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Big Flower Reports Record Second Quarter Results.


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1998--

Net income increased 77%; diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  rose 58% over second quarter last year

Big Flower Holdings, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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) announced today that second quarter 1998 net income grew 77% to $8.3 million, or 38 cents per diluted share, compared with an adjusted net income of $4.7 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, for the prior year's second quarter. Driven by a 30% increase in sales, Big Flower's operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 increased 53% and EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  grew to $53.4 million, a 46% increase over the same period in 1997. The increases reflect the successful integration of 13 marketing and advertising services companies Big Flower has acquired since September September: see month.  1997 and the continued higher-margin growth in the direct marketing and digital services businesses.

Following are the results for the quarter:

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) -0-

   Three Months Ended June 30,
                                   1998         1997        % Change

Net Sales                      $ 412,870    $  316,838        30.3%
EBITDA (1)                        53,441        36,557 (2)    46.2%
Operating Income                  31,767        20,799 (2)    52.7%
Net Income                         8,306         4,694 (2)    76.9%
Basic Earnings Per Share       $    0.42    $     0.25 (2)    68.0%
Diluted Earnings Per Share          0.38          0.24 (2)    58.3%
Diluted Earnings Per Share
 before Amortization of
  Intangibles (3)                   0.57          0.40 (2)    42.5%
After-Tax Cash Flow Per Share (4)   0.94          0.76 (2)    23.7%




(1) "EBITDA" represents operating income plus depreciation and amortization of intangibles Property that is a "right" such as a patent, Copyright, or trademark, or one that is lacking physical existence, such as good will. .

(2) Excludes $0.6 million of pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 costs related to the Company's secondary stock offering in June June: see month.  1997 as well as an extraordinary loss of $3.0 million (net of tax) related to the early termination The point where a line, channel or circuit ends. See SCSI termination and hybrid.  of a revolving credit Revolving Credit

A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs.
 facility.

(3) Diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 adjusted to exclude after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
 amortization per share.

(4) Diluted earnings per share plus after-tax depreciation and amortization per share.

Commenting on the second quarter, President and Chief Executive Officer Edward Edward

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  • Brandon Reilly, frontman of the band "Nightmare of You"
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 said, "The strong second quarter results reflect the successful implementation of our expansion strategy as we add and emphasize businesses in the faster-growth areas of direct marketing and digital services. We continued to execute To run a program, which causes the computer to carry out its instructions. See executable code, instruction and EXE file.

execute - execution
 our acquisition strategy in the second quarter by integrating Reach America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , a software targeting program for retailers and newspapers; Enteron en·ter·on
n.
The alimentary canal; the intestines.



enteron

the gut or alimentary canal; usually used in medicine with specific reference to the small intestine.
, a large digital premedia company with strategic locations serving the Chicago Chicago, city, United States
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 and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 advertising markets; ColorStream ColorStream is Toshiba's trademark name for their component video interconnect.

Colorstream is a video-display standard that rose into popularity with the advent of high-resolution applications such as DVD players and High-definition television.
, a one-to-one one-to-one
adj.
1. Allowing the pairing of each member of a class uniquely with a member of another class.

2. Mathematics
 marketing services organization, and Adtraq Data Systems and KTS KTS Knots (plural of knot, 1 nautical mile per hour)
KTS Key Telephone System
KTS Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
KTS Kill the Spams (email filter)
KTS Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC
 Automation, providers of specialty software An umbrella term for software that is designed for a specific application or niche. What is specialty software one day can become a mainstream application the next. See special.  systems to advertising agencies. As a result, approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 30% of our year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 revenues were from our direct marketing services and digital services segments and more than 40% of our year-to-date EBITDA, excluding corporate expenses, was generated from those faster-growth businesses."

Commenting on the primary businesses by segment, Mr. Reilly added, "We had a strong performance in the Insert Advertising and Newspaper Services segment with increased volume despite some strategic curtailment Curtailment

The act of contracting or reducing operations of a company in the hope of bringing it financial or operational stability. This management technique is often used when a company has grown too fast and is unable to effectively manage its operations.
 of insert page counts on the part of a few major national retailers. We expect these customers to return to larger page count insert programs in the fourth quarter."

