CENTRAL NEWSPAPERS REPORTS REVENUES FOR FOUR WEEKS ENDED FEBRUARY 25, 1996.INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1996--Central Newspapers, Inc. today announced an increase of 6.6% in revenues for the four weeks ended February February: see month. 25, 1996 compared with the four weeks ended February 19, 1995. Full run-of-press (ROP (1) (Raster Operation) An instruction that manipulates the bits of a bitmapped image in some manner. (2) (RISC Operation) An instruction in a RISC processor. ) advertising linage lin·age also line·age n. 1. The number of lines of printed or written material. 2. Payment for written work at a specified amount per line. linage Noun 1. for the fiscal month was up .1% compared to the prior year. -0-
Revenue
(000s omitted) % Change
(Unaudited) From Prior Year
1996 1995
Current period $44,399 $41,639 +6.6 Year-to-Date 88,816 81,346 +9.2 Central Newspapers is a media company that publishes daily, Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. and weekly newspapers including the Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). Republic and The Gazette in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. , The Star and The News in Indianapolis, Indiana “Indianapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Indianapolis (disambiguation). Indianapolis (IPA: [ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs]) is the capital city of the U.S. , and The Town Talk in Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is a city in Louisiana and the parish seat of Rapides Parish. [1] [2] It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. , as well as smaller community papers in Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). and Louisiana Louisiana (ləwē'zēăn`ə, l  ē'–), state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. . It is the 15th largest U.S.
newspaper company in terms of circulation. -0-PERIOD REVENUE AND STATISTICAL REPORT (Unaudited)
FOUR WEEKS FOUR WEEKS
ENDED ENDED
Feb. 25, Feb. 19, %
1996 1995 Change
CONSOLIDATED REVENUES - NET:
(in thousands)
Advertising $33,715 $31,563 6.8
Circulation 10,371 9,806 5.8
Other 313 270 15.9
Total $44,399 $41,639 6.6
AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION:
Phoenix:
Morning 426,590 421,342 1.2
Evening 63,194 78,582 -19.6
Sunday 620,968 643,811 -3.5
Indianapolis:
Morning 226,570 222,656 1.8
Evening 59,695 79,553 -25.0
Sunday 399,651 397,509 0.5
ADVERTISING LINAGE FOR MAJOR DAILIES: (thousands of inches)
Full run ROP:
Retail 218.7 232.3 -5.9
National 24.5 22.3 9.9
Classified 277.3 265.5 4.4
Total 520.5 520.1 0.1
Part run ROP 172.2 161.1 6.9
FULL RUN LINAGE FOR
MAJOR MARKETS:
Phoenix 332.4 322.6 3.0
Indianapolis 188.1 197.5 -4.8
Total 520.5 520.1 0.1
NUMBER OF PREPRINTS 399 410 -2.7 DISTRIBUTED
EIGHT WEEKS ENDED
YEAR-TO-DATE %
1996 1995 Change
CONSOLIDATED REVENUES - NET:
(in thousands)
Advertising $67,503 $61,527 9.7
Circulation 20,795 19,315 7.7
Other 518 504 2.8
Total $88,816 $81,346 9.2
AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION:
Phoenix:
Morning 423,055 411,880 2.7
Evening 64,713 76,645 -15.6
Sunday 618,223 629,842 -1.8
Indianapolis:
Morning 230,309 224,090 2.8
Evening 59,922 80,073 -25.2
Sunday 399,003 394,778 1.1
ADVERTISING LINAGE FOR MAJOR
DAILIES: (thousands of inches)
Full run ROP:
Retail 455.9 463.4 -1.6
National 50.3 45.3 11.0
Classified 534.1 504.3 5.9
Total 1,040.3 1,013.0 2.7
Part run ROP 357.0 313.9 13.7
FULL RUN LINAGE FOR
MAJOR MARKETS:
Phoenix 669.9 633.9 5.7
Indianapolis 370.4 379.1 -2.3
Total 1,040.3 1,013.0 2.7
NUMBER OF PREPRINTS 749 783 -4.3 DISTRIBUTED CONTACT: Arthur Arthur, king of Britain: see Arthurian legend. Arthur king and hero of Scotland, Wales, and England. [Arthurian Legend: Parrinder, 28] See : Heroism Schmidt & Associates 212/953-5555 |
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