UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019March 29, 2020
Commission file number 1-5837
THE NEW YORK TIMES COCOMPANYMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York 13-1102020
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
620 EIGHTH AVENUEEighth Avenue, NEW YORKNew York, New York 10018
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
10018(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 212-556-1234
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock NYT New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x      No   o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   x     No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting companyEmerging growth company  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by the check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes       No  x
Number of shares of each class of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of August 2, 2019May 1, 2020 (exclusive of treasury shares): 
Class A Common Stock165,206,701165,860,725
shares
Class B Common Stock803,408803,404
shares
 




THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
INDEX

        
PART I  Financial Information   Financial Information 
Item1 Financial Statements 1 Financial Statements 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 (unaudited) and December 30, 2018
  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 29, 2020 (unaudited) and December 29, 2019
 
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the quarters ended March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019 
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the quarters ended March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019 
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholder’s Equity (unaudited) for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the quarters ended March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019 
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the quarters ended March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019 
 Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
Item2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
Item3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 
Item4 Controls and Procedures 4 Controls and Procedures 
  
PART II   Other Information    Other Information 
Item1 Legal Proceedings 1 Legal Proceedings 
Item1A Risk Factors 1A Risk Factors 
Item2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 
Item6 Exhibits 6 Exhibits 






PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 June 30, 2019

December 30, 2018
 March 29, 2020

December 29, 2019
 (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $255,790
 $241,504
 $218,316
 $230,431
Short-term marketable securities 427,797
 371,301
 216,658
 201,785
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $13,302 in 2019 and $13,249 in 2018)
 162,791
 222,464
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $14,617 in 2020 and $14,358 in 2019) 157,680
 213,402
Prepaid expenses 28,899
 25,349
 29,834
 29,089
Other current assets 47,459
 33,328
 31,209
 42,124
Total current assets 922,736
 893,946
 653,697
 716,831
Other assets        
Long-term marketable securities 162,911
 213,558
 251,926
 251,696
Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $940,034 in 2019 and $911,845 in 2018) 633,049
 638,846
Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $963,664 in 2020 and $950,881 in 2019) 622,113
 627,121
Goodwill 139,850
 140,282
 138,450
 138,674
Deferred income taxes 125,093
 128,431
 113,480
 115,229
Miscellaneous assets 222,729
 182,060
 243,804
 239,587
Total assets $2,206,368
 $2,197,123
 $2,023,470
 $2,089,138
 See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS-(Continued)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 June 30, 2019
 December 30, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 December 29, 2019
 (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $101,259
 $111,553
 $99,162
 $116,571
Accrued payroll and other related liabilities 74,153
 104,543
 60,581
 108,865
Unexpired subscriptions revenue 87,681
 84,044
 99,116
 88,419
Short-term debt and finance lease obligations 254,378
 253,630
Accrued expenses and other 114,173
 119,534
 112,185
 123,840
Total current liabilities 631,644
 673,304
 371,044
 437,695
Other liabilities        
Pension benefits obligation 343,379
 362,940
 304,251
 313,655
Postretirement benefits obligation 38,603
 40,391
 36,497
 37,688
Other 107,539
 77,847
 118,104
 126,237
Total other liabilities 489,521
 481,178
 458,852
 477,580
Stockholders’ equity        
Common stock of $.10 par value:        
Class A – authorized: 300,000,000 shares; issued: 2019 – 174,077,502; 2018 – 173,158,414 (including treasury shares: 2019 – 8,870,801; 2018 – 8,870,801) 17,408
 17,316
Class B – convertible – authorized and issued shares: 2019 – 803,408; 2018 – 803,408 80
 80
Class A – authorized: 300,000,000 shares; issued: 2020 – 174,723,526; 2019 – 174,242,668 (including treasury shares: 2020 – 8,870,801; 2019 – 8,870,801) 17,472
 17,424
Class B – convertible – authorized and issued shares: 2020 – 803,404; 2019 – 803,404 80
 80
Additional paid-in capital 200,356
 206,316
 199,933
 208,028
Retained earnings 1,544,694
 1,506,004
 1,635,473
 1,612,658
Common stock held in treasury, at cost (171,211) (171,211) (171,211) (171,211)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes:        
Foreign currency translation adjustments 4,583
 4,677
 3,252
 3,438
Funded status of benefit plans (513,051) (520,308) (494,383) (498,986)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities 484
 (2,093)
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities 1,098
 572
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes (507,984) (517,724) (490,033) (494,976)
Total New York Times Company stockholders’ equity 1,083,343
 1,040,781
 1,191,714
 1,172,003
Noncontrolling interest 1,860
 1,860
 1,860
 1,860
Total stockholders’ equity 1,085,203
 1,042,641
 1,193,574
 1,173,863
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $2,206,368
 $2,197,123
 $2,023,470
 $2,089,138
 See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
 For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
 June 30, 2019

July 1, 2018
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 March 29, 2020

March 31, 2019
 (13 weeks) (26 weeks) (13 weeks)
Revenues            
Subscription $270,456
 $260,629
 $541,266
 $521,222
 $285,434
 $270,810
Advertising 120,761
 119,201
 245,849
 244,848
 106,137
 125,088
Other 45,041
 34,730
 88,205
 62,438
 52,065
 43,164
Total revenues 436,258
 414,560
 875,320
 828,508
 443,636
 439,062
Operating costs            
Production costs:        
Wages and benefits 103,959
 92,754
 206,867
 184,747
Raw materials 19,158
 17,826
 38,996
 34,518
Other production costs 49,897
 45,277
 95,234
 90,933
Total production costs 173,014
 155,857
 341,097
 310,198
Selling, general and administrative costs 210,131
 203,368
 431,594
 411,991
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) 243,672
 239,359
Sales and marketing 73,796
 74,820
Product development 30,802
 23,728
General and administrative 52,861
 51,639
Depreciation and amortization 15,180
 14,081
 30,098
 29,122
 15,185
 14,918
Total operating costs 398,325
 373,306
 802,789
 751,311
 416,316
 404,464
Headquarters redesign and consolidation 
 1,252
 
 3,140
Operating profit 37,933
 40,002
 72,531
 74,057
 27,320
 34,598
Other components of net periodic benefit costs 1,833
 1,863
 3,668
 3,891
 2,314
 1,835
(Loss)/gain from joint ventures 
 (8) 
 7
Interest expense and other, net 1,514
 4,536
 2,817
 9,413
Interest income/(expense) and other, net 13,854
 (1,303)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 34,586
 33,595
 66,046
 60,760
 38,860
 31,460
Income tax expense 9,415
 9,999
 10,719
 15,250
 6,006
 1,304
Net income 25,171
 23,596
 55,327
 45,510
 32,854
 30,156
Net loss/(income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest 
 1
 
 (1)
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders $25,171
 $23,597
 $55,327
 $45,509
 $32,854
 $30,156
Average number of common shares outstanding:            
Basic 166,152
 165,027
 165,915
 164,581
 166,549
 165,674
Diluted 167,549
 166,899
 167,322
 166,515
 167,845
 167,129
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders $0.15
 $0.14
 $0.33
 $0.28
 $0.20
 $0.18
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders $0.15
 $0.14
 $0.33
 $0.27
 $0.20
 $0.18
Dividends declared per share $0.05
 $0.04
 $0.10
 $0.08
 $0.06
 $0.05
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.