"In our Direct Marketing Services segment, we had a strong demand from our financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 customers and we saw a growing demand for our higher-margin direct marketing services such as database management and web site fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
. We believe the momentum will continue for the balance of the year as we continue to introduce new and existing customers to our integrated marketing services."

"In our Digital Services group, we continued the expansion of domestic and international capabilities with the addition of new services and customers. We continue to make inroads inroads
Noun, pl

make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings

inroads npl to make inroads into [+
 in securing contractual premedia business in content management, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle.  management systems. At Columbine columbine, in botany
columbine (kŏl`əmbīn), any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers.
, we added 30 new channels to our Paradigm system and achieved an accelerated schedule of installations."

Insert Advertising and Newspaper Services

Sales rose to $266.6 million, with operating income of $21.6 million and EBITDA of $33.1 million, posting year-over-year gains of 17%, 27% and 23%, respectively. These results reflect the acquisition of RCPC See Regional Check Processing Center. , increased volume and demand for inserts, new business gains in the Target Reach program with customers in the financial and consumer goods consumer goods

Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and
 industries, and growth in business from home improvement and electronics and computer retailers. The business gains were offset by a higher percentage of lower-priced products in the work mix from a few national retailers, a condition which we expect will improve by the fall.

Direct Marketing Services

Sales increased to $66.3 million, a gain of 45% compared to the same period last year. Operating income was $8.7 million, a gain of 47%, and EBITDA rose to $12.3 million, an increase of 41%. The acquisitions of U.K.-based Olwen In Welsh mythology, Olwen is the daughter of the giant Ysbaddaden. She is the heroine of the story Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion.

Her father is fated to die if she ever marries, so when Culhwch comes to court her, he is given a series of immensely difficult
 Direct Mail, IMPCO, a database and response management provider, and ColorStream, a Chicago-based targeted marketing company, contributed to the sales growth, as did the continuing development of retail business and strength in the core business of individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize  
tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es
1. To give individuality to.

2. To consider or treat individually; particularize.

3.
 direct mail.

Digital Services

Sales grew to $65.2 million from $22.2 million in the same period a year ago. Operating income rose from $2.0 million to $6.4 million, an increase of 217%, notwithstanding significant expenditures on marketing and expanded production capacity. EBITDA increased from $3.8 million to $11.8 million, a gain of 209%. Growth in digital services resulted from the acquisitions of additional faster-growth, higher margin businesses including Columbine JDS See Java Desktop System. , Gamma One, U.K.-based BSS See 802.11.

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, Production Response and Lifeboat Matey mat·ey  
adj. Chiefly British
Sociable; friendly.


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Adjective

Brit informal friendly or intimate

Adj. 1.
, the Enteron Group and Adtraq Data Systems and KTS Automation Systems. The Laser Tech group also benefited from an increase in long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 contracts with commercial and packaging customers, while Columbine JDS had continued success with the international licensing of its Paradigm multi-channel See multichannel.  software system.

Specialty A contract under seal.

A specialty is a written document that has been sealed and delivered and is given as security for the payment of a specifically indicated debt.
 Products and Commercial Printing

Sales decreased from $22.8 million to $17.3 million, a decline of 24%, reflecting the elimination of a joint agreement in April. This segment's operating loss operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 increased slightly from $0.8 million to $1.0 million, and EBITDA declined by $0.4 million from the same period last year.

Big Flower Holdings, Inc. is a leading advertising, marketing and information services See Information Systems.  company specializing in targeted advertising inserts and circulation-building newspaper products, customized direct mail and direct marketing services and digital services, including outsourced Outsourced is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance, directed by John Jeffcoat, released in 2007. Synopsis
Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) spends his days managing a customer call center for American Novelty Products in Seattle, until his job,
 digital premedia and computer-based management systems for the broadcast industry. For the twelve months ended June 30, 1998, the Company's pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 revenues were approximately $1.7 billion, including the recently completed acquisitions.

