ATLANTA, March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today granted a waiver of its local ownership rules to permit Gray Media to acquire KXLT-TV (FOX) in the Rochester, Minnesota, television market, where Gray already owns KTTC-TV (NBC). Today's action represents the first FCC approval of a new combination of two full-power, top-four ranked, same-market television stations in over five years.
ATLANTA, March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, Atlanta Braves fans will be able to watch two Spring Training games in Spanish on Telemundo this March. As an extension of its broadcast deal to exclusively air ten Atlanta Braves Spring Training games in 2025, Gray Media will air two of these games simultaneously in Spanish across its 21 Telemundo Affiliate Stations across the Southeast:
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE:GTN ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Hilton Howell - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pat LaPlatney - President & Co-Chief Executive Officer Sandy Breland - Chief Operating Officer Kevin Latek - Chief Legal & Development Officer Jeff Gignac - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Aaron Watts - Deutsche Bank Daniel Kurnos - The Benchmark Company Craig Huber - Huber Research Avi Steiner - JPMorgan Chase & Company Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo Alan Gould - Loop Capital Operator Good morning, and welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the Gray Media 2024 Q4 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] And without further ado, I will now turn the program over to Chairman and CEO, Mr.
Gray Media (GTN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.59 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to loss of $0.24 per share a year ago.
ATLANTA, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media, Inc. (“Gray,” “Gray Media,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (NYSE: GTN) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, which included revenues and expenses both finishing slightly better than guidance. For the full-year 2024, our portfolio of leading television stations earned $497 million of political advertising revenue, which we estimate to be the highest level of political advertising revenue among our peers, in total and on a per television household basis. Total operating expenses (before depreciation, amortization and loss on disposal of assets) in the fourth quarter of 2024 were $648 million, which was 2% below the low end of our previously announced guidance for the quarter. In addition, during 2024, we reduced the outstanding principal amount of our outstanding debt by $520 million, and we finished the year with a slightly lower Leverage Ratio, as defined in our Senior Credit Agreement, than we began the year.
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
ATLANTA, Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media will broadcast Super Bowl LIX using High Dynamic Range (HDR) at all their NEXTGEN TV FOX affiliates, allowing viewers in eight markets to watch the biggest game of the year with improved contrast between the brightest and darkest colors on the screen.
Gray Media, Inc. is actively reducing operating expenses and capital expenditures, while repurchasing debt to improve its financial position and enhance stock valuation. GTN's recent financial performance appears undervalued, with conservative future projections indicating a fair valuation significantly higher than the current market price. The company is focusing on free cash flow growth and net income growth, anticipating increased demand for its stock from 2025 to 2030.