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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 (13 weeks) (26 weeks) (13 weeks)
Net income $25,171
 $23,596
 $55,327
 $45,510
 $32,854
 $30,156
Other comprehensive income, before tax:            
Income/(loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments 1,522
 (4,629) (127) (2,356)
Loss on foreign currency translation adjustments (254) (1,649)
Pension and postretirement benefits obligation 4,896
 7,081
 9,792
 16,841
 6,397
 4,896
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities 1,415
 273
 3,489
 (1,098)
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities 715
 2,074
Other comprehensive income, before tax 7,833
 2,725
 13,154
 13,387
 6,858
 5,321
Income tax expense 2,015
 684
 3,414
 3,504
 1,915
 1,399
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 5,818
 2,041
 9,740
 9,883
 4,943
 3,922
Comprehensive income 30,989
 25,637
 65,067
 55,393
Comprehensive loss/(income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest 
 1
 
 (1)
Comprehensive income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders $30,989
 $25,638
 $65,067
 $55,392
 $37,797
 $34,078
 See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Quarters Ended June 30,March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019 and July 1, 2018
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
  
Capital Stock -
Class A
and
Class B Common
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Common
Stock
Held in
Treasury,
at Cost
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss, Net of
Income
Taxes
Total
New York
Times
Company
Stockholders’
Equity
Non-
controlling
Interest
Total
Stock-
holders’
Equity
 
 Balance, April 1, 2018$17,372
$199,029
$1,422,123
$(171,211)$(509,322)$957,991
$86
$958,077
 Net income

23,597


23,597
(1)23,596
 Dividends

(6,599)

(6,599)
(6,599)
 Other comprehensive income



2,041
2,041

2,041
 Issuance of shares:        
 Stock options – 7,875 Class A shares1
87



88

88
 Restricted stock units vested – 31,357 Class A shares3
(213)


(210)
(210)
 Stock-based compensation
2,698



2,698

2,698
 Balance, July 1, 2018$17,376
$201,601
$1,439,121
$(171,211)$(507,281)$979,606
$85
$979,691
          
 Balance, March 31, 2019$17,482
$197,626
$1,527,859
$(171,211)$(513,802)$1,057,954
$1,860
$1,059,814
 Net income

25,171


25,171

25,171
 Dividends

(8,336)

(8,336)
(8,336)
 Other comprehensive income



5,818
5,818

5,818
 Issuance of shares:        
 Restricted stock units vested – 59,967 Class A shares6
(279)


(273)
(273)
 Stock-based compensation
3,009



3,009

3,009
 Balance, June 30, 2019$17,488
$200,356
$1,544,694
$(171,211)$(507,984)$1,083,343
$1,860
$1,085,203






  
Capital Stock -
Class A
and
Class B Common
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Common
Stock
Held in
Treasury,
at Cost
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss, Net of
Income
Taxes
Total
New York
Times
Company
Stockholders’
Equity
Non-
controlling
Interest
Total
Stock-
holders’
Equity
 
 Balance, December 30, 2018$17,396
$206,316
$1,506,004
$(171,211)$(517,724)$1,040,781
$1,860
$1,042,641
 Net income

30,156


30,156

30,156
 Dividends

(8,301)

(8,301)
(8,301)
 Other comprehensive income



3,922
3,922

3,922
 Issuance of shares:        
 Stock options – 279,510 Class A shares28
2,937



2,965

2,965
 Restricted stock units vested – 161,120 Class A shares16
(3,468)


(3,452)
(3,452)
 Performance-based awards – 418,491 Class A shares42
(11,966)


(11,924)
(11,924)
 Stock-based compensation
3,807



3,807

3,807
 Balance, March 31, 2019$17,482
$197,626
$1,527,859
$(171,211)$(513,802)$1,057,954
$1,860
$1,059,814
          
 Balance, December 29, 2019$17,504
$208,028
$1,612,658
$(171,211)$(494,976)$1,172,003
$1,860
$1,173,863
 Net income

32,854


32,854

32,854
 Dividends

(10,039)

(10,039)
(10,039)
 Other comprehensive income



4,943
4,943

4,943
 Issuance of shares:        
 Stock options – 88,775 Class A shares9
922



931

931
 Restricted stock units vested – 134,985 Class A shares13
(3,622)


(3,609)
(3,609)
 Performance-based awards – 257,098 Class A shares26
(7,850)


(7,824)
(7,824)
 Stock-based compensation
2,455



2,455

2,455
 Balance, March 29, 2020$17,552
$199,933
$1,635,473
$(171,211)$(490,033)$1,191,714
$1,860
$1,193,574


















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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
  
Capital Stock -
Class A
and
Class B Common
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Common
Stock
Held in
Treasury,
at Cost
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss, Net of
Income
Taxes
Total
New York
Times
Company
Stockholders’
Equity
Non-
controlling
Interest
Total
Stock-
holders’
Equity
 
 Balance, December 31, 2017$17,108
$164,275
$1,310,136
$(171,211)$(423,029)$897,279
$84
$897,363
 Impact of adopting new accounting guidance

96,707

(94,135)2,572

2,572
 Net income

45,509


45,509
1
45,510
 Dividends

(13,231)

(13,231)
(13,231)
 Other comprehensive income



9,883
9,883

9,883
 Issuance of shares:        
 Stock options – 2,185,201 Class A shares219
40,308



40,527

40,527
 Restricted stock units vested – 223,174 Class A shares22
(3,076)


(3,054)
(3,054)
 Performance-based awards – 271,841 Class A shares27
(5,930)


(5,903)
(5,903)
 Stock-based compensation
6,024



6,024

6,024
 Balance, July 1, 2018$17,376
$201,601
$1,439,121
$(171,211)$(507,281)$979,606
$85
$979,691
          
 Balance, December 30, 2018$17,396
$206,316
$1,506,004
$(171,211)$(517,724)$1,040,781
$1,860
$1,042,641
 Net income

55,327


55,327

55,327
 Dividends

(16,637)

(16,637)
(16,637)
 Other comprehensive income



9,740
9,740

9,740
 Issuance of shares:        
 Stock options – 279,510 Class A shares28
2,937



2,965

2,965
 Restricted stock units vested – 221,087 Class A shares22
(3,747)


(3,725)
(3,725)
 Performance-based awards – 418,491 Class A shares42
(11,966)


(11,924)
(11,924)
 Stock-based compensation
6,816



6,816

6,816
 Balance, June 30, 2019$17,488
$200,356
$1,544,694
$(171,211)$(507,984)$1,083,343
$1,860
$1,085,203




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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 (26 weeks) (13 weeks)
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net income $55,327
 $45,510
 $32,854
 $30,156
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization 30,098
 29,122
 15,185
 14,918
Amortization of right of use asset 2,347
 1,691
Stock-based compensation expense 6,826
 7,145
 2,455
 3,827
Gain on non-marketable equity investment (10,074) (1,886)
Long-term retirement benefit obligations (11,574) (8,435) (4,469) (5,754)
Fair market value adjustment on life insurance products (2,048) (325) 3,469
 (1,428)
Other-net (6,167) 1,283
 3,064
 (7,280)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable-net 59,673
 46,976
 55,722
 42,409
Other assets (14,555) 14,430
 6,826
 (4,329)
Accounts payable, accrued payroll and other liabilities (57,217) (65,393) (79,225) (55,835)
Unexpired subscriptions 3,637
 7,356
 10,697
 8,695
Net cash provided by operating activities 64,000
 77,669
 38,851
 25,184
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchases of marketable securities (225,765) (229,534) (142,024) (112,029)
Maturities of marketable securities 223,327
 234,883
 127,291
 108,792
Business acquisitions (8,055) 
Proceeds from sale of investments – net 2,965
 41
Capital expenditures (23,065) (45,529) (15,217) (10,473)
Other-net 1,982
 (1,474) 1,617
 689
Net cash used in investing activities (23,521) (41,654) (33,423) (12,980)
Cash flows from financing activities        
Long-term obligations:        
Repayment of debt and finance lease obligations (230) (276) 
 (138)
Dividends paid (14,936) (13,128) (8,344) (6,601)
Capital shares:        
Proceeds from stock option exercises 2,965
 40,527
 931
 2,965
Share-based compensation tax withholding (15,649) (8,956) (11,432) (15,376)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities (27,850) 18,167
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 12,629
 54,182
Net cash used in financing activities (18,845) (19,150)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (13,417) (6,946)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 305
 (473) 32
 (338)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period 259,799
 200,936
 247,518
 259,799
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period $272,733
 $254,645
 $234,133
 $252,515

