Tribune Media (TRCO) Misses Q2 EPS by 5c

Tribune Media (NYSE: TRCO) reported Q2 EPS of $0.36, $0.05 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.41. Revenue for the quarter came in at $469.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $475.91 million.

"Our financial results for the second quarter reflect our focus on continued expense management and positioning the company for long-term profitable growth," said Peter Kern, Tribune Media's Chief Executive Officer. "We saw strong sequential growth in retransmission revenues during the quarter, which helped offset some softness in core advertising at the national level. While our overall performance was significantly affected by non-recurring expenses and accelerated amortization related to the shift in programming strategy at WGN America, those changes are now behind us, and we expect a much more profitable 2018 with more original hours than the network has ever carried. We continue to aggressively manage expenses across the business; adjusted for the non-recurring costs at WGN America, total consolidated cash expenses were flat despite the continuing increases in network affiliate fees and the increased level of original programming amortization. We also continued monetizing non-core assets, as we sold several real estate properties in the first half of the year, and more recently participated in the sale of CareerBuilder and received a significant portion of our spectrum proceeds. Finally, we remain on track to close our previously announced transaction with Sinclair."

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