Print Unit Sales Rose 13.4% In Early October (publishersweekly.com)

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Domestic Segment Q3 FY21 Results: Domestic revenue of $10.85 billion increased 21.0% versus last year. The increase was primarily driven by comparable sales growth of 22.6%, which was partially offset by the loss of revenue from permanent store closures in the past year. Domestic online revenue of $3.82 billion increased 173.7% on a comparable basis, and as a percentage of total Domestic revenue, online revenue increased to approximately 35.2% versus 15.6% last year. Domestic gross profit rate was 24.0% versus 24.3% last year. The gross profit rate decrease of approximately 30 basis points was primarily driven by higher supply chain costs as a result of the increased mix of online revenue and lower profit-sharing revenue from the company’s private-label and co-branded credit card arrangement. These pressures were partially offset by a more favorable promotional environment. International Segment Q3 FY21 Results: International revenue of $1.0 billion increased 25.4% versus last year. This increase was primarily driven by comparable salesgrowth of 27.3%, which was partially offset by the impact of approximately 140 basis points of negative foreign currency exchange rates. International GAAP gross profit rate was 19.0% versus 22.5% last year.

Q2 2022 HIGHLIGHTS * Dotdash Meredith revenue increased 568% year-over-year to $490 million, benefitting from the Meredith acquisition. o Digital revenue was $235 million and Print revenue was $260 million. o Operating loss of $28 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $39 million in Q2 2022. * Angi Inc. revenue increased 23% year-over-year to $516 million, the 7th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth and highest quarterly growth since 2018. o Angi Ads and Leads revenue increased 5% year-over-year, the first quarter of growth since Q2 2021. o Angi Services revenue was $151 million o Monetized Transactions were 4.7 million and Transacting Service Professionals were 220,000. o Operating loss improved to $21 million (compared to a loss of $33 million in Q2 2021) and Adjusted EBITDA improved to a profit of $10 million (compared to a loss of $4 million in Q2 2021).