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NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In the opinion of management of The New York Times Company (the “Company”), the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018,29, 2019, and the results of operations, changes in stockholder’sstockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company for the periods ended June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and July 1, 2018.March 31, 2019. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to collectively as “we,” “us” or “our.” All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. These financial statements, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018.29, 2019. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of a full year’s operations. The fiscal periods included herein comprise 13 weeks for the secondfirst quarter.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Reclassification
The Company has changed the expense captions on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations effective for the first quarter ended March 29, 2020. These changes were made in order to reflect how the Company manages its business and to communicate where the Company is investing resources and how this aligns with the Company’s strategy. The Company has reclassified expenses for the prior period in order to present comparable financial results. There is no change to consolidated operating income, operating expense, net income or cash flows as a result of this change in classification. See Note 15 for more detail.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Except as described herein, as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, our significant accounting policies, which are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018,29, 2019, have not changed materially.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standard Update(s)TopicEffective PeriodSummary
2016-02
2018-10
2018-11
2018-20
2019-01
LeasesFiscal years beginning after December 30, 2018. Early adoption is permitted.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued authoritative guidance on accounting for leases and disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. The guidance requires lessees to recognize the following for all operating and finance leases at such lease’s commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is the obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset representing the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, the underlying asset for the lease term. A lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases with a term of 12 months or less. The guidance does not fundamentally change lessor accounting; however, some changes have been made to align that guidance with the lessee guidance and other areas within GAAP.
The Company adopted this Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) on December 31, 2018, utilizing the modified retrospective approach with optional transition relief. Prior periods have not been retrospectively adjusted and we recorded approximately $36 million of right-of-use asset and $42 million of lease liability in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The difference between the right-of-use asset and lease liability was due to deferred rent relating to periods prior to December 31, 2018. We have elected the practical expedients under ASU 2016-02 and have not reassessed any of the following: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain a lease, (2) the classification of any existing leases prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02 or (3) initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company has elected not to apply the recognition requirements in ASU 2016-02 to leases with durations of 12 months or less. Lease payments for leases with durations of 12 months or less are recorded in the statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. In addition, we elected the practical expedient not to separate the lease and non-lease components in the contract for our office space and equipment leases and for office space we lease to third parties.


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Recently Issued and Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standard Update(s)TopicEffective PeriodSummary
2018-15Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use SoftwareFiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted.The FASB issued authoritative guidance that clarifies
Clarifies the accounting for implementation costs in cloud computing arrangements. The standard provides that implementation costs be evaluated for capitalization using the same criteria as that used for internal-use software development costs, with amortization expense being recorded in the same income statement expense line as the hosted service costs and over the expected term of the hosting arrangement. We doThe Company adopted this ASU prospectively on December 30, 2019 and will include capitalized implementation costs in Miscellaneous assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and within Total operating costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The adoption did not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our condensedthe Company’s consolidated financial statements.
2018-14Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—GeneralFiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted.The FASB issued authoritative guidance that modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement benefit plans. The guidance removes disclosures, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on our disclosures.
2018-13Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure FrameworkFiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted.The FASB issued authoritative guidance that modifiesModifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The amendments onof disclosures related to changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. We are currently inThe Company adopted this ASU on December 30, 2019. The adoption did not have a material impact on the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on ourCompany’s disclosures.
2016-13

2018-19

2019-04

Financial Instruments—Credit LossesFiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years.The FASB issued authoritative guidance that amendsAmends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets, including trade receivables, available-for-sale marketable securities and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. For trade receivables, ASU 2016-13 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current generally accepted accounting standards, and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the gross trade receivables balance to present the net amount expected to be collected. For available-for-sale marketable securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current generally accepted accounting standards; however, ASU 2016-13 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. The Company adopted this ASU on December 30, 2019 using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued authoritative guidance on the following topics:
Accounting Standard Update(s)TopicEffective PeriodSummary
2019-12Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740)
Fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted.

Simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The standard also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this guidance on our condensedconsolidated financial statements.
2018-14Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—GeneralFiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted.Modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement benefit plans. The guidance removes disclosures, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements.


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The Company considers the applicability and impact of all recently issued accounting pronouncements. Recent accounting pronouncements not specifically identified in our disclosures are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
NOTE 3. REVENUE
We generate revenues principally from subscriptions and advertising. Subscription revenues consist of revenues from subscriptions to our print and digital products (which include our news product, as well as our Crossword, Cooking and Cooking

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audio products) and single-copy and bulk sales of our print products. Subscription revenues are based on both the number of copies of the printed newspaper sold and digital-only subscriptions, and the rates charged to the respective customers.
Advertising revenues are primarily derived from the saleofferings sold directly to marketers by our advertising sales team. A significantly smaller and diminishing proportion of our total advertising products and services on our print and digital platforms. Theserevenues is generated through programmatic auctions run by third-party ad exchanges. Advertising revenues are primarily determined by the volume, rate and mix of advertisements. Display advertising revenue is principally from advertisers promoting products, services or brands. Display advertising also includes advertisements that direct viewers to branded content on The Times’sour platforms. Other print advertising revenue primarily represents, for our print products,includes classified advertising revenue. Digital otherOther digital advertising revenue primarily includes creative services fees;fees, including those associated with our branded content studio; advertising revenue from our podcasts; and advertising revenue generated by Wirecutter, our product review and recommendation website.
Other revenues primarily consist of revenues from licensing, commercial printing, the leasing of floors in the Company Headquarters,New York headquarters building located at 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York (the “Company Headquarters”), affiliate referrals, (revenue generated by offering direct links to merchants in exchange for a portion of the sale price),commercial printing, television and film (primarily from our television series, “The Weekly”), NYT Live (our live events business) and retail commerce.
Subscription, advertising and other revenues were as follows:
 For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
Subscription $270,456
 $260,629
 $541,266
 $521,222
 $285,434
 $270,810
Advertising 120,761
 119,201
 245,849
 244,848
 106,137
 125,088
Other (1)
 45,041
 34,730
 88,205
 62,438
 52,065
 43,164
Total $436,258
 $414,560
 $875,320
 $828,508
 $443,636
 $439,062
(1) Other revenue includes building rental revenue, which is not under the scope of Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Building rental revenue was approximately $7 million and $6$8 million for the second quarters ofended March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and approximately $15 million and $10 million for the first six months of 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The following table summarizes digital-onlyprint and digital subscription revenues, which are a componentcomponents of subscription revenues above, for the second quarters ended March 29, 2020, and first six months of 2019 and 2018:March 31, 2019:
 For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
Print subscription revenues $155,424
 $160,951
Digital-only subscription revenues:            
News product subscription revenues(1)
 $104,430
 $93,549
 $206,776
 $184,125
 118,958
 102,346
Other product subscription revenues(2)
 8,205
 5,194
 15,718
 10,030
 11,052
 7,513
Total digital-only subscription revenues $112,635
 $98,743
 $222,494
 $194,155
Subtotal digital-only subscriptions 130,010
 109,859
Total subscription revenues $285,434
 $270,810
(1) Includes revenues from subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(1) Includes revenues from subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(1) Includes revenues from subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(2) Includes revenues from standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products.
(2) Includes revenues from standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword, Cooking and audio products.
(2) Includes revenues from standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword, Cooking and audio products.

