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S&P Lowers New York Times Debt Ratings (Dinosaur Media DeathWatchâ„¢)
biz.yahoo.com ^ | July 21, 2006 | Staff

Posted on 07/21/2006 10:13:15 AM PDT by abb

Standard & Poor's Downgrades New York Times Co. to "A-" From "A" on Challenging Environment

NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on New York Times Co. to "A-" from "A," citing continuous challenges in the newspaper sales environment and additional spending related to New York-area printing facility consolidation plans.

The agency also lowered the company's short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings to "A-2" from "A-1."

"New York Times' financial profile is weak for the ratings, and improvement is not expected until the company finishes construction of its headquarters in the second quarter of 2007, and the plant consolidation project in the second quarter of 2008," Standard & Poor's said in a statement.

New York Times, which in addition to its flagship paper also operates the Boston Globe, International Herald Tribune and 15 other daily newspapers, said Tuesday it plans to sublease its facility in Edison, N.J., and consolidate New York-area production at its newer plant in College Point, Queens.

The agency said it may lower New York Times' ratings again in the future depending on what type of progress is made in reducing its debt to EBITDA measure, following completion of the headquarters and plant consolidation.

Shares of New York Times dropped 11 cents to $22.01 in midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dbm; haha; liberalmedia; newspapers; nyt; nytimes
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1 posted on 07/21/2006 10:13:18 AM PDT by abb
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Ping


2 posted on 07/21/2006 10:14:02 AM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: abb

I don't suppose it has to do with any reduction in readership and/or loss of corporate advertisers, that is the direct result of their anti-American writings?


3 posted on 07/21/2006 10:14:38 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Thank you again Jimmy Carter.)
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To: abb

Great news, increased interest costs go directly to the bottom line.


4 posted on 07/21/2006 10:15:46 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee

here's the lede. "NY Times builds posh skyscraper office for Pinch while shuttering presses and firing blue collar types."


5 posted on 07/21/2006 10:18:31 AM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: ncountylee

Imagine if they released their real circulation numbers?

The only industry that on a daily basis insults and lies to its customer base.


6 posted on 07/21/2006 10:18:31 AM PDT by samadams2000
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To: abb

7 posted on 07/21/2006 10:21:21 AM PDT by Sooth2222
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To: abb
"New York Times' financial profile is weak for the ratings, and improvement is not expected until the company finishes construction of its headquarters in the second quarter of 2007, and the plant consolidation project in the second quarter of 2008," Standard & Poor's said in a statement.

The AP or Yahoo writer is implying that the only problem with the NYT is the cost of putting up the new NYT building and production facility. It's a lot more than that!

8 posted on 07/21/2006 10:24:24 AM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Pray for our President and for our heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world!)
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To: abb

Why don't they just print the truth? It's cheaper!


9 posted on 07/21/2006 10:25:07 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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To: abb

Na na na na,

Na na na na,

Hey hey hey,

goodbye


10 posted on 07/21/2006 10:25:10 AM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: abb

Snicker now -- but you just watch what happens after the Slimes cuts an inch and a half off their paper size. That'll turn things around in an instant. Yesireee.


11 posted on 07/21/2006 10:28:43 AM PDT by Zakeet (Thank goodness we don't get all the government we pay for ~ Will Rogers)
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To: abb
Here is the market value of the NY Times vs. their enemy Haliburton in the last two years:


12 posted on 07/21/2006 10:34:07 AM PDT by HighWheeler (A true liberal today is a combination of socialist, fascist, hypocrite, and anti-American.)
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To: samadams2000
The only industry that on a daily basis insults and lies to its customer base.

Howie Raines poetically euphemizes journalism'sTM liberal lies and 'tudes as lyrical storytelling doncha know?

13 posted on 07/21/2006 10:41:34 AM PDT by Milhous (Twixt truth and madness lies but a sliver of a stream.)
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To: ChadGore
Why don't they just print the truth? It's cheaper!

They're genetically engineered to divine counterintuitive troofs.

14 posted on 07/21/2006 10:46:57 AM PDT by Milhous (Twixt truth and madness lies but a sliver of a stream.)
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To: samadams2000

I don't know if the media is the only industry that insults and lies to their customers on a daily basis.

I would be sorely tempted to add lawyers and insurance company executives to the list -- among many others.


15 posted on 07/21/2006 10:55:40 AM PDT by Zakeet (Thank goodness we don't get all the government we pay for ~ Will Rogers)
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To: abb
Thanks abb

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16 posted on 07/21/2006 3:44:30 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: abb

When will the Times qualify for food stamps.


17 posted on 07/21/2006 3:45:32 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Zakeet

So, Pinch is cutting off an inch-and-a-half?


18 posted on 07/21/2006 3:48:35 PM PDT by Rocky (Air America: Robbing the poor to feed the Left)
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To: abb
Raoul's First Law of Journalism
BIAS = LAYOFFS

19 posted on 07/21/2006 8:46:11 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (New York Times? Get a rope!)
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To: Rocky
So, Pinch is cutting off an inch-and-a-half?

Not likely. Pinch doesn't even have an inch.

20 posted on 07/21/2006 8:47:32 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (New York Times? Get a rope!)
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