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Graham Holdings Company Reports First Quarter Earnings

Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. The Company also filed its Form 10-Q today for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Division Operating Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 2025 was $1,165.9 million, up 1% from $1,152.7 million in the first quarter of 2024. Revenues increased at education, healthcare and other businesses, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, manufacturing and automotive. The Company reported operating income of $47.5 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $35.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. The improvement in operating results is due to increases at education, manufacturing and healthcare, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, automotive and other businesses. The Company reported adjusted operating cash flow (non-GAAP) of $88.0 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $82.8 million for the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted operating cash flow improved at education, manufacturing and healthcare, partially offset by declines at television broadcasting, automotive and other businesses. Capital expenditures totaled $14.1 million and $21.5 million for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

There were no significant business acquisitions or dispositions during the first three months of 2025.

Debt, Cash and Marketable Equity Securities

At March 31, 2025, the Company had $864.6 million in borrowings outstanding at an average interest rate of 6.0%, including $184.7 million outstanding on its $300 million revolving credit facility. Cash, marketable equity securities and other investments totaled $1,114.7 million at March 31, 2025.

Overall, the Company recognized $43.8 million and $104.2 million in net gains on marketable equity securities in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Common Stock Repurchases

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company purchased a total of 3,978 shares of its Class B common stock at a cost of $3.5 million. At March 31, 2025, there were 4,360,207 shares outstanding. On September 12, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to acquire up to 500,000 shares of its Class B common stock; the Company has remaining authorization for 462,482 shares as of March 31, 2025.

Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

The Company recorded interest expense of $66.4 million and $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively, to adjust the fair value of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest at Graham Healthcare Group (GHG). The significant adjustment recorded in the first quarter of 2025 is largely related to a substantial increase in the estimated fair value of CSI Pharmacy Holding Company, LLC (CSI).

On February 25, 2025, the Company and a group of minority shareholders entered into an agreement to settle a significant portion of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest for a total of $205 million, which consisted of approximately $186.25 million in cash and $18.75 million in Graham Holdings Company Class B common stock. Refer to Notes 2, 7 and 8 in the Company’s 2025 10-Q filing for additional information.

Overall Company Results

The Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $23.9 million ($5.45 per share) for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $124.4 million ($27.72 per share) for the first quarter of 2024.

The results for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 were affected by a number of items as described in the Non-GAAP Financial Information schedule attached to this release. Excluding these items, net income attributable to common shares was $51.0 million ($11.64 per share) for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $50.4 million ($11.24 per share) for the first quarter of 2024.

Forward-Looking Statements

All public statements made by the Company and its representatives that are not statements of historical fact, including certain statements in this press release, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report to Stockholders, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions by the Company’s management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those stated, including, without limitation, comments about expectations related to acquisitions or dispositions or related business activities, the Company’s business strategies and objectives, the prospects for growth in the Company’s various business operations, the Company’s future financial performance, and the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement after the date on which such statement is made, even if new information subsequently becomes available.

GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31

%

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

Change

Operating revenues

$

1,165,915

 

 

$

1,152,662

 

1

 

Operating expenses

 

1,090,064

 

 

 

1,083,942

 

1

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

20,554

 

 

 

22,527

 

(9

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

7,824

 

 

 

10,751

 

(27

)

Operating income

 

47,473

 

 

 

35,442

 

34

 

Equity in (losses) earnings of affiliates, net

 

(8,428

)

 

 

2,331

 

 

Interest income

 

2,500

 

 

 

2,178

 

15

 

Interest expense

 

(82,277

)

 

 

(19,328

)

 

Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income, net

 

34,617

 

 

 

42,417

 

(18

)

Gain on marketable equity securities, net

 

43,801

 

 

 

104,152

 

(58

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

(4,065

)

 

 

1,647

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

33,621

 

 

 

168,839

 

(80

)

Provision for income taxes

 

7,900

 

 

 

43,500

 

(82

)

Net income

 

25,721

 

