ARLINGTON, Va., April 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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).

Story Continues

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  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  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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