Advertising revenues (print and digital) by category were as follows:
  For the Quarters Ended
  June 30, 2019 July 1, 2018
(In thousands) Print Digital Total Print Digital Total
Advertising revenues:            
Display $55,859
 $42,833
 $98,692
 $60,803
 $41,443
 $102,246
Other 6,876
 15,193
 22,069
 7,367
 9,588
 16,955
Total advertising $62,735
 $58,026
 $120,761
 $68,170
 $51,031
 $119,201


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Advertising revenues (print and digital) by category were as follows:
 For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
 June 30, 2019 July 1, 2018 March 29, 2020 March 31, 2019
(In thousands) Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total
Advertising revenues:                        
Display $118,201
 $84,945
 $203,146
 $131,608
 $80,140
 $211,748
 $48,159
 $39,894
 $88,053
 $62,342
 $42,112
 $104,454
Other 14,079
 28,624
 42,703
 15,506
 17,594
 33,100
 6,820
 11,264
 18,084
 7,203
 13,431
 20,634
Total advertising $132,280
 $113,569
 $245,849
 $147,114
 $97,734
 $244,848
 $54,979
 $51,158
 $106,137
 $69,545
 $55,543
 $125,088

Performance Obligations
We allocate the transaction price of ourhave remaining performance obligations related to digital archive and other licensing contracts among the performance obligations, (i) the delivery of archival content and (ii) the delivery of updated content, based on the Company’s estimate of the standalone selling price of each of the performance obligations, as they are currently not sold separately.
certain advertising contracts. As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations (which represents the delivery of updated content to be delivered under our digital archive licensing contracts)for contracts with a duration greater than one year was approximately $86$131 million. The Company will recognize this revenue as control of the performance obligation is transferred to the customer.obligations are satisfied. We expect that approximately $10$33 million, $19$32 million and $57$66 million will be recognized in the remainder of 2019, 2020, 2021 and thereafter, respectively.
Contract Assets
As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018,29, 2019, the Company had $4.0$3.0 million and $2.5$3.4 million, respectively, in contract assets recorded in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the archival content of our digital archiving licensing revenue. The contract asset is reclassified to Accounts receivable when the customer is invoiced based on the contractual billing schedule. The increasedecrease in the contract assets balance of $1.5$0.4 million for the six monthsquarter ended June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, is primarily driven by new contract assets of $2.0 million offset by $0.5 million ofdue to consideration that was reclassified to Accounts receivable when invoiced based on the contractual billing schedules for the six monthsperiod ended June 30, 2019.March 29, 2020.
NOTE 4. MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company accounts for its marketable securities as available for sale (“AFS”). The Company recorded $0.6$1.5 million and $2.8$0.8 million of net unrealized gains and net unrealized losses, respectively, in Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018,29, 2019, respectively.
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair market value of our AFS debt securities as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018:29, 2019:
 June 30, 2019 March 29, 2020
(In thousands) Amortized Cost Gross unrealized gains Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Amortized Cost Gross unrealized gains Gross unrealized losses Fair Value
Short-term AFS securities                
Corporate debt securities $90,893
 $23
 $(570) $90,346
U.S. Treasury securities $144,518
 $73
 $(111) $144,480
 66,792
 393
 (2) 67,183
Corporate debt securities 120,936
 117
 (116) 120,937
U.S. governmental agency securities 108,911
 29
 (120) 108,820
 29,613
 137
 (1) 29,749
Commercial paper 35,063
 
 
 35,063
 18,779
 
 
 18,779
Certificates of deposit 18,497
 
 
 18,497
 10,601
 
 
 10,601
Total short-term AFS securities $427,925
 $219
 $(347) $427,797
 $216,678
 $553
 $(573) $216,658
Long-term AFS securities       
       
Corporate debt securities $103,793
 $748
 $(64) $104,477
 $99,044
 $141
 $(1,740) $97,445
U.S. Treasury securities 92,720
 2,857
 
 95,577
U.S. governmental agency securities 31,247
 38
 (8) 31,277
 58,646
 261
 (3) 58,904
U.S. Treasury securities 27,098
 81
 (22) 27,157
Total long-term AFS securities $162,138
 $867
 $(94) $162,911
 $250,410
 $3,259
 $(1,743) $251,926


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  December 29, 2019
(In thousands) Amortized Cost Gross unrealized gains Gross unrealized losses Fair Value
Short-term AFS securities        
Corporate debt securities $98,864
 $271
 $(9) $99,126
U.S. Treasury securities 43,098
 8
 (11) 43,095
U.S. governmental agency securities 37,471
 35
 (4) 37,502
Commercial paper 12,561
 
 
 12,561
Certificates of deposit 9,501
 
 
 9,501
Total short-term AFS securities $201,495
 $314
 $(24) $201,785
Long-term AFS securities        
Corporate debt securities $103,149
 $617
 $(29) $103,737
U.S. Treasury securities 101,457
 84
 (103) 101,438
U.S. governmental agency securities 46,600
 5
 (84) 46,521
Total long-term AFS securities $251,206
 $706
 $(216) $251,696

The following tables represent the AFS securities as of March 29, 2020, and December 29, 2019, that were in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
  March 29, 2020
  Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total
(In thousands) Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses
Short-term AFS securities            
Corporate debt securities $76,998
 $(570) $
 $
 $76,998
 $(570)
U.S. Treasury securities 
 
 9,501
 (2) 9,501
 (2)
U.S. governmental agency securities 4,999
 (1) 
 
 4,999
 (1)
Total short-term AFS securities $81,997
 $(571) $9,501
 $(2) $91,498
 $(573)
Long-term AFS securities            
Corporate debt securities $76,311
 $(1,740) $
 $
 $76,311
 $(1,740)
U.S. governmental agency securities 8,747
 (3) 
 
 8,747
 (3)
Total long-term AFS securities $85,058
 $(1,743) $
 $
 $85,058
 $(1,743)

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  December 30, 2018
(In thousands) Amortized Cost Gross unrealized gains Gross unrealized losses Fair Value
Short-term AFS securities        
U.S. Treasury securities $107,717
 $
 $(232) $107,485
Corporate debt securities 140,631
 1
 (464) 140,168
U.S. governmental agency securities 92,628
 
 (654) 91,974
Commercial paper 8,177
 
 
 8,177
Certificates of deposit 23,497
 
 
 23,497
Total short-term AFS securities $372,650
 $1
 $(1,350) $371,301
Long-term AFS securities        
Corporate debt securities $130,612
 $44
 $(1,032) $129,624
U.S. governmental agency securities 37,362
 3
 (168) 37,197
U.S. Treasury securities 47,079
 5
 (347) 46,737
Total long-term AFS securities $215,053
 $52
 $(1,547) $213,558

The following tables represent the AFS securities as of June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2018, that were in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position:
  June 30, 2019
  Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total
(In thousands) Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses
Short-term AFS securities            
U.S. Treasury securities $8,750
 $(2) $37,911
 $(109) $46,661
 $(111)
Corporate debt securities 7,159
 (2) 46,538
 (114) 53,697
 (116)
U.S. governmental agency securities 9,743
 (14) 77,799
 (106) 87,542
 (120)
Total short-term AFS securities $25,652
 $(18) $162,248
 $(329) $187,900
 $(347)
Long-term AFS securities            
Corporate debt securities $25,839
 $(54) $10,761
 $(10) $36,600
 $(64)
U.S. governmental agency securities 
 
 5,992
 (8) 5,992
 (8)
U.S. Treasury securities 10,988
 (20) 1,101
 (2) 12,089
 (22)
Total long-term AFS securities $36,827
 $(74) $17,854
 $(20) $54,681
 $(94)

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 December 30, 2018 December 29, 2019
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total
(In thousands) Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses Fair Value Gross unrealized losses
Short-term AFS securities                        
Corporate debt securities $20,975
 $(6) $8,251
 $(3) $29,226
 $(9)
U.S. Treasury securities $70,830
 $(31) $28,207
 $(201) $99,037
 $(232) 13,296
 (3) 11,147
 (8) 24,443
 (11)
Corporate debt securities 76,886
 (115) 61,459
 (349) 138,345
 (464)
U.S. governmental agency securities 11,664
 (4) 80,311
 (650) 91,975
 (654) 
 