When used in this discussion, the words "expects," "believes," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results in the future could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of fluctuations in the cost of paper and other raw materials used by the Company, changes in the advertising markets, the financial conditions of the Company's customers and the general condition of the domestic and international economies.

Contact: Big Flower Holdings, Inc., Nancy S Nancy (näNsē`), city (1990 pop. 102,410), capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., NE France, on the Meurthe River and the Marne-Rhine Canal. It is the administrative, economic, and educational center of Lorraine. . Murray Murray, river, Australia
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, 212/521-1606

nmurray@bigflower.com -0-


                       BIG FLOWER HOLDINGS, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
       (Dollars and Shares in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                                   Three Months Ended June 30,
                               1998           1997         1997
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                              Actual         Actual      Adjusted

Net sales                     $ 412,870      $ 316,838    $ 316,838
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
Operating expenses:
Costs of production             309,813        248,909      248,909
Selling, general and
  administrative                 49,616         31,952       31,372(a)
Depreciation                     15,499         11,571       11,571
Amortization of intangibles       6,175          4,187        4,187
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                                381,103        296,619      296,039
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
Operating income                 31,767         20,219       20,799
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense                 13,518          9,794        9,794
Amortization of deferred
  financing costs                   426            417          417
Interest income                     (80)          (102)        (102)
Dividends of a
  subsidiary trust                1,725              -            -
Other, net                          798          1,726        1,726
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                                 16,387         11,835       11,835
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
Income before income
  tax expense                    15,380          8,384        8,964
Income tax expense                7,074          3,991        4,270
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
Income before
  extraordinary item              8,306          4,393        4,694
Extraordinary item, net               -         (2,959)           -(a)
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ============   ============ ============
Net income                      $ 8,306        $ 1,434      $ 4,694
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

Earnings per share:
Basic net income per share
  before extraordinary item      $ 0.42         $ 0.24       $ 0.25
Extraordinary item per
  basic share                         -          (0.16)           -
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ============   ============ ============
Basic net income per share       $ 0.42         $ 0.08       $ 0.25
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

Weighted average basic
  shares outstanding             19,643         18,529       18,529
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

Net income for diluted
  earnings per share            $ 9,341        $ 1,434      $ 4,694
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

Diluted net income per share
  before extraordinary item      $ 0.38         $ 0.23       $ 0.24
Extraordinary item per
  diluted share                       -          (0.16)           -
                            ------------   ------------ ------------
                            ============   ============ ============
Diluted net income per share     $ 0.38         $ 0.07       $ 0.24
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

Weighted average diluted
  shares outstanding             24,843         19,296       19,296
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

Supplemental Information:

Net income per diluted share
  before amortization of
    intangibles (b)              $ 0.57         $ 0.23       $ 0.40
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

After-tax cash flow per
  diluted share (c)              $ 0.94         $ 0.59       $ 0.76
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============

EBITDA (d)                     $ 53,441       $ 35,977     $ 36,557
                            ============   ============ ============
                            ============   ============ ============


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

(a) Excludes $0.6 million of costs associated with the Company's
    secondary offering in June 1997 (and the related tax effect) as
    well as an extraordinary loss of $3.0 million (net of tax benefit)
    related to the termination of a revolving credit facility.
(b) Diluted net income per share adjusted to exclude after-tax
    amortization per share.
(c) Diluted net income per share plus after-tax depreciation and
    amortization per share.
(d) "EBITDA" represents operating income plus depreciation and
    amortization of intangibles.

