Annual Report Index
| Financial Highlights | Annual Report Index |
(In millions, except per share amounts)
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December 28, |
December 29, |
Percentage |
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For Fiscal Years Ended |
1997 |
1996 |
Change |
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Revenues |
$ 910.0 |
$ 765.1 |
18.9% |
|
Operating cash flow |
227.8 |
167.4 |
36.1 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
98.3 |
65.0 |
51.2 |
|
Operating income |
129.5 |
102.4 |
26.5 |
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Income before extraordinary item |
52.5 |
$ 70.5 |
(25.5%) |
|
Net income (loss) |
(10.5) |
70.5 |
— |
|
Stockholders’ equity |
418.2 |
437.2 |
4.3 |
|
Total assets |
1,814.2 |
1,025.5 |
76.9 |
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Average shares and equivalents outstanding |
26.7 |
26.6 |
0.4% |
|
Earnings per share before extraordinary item — assuming dilution |
$1.97 |
$ 2.65 |
(25.7) |
|
Earnings (loss) per share — assuming dilution |
(0.40) |
2.65 |
— |
|
Dividends per share |
0.53 |
0.05 |
6.0 |
|
Stockholders’ equity per share |
15.65 |
16.50 |
(5.2) |
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| *Excludes net income effect of: 1997 extraordinary charge ($63 million; $2.37 per share — assuming dilution); 1995 Pronapade gain ($2.5 million; $0.09 per share — assuming dilution); and 1994 Garden State Newspapers gain ($83.3 million; $3.17 per share — assuming dilution). |