 15,000
 (4) 15,000
 (4)
Certificates of deposit 1,599
 
 
 
 1,599
 
Total short-term AFS securities $160,979
 $(150) $169,977
 $(1,200) $330,956
 $(1,350) $34,271
 $(9) $34,398
 $(15) $68,669
 $(24)
Long-term AFS securities                        
Corporate debt securities $81,655
 $(570) $27,265
 $(462) $108,920
 $(1,032) $35,891
 $(25) $4,502
 $(4) $40,393
 $(29)
U.S. Treasury securities 60,935
 (103) 
 
 60,935
 (103)
U.S. governmental agency securities 21,579
 (36) 11,868
 (132) 33,447
 (168) 34,167
 (84) 
 
 34,167
 (84)
U.S. Treasury securities 20,479
 (29) 23,762
 (318) 44,241
 (347)
Total long-term AFS securities $123,713
 $(635) $62,895
 $(912) $186,608
 $(1,547) $130,993
 $(212) $4,502
 $(4) $135,495
 $(216)

We conduct an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) analysisassess AFS securities on a quarterly basis or more often if a potential loss-triggering event occurs. We consider factors such as the duration, severity and the reason for the declineFor AFS securities in value, the potential recovery period andan unrealized loss position, we first assess whether we intend to sell. We also consider whether (i)sell, or if it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the debt securitiessecurity before recovery of theirits amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. For AFS securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, we consider the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, creditworthiness of the security, and (ii)adverse conditions specifically related to the security. If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security is compared to the amortized cost basis cannotof the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be recovered ascollected is less than the amortized cost basis, a result of credit losses.loss exists and an allowance for credit losses is recorded, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Any impairment that has not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses is recognized in other comprehensive income.
As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, we did not intend to sell and it was not likely that we would be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity. Unrealized losses related to these investments are primarily due to perceived credit quality resulting from temporary liquidity issues and interest rate fluctuations as opposed to changes in credit quality. Therefore, as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, we have recognized no OTTI loss.0 losses or allowance for credit losses related to AFS securities.
As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, our short-term and long-term marketable securities had remaining maturities of less than 1 month to 12 months and 13 months to 3435 months, respectively. See Note 98 for more information regarding the fair value of our marketable securities.
NOTE 5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
During the first quarter of 2020, the Company acquired Listen In Audio, Inc., a company that transforms journalism articles into audio that is made available in a subscription-based product named “Audm,” in an all-cash transaction. We paid $8.6 million (comprised of $8.0 million cash payment and $0.6 million note receivable previously issued by the Company, which was canceled at the close of the transaction) and entered into agreements that will likely require retention payments over the three years following the acquisition. The Company included the purchase price in Miscellaneous assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 29, 2020, pending the completion of the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and since December 30, 2018,29, 2019, were as follows:
(In thousands) Total Company Total Company
Balance as of December 30, 2018 $140,282
Balance as of December 29, 2019 $138,674
Foreign currency translation (432) (224)
Balance as of June 30, 2019 $139,850
Balance as of March 29, 2020 $138,450


The foreign currency translation line item reflects changes in goodwill resulting from fluctuating exchange rates related to the consolidation of certain international subsidiaries.
The aggregate carrying amount of intangible assets of $5.3$2.2 million is included in Miscellaneous assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019.March 29, 2020.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 6. INVESTMENTS
Equity Method Investments
Our investments in joint ventures consists of a 40% equity ownership interest in Madison Paper Industries (“Madison”), a partnership that previously operated a supercalendered paper mill in Maine. The Company and UPM-Kymmene Corporation (“UPM”), a Finnish paper manufacturing company, are partners through subsidiary companies in Madison. The Company’s 40% ownership of Madison is through an 80%-owned consolidated subsidiary that owns 50% of Madison. UPM owns 60% of Madison, including a 10% interest through a 20% noncontrolling interest in the consolidated subsidiary of the Company.
In 2016, the paper mill closed. During the fourth quarter of 2018, we received a $12.5 million cash distribution in connection with the pending liquidation of Madison. We received no distributions from Madison during the first six months of 2019 and 2018, respectively. We expect to receive a final cash distribution in 2019 in the range of $5 million to $8 million.
As of June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2018, the value of our investments in joint ventures was zero. Our proportionate share of the operating results of our investment for the quarters ended June 30, 2019, and July 1, 2018, was de minimis and was recorded in (Loss)/gain from joint ventures in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Non-Marketable Equity Securities
Our non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies/funds without readily determinable market values. Realized gainsGains and losses on non-marketable securities sold or impaired are recognized in Interest expenseincome/(expense) and other, net.
As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018,29, 2019, non-marketable equity securities included in Miscellaneous assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets had a carrying value of $13.3$20.5 million and $13.7$13.4 million, respectively. During the first quarter of 2019,2020, we recorded a gain of $1.9$10.1 million from fair value adjustmentgain related to a non-marketable equity investment transaction. The gain is comprised of $2.5 million realized gain due to the partial sale of onethe investment and an $7.6 million unrealized gain due to the mark to market of our investmentsthe remaining investment, and is included in Interest expenseincome/(expense) and other, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
NOTE 7. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
Our indebtedness consisted of the repurchase option related to the sale-leaseback of a portion of our New York headquarters building located at 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York (the “Company Headquarters”). Our total debt and finance lease obligations consisted of the following:
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 December 30, 2018
Option to repurchase ownership interest in headquarters building in 2019:    
Principal amount (1)
 $245,339
 $250,000
Less unamortized (premium)/discount based on imputed interest rate of 12.0% in 2019 and 13.0% in 2018 (2,146) 3,202
Net option to repurchase ownership interest in headquarters building in 2019 247,485
 246,798
Finance lease obligation (due in August 2019) 6,893
 6,832
Total short-term debt and finance lease obligations $254,378
 $253,630

(1) The reduction in principal amount reflects a $4.7 million credit to the repurchase price as the result of a change in the closing date to December 2019. This credit will be accounted for as a reduction in interest expense.
See Note 9 for more information regarding the fair value of our debt and Note 15 for more information regarding finance lease obligation.


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Interest expense and other, net, as shown in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
  For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
Interest expense $7,137
 $7,059
 $14,196
 $14,017
Amortization of debt costs and (premium)/discount on debt (205) 813
 688
 1,689
Capitalized interest (8) (219) (52) (374)
Interest income and other expense, net (1)
 (5,410) (3,117) (12,015) (5,919)
Total interest expense and other, net $1,514
 $4,536
 $2,817
 $9,413

