tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2740818283659436725..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Earnings | The sun'll come out, next quarter . . .Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61522961758950948922011-05-15T22:20:51.579-04:002011-05-15T22:20:51.579-04:00Don't know why any of these institutional inve...Don't know why any of these institutional investors would put money in GCI stock. Hardly any dividend to speak of, thanks to the 7% payout. That's not the dividend rate, mind you. Too many other companies that pay a better dividend rate plus have a more solid financial footing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36129587333891444962011-05-14T21:17:10.164-04:002011-05-14T21:17:10.164-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21905536827781477202011-05-14T17:09:46.406-04:002011-05-14T17:09:46.406-04:005 pm is correct about the USCP's profitability...5 pm is correct about the USCP's profitability -- and Newsquest's. Just ask COO Gracia Martore.<br /><br />During <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/earnings-newspaper-profit-margins-as.html" rel="nofollow">an Oct. 15 conference call</a> with Wall Street stock analysts, she replied to questions about Gannett's U.K. subsidiary.<br /><br />"Let me once and for all Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23379149004053833302011-05-14T17:06:58.924-04:002011-05-14T17:06:58.924-04:005:00pm again, should have said,"...try being ...5:00pm again, should have said,"...try being a little less smug and "MORE" accurate...", but the smart ones among us probably didn't need that correction (broadcast excluded), lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34765948887964147792011-05-14T17:03:53.872-04:002011-05-14T17:03:53.872-04:005:00pm here again...and that supposedly great broa...5:00pm here again...and that supposedly great broadcast division of yours delivered the likes of Craig Dubow, enough said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82286310318301170632011-05-14T17:00:57.724-04:002011-05-14T17:00:57.724-04:00To 1:57pm - USCP is STILL profitable even with dec...To 1:57pm - USCP is STILL profitable even with declining revenues. Do you broadcast types know anything about this company? The print side of this business continues to pay the bills boys and girls so why not try to be a little less smug and accurate before suggesting Gannett toss the baby out with the bath water. Gannett is making less money as its margins drop along with revenues but make noAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26547789096066268422011-05-14T13:57:43.333-04:002011-05-14T13:57:43.333-04:00The mighty GCI is in far better than shape than Le...The mighty GCI is in far better than shape than Lee or Tribune and I think Craig deserves credit for keeping us grounding on the reef. I only wish he would split Broadcast off from newspaper, so the profit-generating side of our business can stop propping up publishing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40382278439742247992011-05-14T10:25:42.501-04:002011-05-14T10:25:42.501-04:00Dubow is a poor excuse for a CEO of anything. And ...Dubow is a poor excuse for a CEO of anything. And the Board of Directors is a herd of horses' asses for accepting what he says.<br /><br />Why the heck is Dubow still in office?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76043508699971702282011-05-14T10:14:25.113-04:002011-05-14T10:14:25.113-04:00Jim, this post made me laugh out loud. Classic!Jim, this post made me laugh out loud. Classic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58077219498403958242011-05-14T07:44:51.832-04:002011-05-14T07:44:51.832-04:00A straight face? No, he's smiling, and looking...A straight face? No, he's smiling, and looking quite smug and self-satisfied. Considering the havoc he has wreaked below him to enrich himself, you'd think he'd at least try to pretend to be a little more circumspect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17633417947943992892011-05-14T00:45:49.873-04:002011-05-14T00:45:49.873-04:00How the hell can this guy spew this bullshit with ...How the hell can this guy spew this bullshit with a straight face while continuing to rape and pillage staff at GCI sites?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79028272330439388772011-05-14T00:01:58.393-04:002011-05-14T00:01:58.393-04:00C FLUB...C FLUB...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11761056992065982852011-05-13T23:58:29.840-04:002011-05-13T23:58:29.840-04:00C Dub gonna make us play yahs, baby.C Dub gonna make us play yahs, baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14640399256544194682011-05-13T19:21:59.996-04:002011-05-13T19:21:59.996-04:00Looked at the list of companies making addresses, ...Looked at the list of companies making addresses, and not many that I recognize there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20704346052657205572011-05-13T19:12:45.025-04:002011-05-13T19:12:45.025-04:00Craig could just play a tape of his past wall stre...Craig could just play a tape of his past wall street performances. More hollow promises ahead. Same old same old. Maybe he can shave the beard and put on a decent suit. God knows he can at afford to look like a CEO even if he isn't qualified to be one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5956637433157796452011-05-13T19:08:40.558-04:002011-05-13T19:08:40.558-04:00Can't wait for the latest gobblygook from this...Can't wait for the latest gobblygook from this guy. Analysts will likely give him and Gracia another pass. Hope someone pins them down on the millions being poured into branding/campaigns, new hires and Usat disasters such as the verticals. Were teetering on disaster. No oversight. No accountability. Bad hires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9729539816527344382011-05-13T18:54:49.130-04:002011-05-13T18:54:49.130-04:00Thanks for keeping them honest, Jim. The Wall Stre...Thanks for keeping them honest, Jim. The Wall Street folks know where to go to find out the truth. By now they've all heard about the obscene raises the corporate staff got while the rest of us have sacraficed for this company. Who can possibly respect these people? Serenity now!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com