                         BIG FLOWER HOLDINGS, INC.
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
          (Dollars and Shares in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                                   Six Months Ended June 30,
                                1998       1997      1997
                             ---------   -------   --------
                             ---------   -------   --------
                               Actual     Actual    Adjusted

Net sales                    $ 796,772  $ 614,339  $ 614,339
                             ---------  ---------  ---------
                             ---------  ---------  ---------

Operating expenses:
Costs of production           605,001     484,154    484,154
Selling, general and
 administrative                98,053     63,102      62,522  (a)
Depreciation                   30,388     23,000      23,000
Amortization of intangibles    12,043      8,288       8,288
                              -------     ------      ------
                              -------     ------      ------
                              745,485    578,544     577,964
                              -------    -------     -------
                              -------    -------     -------
Operating income               51,287     35,795      36,375
                              -------    -------     -------
                              -------    -------     -------
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense              26,547      19,504      19,504
Amortization of deferred
 financing costs                 855         972         972
Interest income                 (200)      (222)        (222)
Dividends of a subsidiary
 trust                        3,450
Other, net                    3,245       3,861          3,861
                             ------      ------         ------
                             ------      ------         ------
                             33,897      24,115         24,115
                             ------      ------         ------
Income before income
 tax expense                 17,390      11,680         12,260
Income tax expense            7,999       5,606          5,885
                             ------      ------         ------
                             ------      ------         ------
Income before
 extraordinary item           9,391      6,074           6,375
Extraordinary
 item, net                      -       (2,959)            -(a)
                         ------------  ------------ -----------
                         ============  ============ ============
Net income                  $ 9,391    $ 3,115        $ 6,375
                         ============  ============ -============

Earnings per share:
Basic net income
 per share before
 extraordinary item         $ 0.48     $ 0.33         $ 0.34
Extraordinary item
 per basic share                -       (0.16)             -
                       ------------  ------------  -----------

                       ============  ============  ============
Basic net income
 per share                 $ 0.48      $ 0.17         $ 0.34
                       ============  ============   ============
                       ============  ============   ============
Weighted average
 basic shares
 outstanding               19,549      18,557         18,557
                       ============  ============  ============
                       ============  ============  ============
Net income for diluted
 earnings per share      $ 11,461     $ 3,115        $ 6,375
                       ============  ============  ============
                       ============  ============  ============

Diluted net income
 per share before
 extraordinary item        $ 0.46      $ 0.32         $ 0.33
Extraordinary item per
 diluted share                  -      (0.16)             -
                       ------------  -----------   ------------

                       ============  ============  ============
Diluted net
 income per share         $ 0.46      $ 0.16          $ 0.33
                      ============  ============  ============
Weighted average diluted
 shares outstanding       24,698      19,296         19,296
                      ============  ============ ============
                      ============  ============ ============
Supplemental Information:
Net income per diluted
 share before amortization
 of intangibles (b)      $ 0.83       $ 0.48         $ 0.65
                      ============  ============ ============
                      ============  ============ ============

After-tax cash flow per
  diluted share (c)      $ 1.57       $ 1.19         $ 1.36
                      ===========  ============  ============
                      ===========  ============  ============
EBITDA (d)             $ 93,718        $ 67,083       $ 67,663
                      ============  ============  ============
                      ============  ============  ============

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 1998

    (a) Excludes $0.6 million of costs associated with the Company's
secondary offering in June 1997 (and the related tax effect) as well
as an extraordinary loss of $3.0 million (net of tax benefit) related
to the termination of a revolving credit facility.

    (b) Diluted net income per share adjusted to exclude after-tax
amortization per share.

    (c) Diluted net income per share plus after-tax depreciation and
amortization per share.

    (d) "EBITDA" represents operating income plus depreciation and
amortization of intangibles.