 

 

125,339

 

(79

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1,827

)

 

 

(959

)

91

 

Net Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders

$

23,894

 

 

$

124,380

 

(81

)

Per Share Information Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per common share

$

5.50

 

 

$

27.87

 

(80

)

Basic average number of common shares outstanding

 

4,320

 

 

 

4,432

 

 

Diluted net income per common share

$

5.45

 

 

$

27.72

 

(80

)

Diluted average number of common shares outstanding

 

4,358

 

 

 

4,457

 

 

GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY

BUSINESS DIVISION INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

%

(in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

424,731

 

 

$

422,598

 

 

1

 

Television broadcasting

 

 

103,554

 

 

 

113,058

 

 

(8

)

Manufacturing

 

 

98,005

 

 

 

101,903

 

 

(4

)

Healthcare

 

 

173,741

 

 

 

128,201

 

 

36

 

Automotive

 

 

280,991

 

 

 

303,840

 

 

(8

)

Other businesses

 

 

84,897

 

 

 

83,298

 

 

2

 

Corporate office

 

 

620

 

 

 

576

 

 

8

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(624

)

 

 

(812

)

 

 

 

 

$

1,165,915

 

 

$

1,152,662

 

 

1

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

384,698

 

 

$

392,011

 

 

(2

)

Television broadcasting

 

 

79,156

 

 

 

83,425

 

 

(5

)

Manufacturing

 

 

92,525

 

 

 

98,834

 

 

(6

)

Healthcare

 

 

155,424

 

 

 

122,110

 

 

27

 

Automotive

 

 

274,499

 

 

 

294,188

 

 

(7

)

Other businesses

 

 

116,135

 

 

 

112,252

 

 

3

 

Corporate office

 

 

16,629

 

 

 

15,212

 

 

9

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(624

)

 

 

(812

)

 

 

 

 

$

1,118,442

 

 

$

1,117,220

 

 

0

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

40,033

 

 

$

30,587

 

 

31

 

Television broadcasting

 

 

24,398

 

 

 

29,633

 

 

(18

)

Manufacturing

 

 

5,480

 

 

 

3,069

 

 

79

 

Healthcare

 

 

18,317

 

 

 

6,091

 

 

 

Automotive

 

 

6,492

 

 

 

9,652

 

 

(33

)

Other businesses

 

 

(31,238

)

 

 

(28,954

)

 

(8

)

Corporate office

 

 

(16,009

)

 

 

(14,636

)

 

(9

)

 

 

$

47,473

 

 

$

35,442

 

 

34

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

2,119

 

 

$

2,974

 

 

(29

)

Television broadcasting

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

1,350

 

 

1

 

Manufacturing

 

 

2,431

 

 

 

3,120

 

 

(22

)

Healthcare

 

 

118

 

 

 

636

 

 

(81

)

Automotive

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other businesses

 

 

1,791

 

 

 

2,671

 

 

(33

)

Corporate office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,824

 

 

$

10,751

 

 

(27

)

Operating Income (Loss) before Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

42,152

 

 

$

33,561

 

 

26

 

Television broadcasting

 

 

25,758

 

 

 

30,983

 

 

(17

)

Manufacturing

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

6,189

 

 

28

 

Healthcare

 

 

18,435

 

 

 

6,727

 

 

 

Automotive

 

 

6,497

 

 

 

9,652

 

 

(33

)

Other businesses

 

 

(29,447

)

 

 

(26,283

)

 

(12

)

Corporate office

 

 

(16,009

)

 

 

(14,636

)

 

(9

)

 

 

$

55,297

 

 

$

46,193

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

%

(in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

7,764

 

 

$

9,305

 

 

(17

)

Television broadcasting

 

 

2,628

 

 

 

2,868

 

 

(8

)

Manufacturing

 

 

2,703

 

 

 

2,715

 

 

0

 

Healthcare

 

 

1,786

 

 

 

1,594

 

 

12

 

Automotive

 

 