(1) The six months ended June 30, 2019, include a fair value adjustment of $1.9 million related to the sale of a non-marketable equity security.
Notice of Intent to Exercise Repurchase Option Under Lease Agreement
On January 30, 2018, the Company provided notice to an affiliate of W.P. Carey & Co. LLC of the Company’s intention to exercise in the fourth quarter of 2019 its option under the Lease Agreement, dated March 6, 2009, by and between the parties (the “Lease”) to repurchase a portion of the Company’s leasehold condominium interest in the Company Headquarters.
The Company has accounted for the transaction as a financing transaction and accounted for the rental payments as interest expense. The difference between the purchase option price and the net sale proceeds from the transaction is being amortized over the 10-year period of 2009-2019 through interest expense.
The Lease was part of a transaction in 2009 under which the Company sold and simultaneously leased back approximately 750,000 rentable square feet, in the Company Headquarters (the “Condo Interest”). The sale price for the Condo Interest was approximately $225 million. Under the Lease, the Company has an option exercisable in December 2019 to repurchase the Condo Interest for $245.3 million.
NOTE 8. OTHER
Capitalized Computer Software Costs
Amortization of capitalized computer software costs included in Depreciation and amortization in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were $4.4$3.8 million and $3.9 million in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.7 million and $7.3$4.3 million in the first six monthsquarters of 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.
Headquarters RedesignInterest income/(expense) and Consolidationother, net
In 2017Interest income/(expense) and 2018, we redesigned our Company Headquarters, consolidated our space withinother, net, as shown in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
  For the Quarters Ended
(In thousands) March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
Interest expense $(185) $(7,059)
Amortization of debt costs and discount on debt 
 (893)
Capitalized interest 
 44
Interest income and other expense, net (1)
 14,039
 6,605
Total interest income/(expense) and other, net $13,854
 $(1,303)
(1) The three months ended March 29, 2020, include a smaller number of floors and leased the additional floors to third parties. As the project was substantially completed as of December 30, 2018, we did not incur significant expenses$10.1 million gain related to these measures in the second quarter and in the first sixa non-marketable equity investment transaction. The three months ended March 31, 2019, include a fair value adjustment of 2019. We incurred $1.3$1.9 million and $3.1 million of total expenses related to these measures in the second quarter and in the first six monthssale of 2018. We capitalized a de minimis amount and approximately $5 million in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and less than $1 million and $11 million in the first six months of 2019 and 2018, related to these measures.
Marketing Expenses
Marketing expense to promote our brand and products and grow our subscriber base was $36.6 million and $35.6 million in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $84.1 million and $67.2 million in the first six months of 2019 and 2018, respectively.non-marketable equity security.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Restricted Cash
A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018,29, 2019, from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is as follows:
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 December 30, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 December 29, 2019
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash        
Cash and cash equivalents $255,790
 $241,504
 $218,316
 $230,431
Restricted cash included within other current assets 638
 642
 527
 528
Restricted cash included within miscellaneous assets 16,305
 17,653
 15,290
 16,559
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $272,733
 $259,799
 $234,133
 $247,518

Substantially all of the amount included in restricted cash is set aside to collateralize workers’ compensation obligations.
Revolving Credit Facility
In September 2019, the Company entered into a $250.0 million five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). Certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at specified rates based on our utilization and consolidated leverage ratio. The Credit Facility contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay a quarterly unused commitment fee of 0.20%.
As of March 29, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants contained in the documents governing the Credit Facility.
Severance Costs
We recognized severance costs of $0.7$0.4 million and $2.2 million in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $2.1 million and $4.6$1.4 million in the first six monthsquarters of 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, related to workforce reductions. These costs are recorded in Selling, generalGeneral and administrative costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
We had a severance liability of $6.0$7.1 million and $8.4 million included in Accrued expenses and other in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018,29, 2019, respectively. The March 29, 2020, and December 29, 2019, balances include severance liabilities related to the restructuring charge recorded in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the third quarter of 2019. We anticipate most of the payments will be made within the next twelve months.
NOTE 9.8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The transaction would be in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, based on assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy consists of three levels:
Level 1–quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date;
Level 2–inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3–unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Assets/Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and December 30, 2018:29, 2019:
(In thousands) June 30, 2019 December 30, 2018 March 29, 2020 December 29, 2019
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:                                
Short-term AFS securities (1)
                                
Corporate debt securities $90,346
 $
 $90,346
 $
 $99,126
 $
 $99,126
 $
U.S. Treasury securities $144,480
 $
 $144,480
 $
 $107,485
 $
 $107,485
 $
 67,183
 
 67,183
 
 43,095
 
 43,095
 
Corporate debt securities 120,937
 
 120,937
 
 140,168
 
 140,168
 
U.S. governmental agency securities 108,820
 
 108,820
 
 91,974
 
 91,974
 
 29,749
 
 29,749
 
 37,502
 
 37,502
 
Commercial paper 35,063
 
 35,063
 
 8,177
 
 8,177
 
 18,779
 
 18,779
 
 12,561
 
 12,561
 
Certificates of deposit 18,497
 
 18,497
 
 23,497
 
 23,497
 
 10,601
 
 10,601
 
 9,501
 
 9,501
 
Total short-term AFS securities $427,797
 $
 $427,797
 $
 $371,301
 $
 $371,301
 $
 $216,658
 $
 $216,658
 $
 $201,785
 $
 $201,785
 $
Long-term AFS securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate debt securities $104,477
 $
 $104,477
 $
 $129,624
 $
 $129,624
 $
 $97,445
 $
 $97,445
 $
 $103,737
 $
 $103,737
 $
U.S. Treasury securities 95,577
 
 95,577
 
 101,438
 
 101,438
 
U.S. governmental agency securities 31,277
 
 31,277
 
 37,197
 
 37,197
 
 58,904
 
 58,904
 
 46,521
 
 46,521
 
U.S. Treasury securities 27,157
 
 27,157
 
 46,737
 
 46,737
 
Total long-term AFS securities $162,911
 $
 $162,911
 $
 $213,558
 $
 $213,558
 $
 $251,926
 $
 $251,926
 $
 $251,696
 $
 $251,696
 $
Liabilities:                                
Deferred compensation (2)(3)
 $22,132
 $22,132
 $
 $
 $23,211
 $23,211
 $
 $
 $16,291
 $16,291
 $
 $
 $23,702
 $23,702
 $
 $

(1) We classified these investments as Level 2 since the fair value is based on market observable inputs for investments with similar terms and maturities.
(2) The deferred compensation liability, included in Other liabilities—other in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, consists of deferrals under The New York Times Company Deferred Executive Compensation Plan (the “DEC”), which previously enabled certain eligible executives to elect to defer a portion of their compensation on a pre-tax basis. The deferred amounts are invested at the executives’ option in various mutual funds. The fair value of deferred compensation is based on the mutual fund investments elected by the executives and on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Participation in the DEC was frozen effective December 31, 2015.
(3) The Company invests deferred compensation assetsbalance in life insurance products. Our investments in life insurance products are included in Miscellaneous assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and were $43.1$39.2 million as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and $38.1$46.0 million as of December 30, 2018.29, 2019. The fair value of these assets is measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) and has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Reported, at Fair Value
The carrying value of our debt was approximately $247 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. The fair value of our debt was approximately $251 million and $260 million as of June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2018, respectively. We estimate the fair value of our debt utilizing market quotations for debt that have quoted prices in active markets. Since our debt does not trade on a daily basis in an active market, the fair value estimates are based on market observable inputs based on borrowing rates currently available for debt with similar terms and average maturities (Level 2).
NOTE 10.9. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Pension
Single-Employer Plans
We historically sponsored several frozen single-employer defined benefit pension plans. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company became the sole sponsor of the frozen Newspaper Guild of New York - The New York Times Pension Plan (the “Guild-Times Plan”). Previously, the NewsGuild of New York (the “Guild”) and the Company were joint trustees of The Guild-Times Plan. Effective December 31, 2018, the Guild-Times Plan and the Retirement Annuity Plan For Craft Employees of The New York Times Companies (the “RAP”) were merged intomaintain The New York Times Companies Pension Plan.Plan (the “Pension Plan”), a frozen single-employer defined benefit pension plan. The Company also jointly sponsors a defined benefit plan with The NewsGuild of New York known as the Guild-Times Adjustable Pension Plan that continues to accrue active benefits.
We also have a foreign-based pension plan for certain employees (the “foreign plan”). The information for the foreign plan is combined with the information for U.S. non-qualified plans. The benefit obligation of the foreign plan is immaterial to our total benefit obligation.




