 426.23 | 391.84 | 355.78 | 315.22 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage: | 0.00 | 11.13 | 9.08 | 7.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Book Value ($): | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 9.24 | 6.49 | 0.00 |
| Price/Sales: | 2.46 | 1.47 | 2.12 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 2.03 | NaN |
| Dividend Payout (%): | 6.68 | 9.19 | 17.73 | 6.29 | 5.77 | 7.55 | 0.00 |


| NEWS CORP CL A | -33.80 | 14.78 | |
| NEWS CORP | -37.70 | 14.97 | |
| GANNETT CO INC | -62.60 | 19.07 | |
| E W SCRIPPS CL | -27.20 | 9.20 | |
| N Y TIMES CL A | -42.00 | 13.20 |