1,729

 

 

 

1,713

 

 

1

 

Other businesses

 

 

3,789

 

 

 

4,183

 

 

(9

)

Corporate office

 

 

155

 

 

 

149

 

 

4

 

 

 

$

20,554

 

 

$

22,527

 

 

(9

)

Pension Expense

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

4,223

 

 

$

4,110

 

 

3

 

Television broadcasting

 

 

1,419

 

 

 

1,639

 

 

(13

)

Manufacturing

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

627

 

 

72

 

Healthcare

 

 

2,999

 

 

 

4,758

 

 

(37

)

Automotive

 

 

27

 

 

 

15

 

 

80

 

Other businesses

 

 

1,716

 

 

 

1,940

 

 

(12

)

Corporate office

 

 

732

 

 

 

945

 

 

(23

)

 

 

$

12,192

 

 

$

14,034

 

 

(13

)

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (non-GAAP)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

$

54,139

 

 

$

46,976

 

 

15

 

Television broadcasting

 

 

29,805

 

 

 

35,490

 

 

(16

)

Manufacturing

 

 

11,690

 

 

 

9,531

 

 

23

 

Healthcare

 

 

23,220

 

 

 

13,079

 

 

78

 

Automotive

 

 

8,253

 

 

 

11,380

 

 

(27

)

Other businesses

 

 

(23,942

)

 

 

(20,160

)

 

(19

)

Corporate office

 

 

(15,122

)

 

 

(13,542

)

 

(12

)

 

 

$

88,043

 

 

$

82,754

 

 

6

 

____________

(1)

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (non-GAAP) is calculated as Operating Income (Loss) before Amortization of Intangible Assets plus Depreciation Expense and Pension Expense.

GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY

EDUCATION DIVISION INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

%

(in thousands)

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

Change

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

261,256

 

 

$

269,798

 

 

(3

)

Higher education

 

 

88,487

 

 

 

80,122

 

 

10

 

Supplemental education

 

 

75,403

 

 

 

72,122

 

 

5

 

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

12

 

 

 

2,588

 

 

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(427

)

 

 

(2,032

)

 

 

 

 

$

424,731

 

 

$

422,598

 

 

1

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

231,194

 

 

$

238,486

 

 

(3

)

Higher education

 

 

75,680

 

 

 

74,603

 

 

1

 

Supplemental education

 

 

69,435

 

 

 

67,542

 

 

3

 

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

6,660

 

 

 

10,173

 

 

(35

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

2,119

 

 

 

2,974

 

 

(29

)

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(390

)

 

 

(1,767

)

 

 

 

 

$

384,698

 

 

$

392,011

 

 

(2

)

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

30,062

 

 

$

31,312

 

 

(4

)

Higher education

 

 

12,807

 

 

 

5,519

 

 

 

Supplemental education

 

 

5,968

 

 

 

4,580

 

 

30

 

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

(6,648

)

 

 

(7,585

)

 

12

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

(2,119

)

 

 

(2,974

)

 

29

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(265

)

 

 

 

 

$

40,033

 

 

$

30,587

 

 

31

 

Operating Income (Loss) before Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

30,062

 

 

$

31,312

 

 

(4

)

Higher education

 

 

12,807

 

 

 

5,519

 

 

 

Supplemental education

 

 

5,968

 

 

 

4,580

 

 

30

 

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

(6,648

)

 

 

(7,585

)

 

12

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(265

)

 

 

 

 

$

42,152

 

 

$

33,561

 

 

26

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

6,549

 

 

$

7,356

 

 

(11

)

Higher education

 

 

456

 

 

 

903

 

 

(50

)

Supplemental education

 

 

753

 

 

 

1,019

 

 

(26

)

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

6

 

 

 

27

 

 

(78

)

 

 

$

7,764

 

 

$

9,305

 

 

(17

)

Pension Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

140

 

 

$

163

 

 

(14

)

Higher education

 

 

1,808

 

 

 

1,781

 