 BIG FLOWER HOLDINGS, INC.
 BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
 (in thousands)
                             Three Months Ended
                                   June 30,
                          ---------------------------
                          ---------------------------
                               1998          1997       % Change
                          -------------  ------------    ---------
                          -------------  ------------    ---------
                                      Actual
                          -----------------------------------------
                          -----------------------------------------

NET SALES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $ 266,610    $ 227,465       17.2%
 Direct Marketing Services      66,336       45,607       45.5%
 Digital Services               65,235       22,206      193.8%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing           17,330       22,778      -23.9%
 Elimination                    (2,641)      (1,218)    -116.8%
                                 -----       ------
                                 =====       ======
       Consolidated          $ 412,870    $ 316,838       30.3%
                               =======      =======
                               =======      =======

OPERATING INCOME
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  21,583    $  17,001       27.0%
 Direct Marketing Services       8,692        5,921       46.8%
 Digital Services                6,434        2,031      216.8%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing           (1,019)        (817)     -24.7%
 General Corporate              (3,923)      (3,917)     - 0.2%
                                ------       ------
                                ======       ======
     Consolidated            $  31,767    $  20,219       57.1%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======

DEPRECIATION
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $   7,591    $   6,325       20.0%
 Direct Marketing Services       3,181        2,650       20.0%
 Digital Services                3,852        1,478      160.6%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              728          944      -22.9%
 General Corporate                 147          174      -15.5%
                                ------        -----
                                ======        =====
     Consolidated            $  15,499    $  11,571       33.9%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======

AMORTIZATION
OF INTANGIBLES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $   3,888    $   3,464       12.2%
 Direct Marketing Services         476          212      124.5%
 Digital Services                1,526          319      378.4%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              160          192      -16.7%
 General Corporate                 125         --          --
                                ------       ------
                                ======       ======
      Consolidated           $   6,175    $   4,187       47.5%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======

EBITDA (a)
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  33,062    $  26,790       23.4%
 Direct Marketing Services      12,349        8,783       40.6%
 Digital Services               11,812        3,828      208.6%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing             (131)         319     -141.1%
 General Corporate              (3,651)      (3,743)       2.5%
                                ------       ------
                                ======       ======
       Consolidated          $  53,441    $  35,977       48.5%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======

                                                Adjusted
                             ---------------------------------------

NET SALES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $ 266,610    $ 227,465          17.2%
 Direct Marketing Services      66,336       45,607          45.5%
 Digital Services               65,235       22,206         193.8%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing           17,330       22,778         -23.9%
 Elimination                    (2,641)      (1,218)       -116.8%
                                ------       ------
                                ======       ======
     Consolidated            $ 412,870    $ 316,838          30.3%
                               ======       =======
                               ======       =======

OPERATING INCOME
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  21,583    $  17,001          27.0%
 Direct Marketing Services       8,692        5,921          46.8%
 Digital Services                6,434        2,031         216.8%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing           (1,019)        (817)        -24.7%
 General Corporate              (3,923)      (3,337)        -17.6%
                                ------       ------
                                ======       ======
      Consolidated           $  31,767    $  20,799          52.7%
                                ======      =======
                                ======      =======

DEPRECIATION
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $   7,591    $   6,325          20.0%
 Direct Marketing Services       3,181        2,650          20.0%
 Digital Services                3,852        1,478         160.6%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              728          944         -22.9%
 General Corporate                 147          174         -15.5%
                                 ------       ------
                                 ======       ======
      Consolidated           $  15,499    $  11,571          33.9%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======

AMORTIZATION
OF INTANGIBLES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $   3,888    $   3,464          12.2%
 Direct Marketing Services         476          212         124.5%
 Digital Services                1,526          319         378.4%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              160          192         -16.7%
 General Corporate                 125          --            --
                                 ------      ------
                                 ======      ======
     Consolidated            $   6,175    $   4,187          47.5%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======

EBITDA (a)
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  33,062    $  26,790          23.4%
 Direct Marketing Services      12,349        8,783          40.6%
 Digital Services               11,812        3,828         208.6%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing             (131)         319        -141.1%
 General Corporate              (3,651)      (3,163)       - 15.4%
                                ------       ------
                                ======       ======
    Consolidated             $  53,441    $  36,557          46.2%
                                ======       ======
                                ======       ======


                                     Six Months Ended

                                           June 30,

                                 ---------------------------
                                 ---------------------------

                                 1998          1997     % Change
                              -------------- --------  ------------
                              -------------  --------- ------------
                                                  Actual

