Friday, March 27, 2009

Letter to Shareholders

Beginning September 1, 2009 The New York Times Company will close down printing operations and return to profitability. Our new income statement will look like this:

REVENUE (In Thousands)
Subscriptions 250,000 (500k subscribers x $10/week)
Advertising 20,000 (1B impressions $20CPM)
Total Revenue 270,000

EXPENSES
Reporting 120,000 (1,000 reporters @ 120k avg wage + benefits)
Sales, Admin & RE 54,000 (20% sales)
Kindle Promotion 50,000 (500k units @ $100 subsidy)
Total Expenses 224,000

PROFIT 46,000 (17.0% before taxes)

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