 

2

 

Supplemental education

 

 

1,887

 

 

 

1,818

 

 

4

 

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

388

 

 

 

348

 

 

11

 

 

 

$

4,223

 

 

$

4,110

 

 

3

 

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (non-GAAP)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

Kaplan international

 

$

36,751

 

 

$

38,831

 

 

(5

)

Higher education

 

 

15,071

 

 

 

8,203

 

 

84

 

Supplemental education

 

 

8,608

 

 

 

7,417

 

 

16

 

Kaplan corporate and other

 

 

(6,254

)

 

 

(7,210

)

 

13

 

Intersegment elimination

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(265

)

 

 

 

 

$

54,139

 

 

$

46,976

 

 

15

 

____________

(1)

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (non-GAAP) is calculated as Operating Income (Loss) before Amortization of Intangible Assets plus Depreciation Expense and Pension Expense.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY

(Unaudited)

In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) included in this press release, the Company has provided information regarding Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Net income excluding certain items described below, reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

  • the ability to make meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s ongoing results;
  • the ability to identify trends in the Company’s underlying business; and
  • a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business.

Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Net income, excluding certain items, should not be considered substitutes or alternatives to computations calculated in accordance with and required by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis.

The gains and losses on marketable equity securities relate to the change in the fair value (quoted prices) of its portfolio of equity securities. The mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest represents the ownership portion of a group of minority shareholders at a subsidiary of the Company's Healthcare business. The Company measures the redemption value of this minority ownership on a quarterly basis with changes in the fair value recorded as interest expense or income, which is included in net income for the period. The effect of gains and losses on marketable equity securities and net interest expense related to fair value adjustments of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest are not directly related to the core performance of the Company’s business operations since these items do not directly relate to the sale of the Company’s services or products. The accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) require that the Company include the gains and losses on marketable equity securities and net interest expense related to fair value adjustments of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest in net income on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company excludes the gains and losses on marketable equity securities and net interest expense related to fair value adjustments of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest from the non-GAAP adjusted net income because these items are independent of the Company’s core operations and not indicative of the performance of the Company’s business operations.

The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures for Net income, excluding certain items, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures:

 

Three Months Ended March 31

 

2025

 

2024

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Income

before

income

taxes

 

Income

Taxes

 

Net

Income

 

Income

before

income

taxes

 

Income

Taxes

 

Net

Income

Amounts attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

$

33,621

 

 

$

7,900

 

 

$

25,721

 

 

$

168,839

 

 

$

43,500

 

 

$

125,339

 

Attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

(1,827

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(959

)

Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

23,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

124,380

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charges related to non-operating Separation Incentive Programs

 

624

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

418

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

311

 

Interest expense related to the fair value adjustment of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

66,407

 

 

 

16,035

 

 

 

50,372

 

 

 

1,876

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,781

 

Net gains on marketable equity securities

 

(43,801

)

 

 

(11,231

)

 

 

(32,570

)

 

 

(104,152

)

 

 

(26,668

)

 

 

(77,484

)

Net losses of affiliates whose operations are not managed by the Company

 

11,910

 

 

 

3,054

 

 

 

8,856

 

 

 

1,486

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

1,106

 

Net non-operating loss from impairment of a cost method investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

406

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

302

 

Net Income, adjusted (non-GAAP)

 

 

 

 

$

51,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

50,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per share information attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted income per common share, as reported

 

 

 

 

$

5.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27.72

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charges related to non-operating Separation Incentive Programs

 

 

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.07

 

Interest expense related to the fair value adjustment of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

11.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.40

 

Net gains on marketable equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

(7.43

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17.27

)

Net losses of affiliates whose operations are not managed by the Company

 

 

 

 

 

2.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.25

 

Net non-operating loss from impairment of a cost method investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.07

 

Diluted income per common share, adjusted (non-GAAP)

 

 

 

 

$

11.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The adjusted diluted per share amounts may not compute due to rounding.

 

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