                            -----------------------------------------
                -----------------------------------------
NET SALES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $ 517,637    $ 430,207       20.3%
 Direct Marketing Services     129,130       89,954       43.6%
 Digital Services              112,836       42,085      168.1%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing           41,560       54,504      -23.7%
 Elimination                    (4,391)      (2,411)     -82.1%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
       Consolidated          $ 796,772    $ 614,339       29.7%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

OPERATING INCOME
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  32,406    $  25,751       25.8%
 Direct Marketing Services      14,796       10,642       39.0%
 Digital Services               11,166        3,577      212.2%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              769        3,125      -75.4%
 General Corporate              (7,850)      (7,300)      -7.5%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
     Consolidated            $  51,287    $  35,795       43.3%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

DEPRECIATION
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  15,716    $  12,783       22.9%
 Direct Marketing Services       6,255        5,200       20.3%
 Digital Services                6,674        2,850      134.2%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing            1,453        1,881      -22.8%
 General Corporate                 290          286        1.4%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
     Consolidated            $  30,388    $  23,000       32.1%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

AMORTIZATION
OF INTANGIBLES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $   7,776    $   6,906       12.6%
 Direct Marketing Services         977          418      133.7%
 Digital Services                2,695          637      323.1%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              345          327        5.5%
 General Corporate                 250         --          --
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
      Consolidated           $  12,043    $   8,288       45.3%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

EBITDA (a)
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  55,898    $  45,440       23.0%
 Direct Marketing Services      22,028       16,260       35.5%
 Digital Services               20,535        7,064      190.7%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing            2,567        5,333      -51.9%
 General Corporate              (7,310)      (7,014)      -4.2%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
       Consolidated          $  93,718    $  67,083       39.7%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========


                                            Adjusted
                            ----------------------------------------

NET SALES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $ 517,637    $ 430,207       20.3%
 Direct Marketing Services     129,130       89,954       43.6%
 Digital Services              112,836       42,085      168.1%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing           41,560       54,504      -23.7%
 Elimination                    (4,391)      (2,411)     -82.1%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
     Consolidated            $ 796,772    $ 614,339       29.7%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

OPERATING INCOME
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  32,406    $  25,751       25.8%
 Direct Marketing Services      14,796       10,642       39.0%
 Digital Services               11,166        3,577      212.2%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              769        3,125      -75.4%
 General Corporate              (7,850)      (6,720)     -16.8%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
      Consolidated           $  51,287    $  36,375       41.0%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

DEPRECIATION
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  15,716    $  12,783       22.9%
 Direct Marketing Services       6,255        5,200       20.3%
 Digital Services                6,674        2,850      134.2%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing            1,453        1,881      -22.8%
 General Corporate                 290          286        1.4%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
      Consolidated           $  30,388    $  23,000       32.1%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

AMORTIZATION
OF INTANGIBLES
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $   7,776    $   6,906       12.6%
 Direct Marketing Services         977          418      133.7%
 Digital Services                2,695          637      323.1%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing              345          327        5.5%
 General Corporate                 250         --           --
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
     Consolidated            $  12,043    $   8,288       45.3%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========

EBITDA (a)
 Insert Advertising &
  Newspaper Services         $  55,898    $  45,440       23.0%
 Direct Marketing Services      22,028       16,260       35.5%
 Digital Services               20,535        7,064      190.7%
 Specialty Products &
  Commercial Printing            2,567        5,333      -51.9%
 General Corporate              (7,310)      (6,434)     -13.6%
                             ---------    ---------
                             =========    =========
    Consolidated             $  93,718    $  67,663       38.5%
                             =========    =========
                             =========    =========


    (a) EBITDA represents operating plus depreciation, amortization
of intangibles and merger costs.

    (1) Excludes $0.6 million of costs related to the Company's
secondary stock offering.


    CONTACT:  Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
               Nancy S. Murray, 212/521-1606
               nmurray@bigflower.com


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