Replies to post #192 on McClatchy fka MNI

[Werbe]

A lot of nasty stuff in the quarterly. Buuuttt you have a company pulling in $526 million so far this year in total revenue with a sub $5 million market cap. That's just nutter butters.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- McClatchy (NYSE American-MNI) today reported a net loss in the third quarter of 2019 of $304.7 million, or $38.43 per share including a non-cash charge of $295.3 million for impairment of goodwill and masthead intangible assets. This compares to net income of $7 million, or $0.90 per share in the third quarter of 2018.

As previously disclosed, the company submitted an application for a waiver of the minimum required contributions to its defined benefit pension plan (the plan) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for plan years 2019, 2020 and 2021. As of March 31, 2019, the latest measurement date of the plan, it held assets of $1.32 billion, of which approximately $580 million came from voluntary contributions made by McClatchy over and above the minimum required contributions. Still the plan was underfunded by approximately $535 million as of March 31, 2019, with approximately $124 million of contributions due over the course of 2020. The amount due greatly exceeds the company's anticipated cash balances and cash flow given the size of its operations relative to the obligations due, and creates a significant liquidity challenge in 2020.