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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The Company and the Guild jointly sponsor the Guild-Times Adjustable Pension Plan (the “APP”), which continues to accrue active benefits.
The components of net periodic pension cost were as follows:
 For the Quarters Ended For the Quarters Ended
 June 30, 2019 July 1, 2018 March 29, 2020 March 31, 2019
(In thousands) Qualified
Plans
 Non-
Qualified
Plans
 All
Plans
 Qualified
Plans
 Non-
Qualified
Plans
 All
Plans
 Qualified
Plans
 Non-
Qualified
Plans
 All
Plans
 Qualified
Plans
 Non-
Qualified
Plans
 All
Plans
Service cost $1,279
 $
 $1,279
 $2,553
 $
 $2,553
 $2,607
 $
 $2,607
 $1,278
 $
 $1,278
Interest cost 14,708
 2,088
 16,796
 13,206
 1,848
 15,054
 11,742
 1,648
 13,390
 14,709
 2,088
 16,797
Expected return on plan assets (20,259) 
 (20,259) (20,591) 
 (20,591) (17,736) 
 (17,736) (20,258) 
 (20,258)
Amortization of actuarial loss 4,635
 1,094
 5,729
 6,680
 1,294
 7,974
 5,655
 1,521
 7,176
 4,635
 1,094
 5,729
Amortization of prior service credit (486) 
 (486) (486) 
 (486) (486) 
 (486) (486) 
 (486)
Net periodic pension (income)/cost (1)
 $(123) $3,182
 $3,059
 $1,362
 $3,142
 $4,504
 $1,782
 $3,169
 $4,951
 $(122) $3,182
 $3,060

  For the Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2019 July 1, 2018
(In thousands) 
Qualified
Plans
 
Non-
Qualified
Plans
 
All
Plans
 
Qualified
Plans
 
Non-
Qualified
Plans
 
All
Plans
Service cost $2,557
 $
 $2,557
 $5,200
 $
 $5,200
Interest cost 29,417
 4,176
 33,593
 26,357
 3,695
 30,052
Expected return on plan assets (40,517) 
 (40,517) (41,145) 
 (41,145)
Amortization of actuarial loss 9,270
 2,188
 11,458
 13,442
 2,588
 16,030
Amortization of prior service credit (972) 
 (972) (972) 
 (972)
Net periodic pension (income)/cost (1)
 $(245) $6,364
 $6,119
 $2,882
 $6,283
 $9,165
(1) The service cost component of net periodic pension cost is recognized in Total operating costs, while the other components are included in Other components of net periodic benefit costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, below Operating profit.
During the first six monthsquarters of 20192020 and 2018,2019, we made pension contributions of $4.3$2.1 million and $4.2$2.0 million, respectively, to the APP.certain qualified pension plans. We expect contributions in 20192020 to total approximately $9 million to satisfy funding requirements.
Other Postretirement Benefits
The components of net periodic postretirement benefit incomecost/(income) were as follows:
 For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended For the Quarters Ended
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
Service cost $7
 $5
 $14
 $10
 $7
 $7
Interest cost 400
 369
 800
 738
 256
 400
Amortization of actuarial loss 844
 1,184
 1,688
 2,368
 763
 844
Amortization of prior service credit (1,191) (1,643) (2,382) (3,182) (1,056) (1,191)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost/(income) (1)
 $60
 $(85) $120
 $(66) $(30) $60

(1) The service cost component of net periodic postretirement benefit cost is recognized in Total operating costs, while the other components are included in Other components of net periodic benefit costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, below Operating profit.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 11.10. INCOME TAXES
The Company had income tax expense of $9.4$6.0 million and $10.7$1.3 million in the second quarterfirst quarters of 2020 and first six months of 2019, respectively. The Company had income tax expense of $10.0 million and $15.3 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates from continuing operations were 27.2%15.5% and 16.2%4.1% for the second quarterfirst quarters of 2020 and first six months of 2019, respectively. The Company received a tax benefit in the first quarter of 2019both periods from stock price appreciation on stock-based awards that settled in the quarter,quarters, resulting in a lower than statutory tax rate forrate.
On March 27, 2020, the first six months of 2019. TheCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") was signed into law. We do not expect the tax provisions in the CARES Act to have a material impact on the Company’s effective tax rates from continuing operations were 29.8% and 25.1% for the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively.consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 12.11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
We compute earnings per share using a two-class method, which is an earnings allocation method used when a company’s capital structure includes either two or more classes of common stock or common stock and participating securities. This method determines earnings per share based on dividends declared on common stock and participating securities (i.e., distributed earnings), as well as participation rights of participating securities in any undistributed earnings.
Earnings per share is computed using both basic shares and diluted shares. The difference between basic and diluted shares is that diluted shares include the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of outstanding securities. Our stock options, stock-settled long-term performance awards and restricted stock units could have a significant impact on diluted shares. The difference between basic and diluted shares of approximately 1.41.3 million and 1.91.5 million as of the second quartersMarch 29, 2020 and first six months of March 31,

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

2019, and 2018, respectively, resulted primarily from the dilutive effect of certain stock options, performance awards and restricted stock units and performance awards.units.
Securities that could potentially be dilutive are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share when a loss from continuing operations exists or when the exercise price exceeds the market value of our Class A Common Stock, because their inclusion would result in an anti-dilutive effect on per share amounts.
There were no anti-dilutive stock options, stock-settled long-term performance awards orapproximately 0.2 million restricted stock units excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive in the secondfirst quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively. There were 0 anti-dilutive stock options or stock-settled long-term performance awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in the first six monthsquarters of 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.
NOTE 13.12. SUPPLEMENTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY INFORMATION
In 2015, the Board of Directors authorized up to $101.1 million of repurchases of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, repurchases under this authorization totaled $84.9 million (excluding commissions) and $16.2 million remained under this authorization. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the first sixthree months of 2019.2020. All purchases were made pursuant to our publicly announced share repurchase program. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to purchase shares under this authorization from time to time, subject to market conditions and other factors. There is no expiration date with respect to this authorization.
The following table summarizes the changes in AOCI by component as of June 30, 2019:March 29, 2020:
(In thousands) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Funded Status of Benefit Plans Net Unrealized (Loss)/Gain on Available-For-Sale Securities Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Funded Status of Benefit Plans Net Unrealized (Loss)/Gain on Available-For-Sale Securities Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of December 30, 2018 $4,677
 $(520,308) $(2,093) $(517,724)
Balance as of December 29, 2019 $3,438
 $(498,986) $572
 $(494,976)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications, before tax (127) 
 3,489
 3,362
 (254) 
 715
 461
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax 
 9,792
 
 9,792
 
 6,397
 
 6,397
Income tax (benefit)/expense (33) 2,535
 912
 3,414
 (68) 1,794
 189
 1,915
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax (94) 7,257
 2,577
 9,740
 (186) 4,603
 526
 4,943
Balance as of June 30, 2019 $4,583
 $(513,051) $484
 $(507,984)
Balance as of March 29, 2020 $3,252
 $(494,383) $1,098
 $(490,033)


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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the reclassifications from AOCI for the first six months ended June 30, 2019:quarter of 2020:
(In thousands)

Detail about accumulated other comprehensive loss components
  Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss Affects line item in the statement where net income is presented  Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss Affects line item in the statement where net income is presented
Funded status of benefit plans:      
Amortization of prior service credit(1)
 $(3,354) Other components of net periodic benefit costs $(1,542) Other components of net periodic benefit costs
Amortization of actuarial loss(1)
 13,146
 Other components of net periodic benefit costs 7,939
 Other components of net periodic benefit costs
Total reclassification, before tax(2)
 9,792
  6,397
 
Income tax expense 2,535
 Income tax expense 1,794
 Income tax expense
Total reclassification, net of tax $7,257
  $4,603
 
