TEGNA (TGNA) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Increase Year Over Year

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TEGNA Inc. (TGNA - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 non-GAAP earnings of 74 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. The figure surged 131% on a year-over-year basis owing to operating income growth and lower tax rates.

On a GAAP basis, revenues increased 31% year over year to $642 million. Top-line growth was primarily driven by increase in political and subscription revenues. However, the figure came below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $643.9 million.

Notably, GAAP revenues had a negative impact of $10 million in the reported quarter due to Premion refunds given in the previous quarters. Due to certain system issues, Premion’s service was not fully delivered to a few end users, following which the company had to issue refunds.

TEGNA’s adjusted revenues, which exclude political advertising, were up 5% year over year to $478.6 million.

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