(1) These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefits. See Note 109 for more information.
(2) There were no reclassifications relating to noncontrolling interest for the six monthsfirst quarter ended June 30, 2019.March 29, 2020.
NOTE 14.13. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company identifies a business as an operating segment if: (i) it engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) its operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (who is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (iii) it has available discrete financial information. The Company has determined that it has one reportable segment. Therefore, all required segment information can be found in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTE 15. LEASES
Lessee activities
Operating leases
We have operating leases for office space and equipment. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Certain office space leases provide for rent adjustments relating to changes in real estate taxes and other operating costs. Options to extend the term of operating leases are not recognized as part of the right-of-use asset until we are reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. We may terminate our leases with the notice required under the lease and upon the payment of a termination fee, if required. Our leases do not include substantial variable payments based on index or rate. After the adoption of ASU 2016-02 in 2019, for all leases, a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 as described below.
Our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit discount rate. Therefore, we estimate our incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on the information available at lease commencement.
We recognize a single lease cost on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and we classify all cash payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
We evaluate right-of-use assets for impairment consistent with our property, plant and equipment policy disclosure included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018.
The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheet:
(In thousands) Classification in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet June 30, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets Miscellaneous assets $36,810
Current operating lease liabilities Accrued expenses and other $7,088
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities Other 35,771
Total operating lease liabilities   $42,859

The total lease cost for operating leases included in Selling, general and administrative costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations was as follows:

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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

  For the Quarter Ended
 For the Six Months Ended
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
Operating lease cost $2,308
 $4,547
Short term and variable lease cost 552
 1,012
Total lease cost $2,860
 $5,559
assess its performance; and (iii) it has available discrete financial information. The table below presents additionalCompany has determined that it has 1 reportable segment. Therefore, all required segment information regarding operating leases:
(In thousands, except lease term and discount rate) June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities $4,474
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities(1)
 $40,524
Weighted-average remaining lease term 7.1 years
Weighted-average discount rate 5.29%
(1) Amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2019, include the transition adjustment resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-02 as discussed in Note 2.
Maturities of lease liabilities on an annual basis for the Company's operating leases as of June 30, 2019, were as follows:
(In thousands) Amount
2019 (6 months ending December 29, 2019) $4,390
2020 8,220
2021 7,136
2022 6,698
2023 6,146
Later Years 19,131
Total lease payments $51,721
Less: Interest (8,862)
Present value of lease liabilities $42,859

Finance lease
We have a finance lease in connection with the land at our College Point, N.Y., printing and distribution facility. Interest on the lease liability has been recorded in Interest expense and other, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Repayments of the principal portion of our lease liability are recorded in financing activities and payments of interest on our lease liability are recorded in operating activities in the statement of cash flows for our finance lease.
As of June 30, 2019, the asset related to the finance lease of $5.0 million is included in Property, plant and equipmentcan be found in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2019, the undiscounted cash flow related to the finance lease was $7.0 million offset by interest of $0.1 million, resulting in $6.9 million included in Short-term debt and finance lease obligations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Lessor activities
Our leases to third parties predominantly relate to office space in the Company Headquarters. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Office space leases are operating leases and generally include options to extend the term of the lease. Our leases do not include variable payments based on index or rate. We do not separate the lease and non-lease components in a contract. The non-lease components predominantly include charges for utilities usage and other operating expenses estimated based on the proportionate share of the rental space of each lease.
For our office space operating leases, we recognize rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and we classify all cash payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows.
Residual value risk is not a primary risk resulting from our office space operating leases because of the long-lived nature of the underlying real estate assets which generally hold their value or appreciate in the long term.
We evaluate assets leased to third parties for impairment consistent with our property, plant and equipment policy disclosure included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

As of June 30, 2019, the cost and accumulated depreciation related to the Company Headquarters included in Property, plant and equipment in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was approximately $508 million and $195 million, respectively. Office space leased to third parties represents approximately 39% of rentable square feet of the Company Headquarters.
We generate building rental revenue from the floors in the Company Headquarters that we lease to third parties. The building rental revenue was as follows:
  For the Quarter Ended
 For the Six Months Ended
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
Building rental revenue (1)
 $7,436
 $15,075
(1) Building rental revenue includes approximately $2.9 million and $5.8 million of sublease income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.
Maturities of lease payments to be received on an annual basis for the Company's office space operating leases as of June 30, 2019, were as follows:
(In thousands) Amount
2019 (6 months ending December 29, 2019) $15,123
2020 32,214
2021 32,231
2022 32,226
2023 19,301
Later Years 142,057
Total building rental revenue from operating leases $273,152

Financial Statements.
NOTE 16.14. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers–Publishers’ Pension Fund
In September 2013, the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers-Publishers’ Pension Fund (the “NMDU Fund”) assessed a partial withdrawal liability against the Company in the gross amount of approximately $26 million for the plan years ending May 31, 2012, and 2013 (the “Initial Assessment”), an amount that was increased to a gross amount of approximately $34 million in December 2014, when the NMDU Fund issued a revised partial withdrawal liability assessment for the plan year ending May 31, 2013 (the “Revised Assessment”). The NMDU Fund claimed that when City & Suburban Delivery Systems, Inc., a retail and newsstand distribution subsidiary of the Company and the largest contributor to the NMDU Fund, ceased operations in 2009, it triggered a decline of more than 70% in contribution base units in each of these two plan years.
The Company disagreed with both the NMDU Fund’s determination that a partial withdrawal occurred and the methodology by which it calculated the withdrawal liability, and the parties engaged in arbitration proceedings to resolve the matter. In June 2016, the arbitrator issued an interim award and opinion that supported the NMDU Fund’s determination that a partial withdrawal had occurred, and concluded that the methodology used to calculate the Initial Assessment was correct. However, the arbitrator also concluded that the NMDU Fund’s calculation of the Revised Assessment was incorrect. In July 2017, the arbitrator issued a final award and opinion reflecting the same conclusions, which both the Company and NMDU Fund challenged in federal district court. In March 2018, the court determined that a partial withdrawal had occurred, but supported the Company’s position that the NMDU Fund’s calculation of the withdrawal liability was improper. The Company appealed the court’s decision with respect to the determination that a partial withdrawal had occurred, and the NMDU Fund appealed the court’s decision with respect to the calculation of the withdrawal liability. Oral arguments were held in May 2019.
Due to requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that sponsors make payments demanded by plans during arbitration and any resultant appeals, the Company had been making payments to the NMDU fund since September 2013 relating to the Initial Assessment and February 2015 relating to the Revised Assessment based on the NMDU Fund’s demand. As a result, as of June 30, 2019, we have paid $20.7 million relating to the Initial Assessment since the receipt of the initial demand letter. We also paid $5.0 million related to the Revised Assessment, which was refunded in July 2016 based on the arbitrator’s ruling.
The Company had a liability of $1.4 million as of June 30, 2019, related to this matter. Management believes it is reasonably possible that the total loss in this matter could exceed the liability established by a range of zero to approximately

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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

$11 million.
OtherLegal Proceedings
We are involved in various legal actions incidental to our business that are now pending against us. These actions are generally for amounts greatly in excess of the payments, if any, that may be required to be made. Although the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters, it is possible that an unfavorable outcome in one or more matters could be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flows for an individual reporting period. However, based on currently available information, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, is likely to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.
Letters of Credit Commitment
We have issued letters of credit totaling $45.7 million and $48.8 million as of June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2018, respectively, in connection with the leasing of floors in the Company Headquarters. The letters of credit will expire by 2020. Approximately $51 million and $54 million of marketable securities were designated as collateral for the letters of credit, as of June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2018, respectively.
NOTE 17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS15. RECLASSIFICATION
On July 2, 2019,The Company has changed the expense captions on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations effective for the first quarter ended March 29, 2020. These changes were made in order to reflect how the Company entered into a lease agreement for additional office space in Long Island City, N.Y., (the “LIC Lease”), which commenced in Julymanages its business and ends in 2035. The present value of lease liabilities associatedto communicate where the Company is investing resources and how this aligns with the LIC Lease atCompany’s strategy. The Company has reclassified expenses for the commencement dateprior period in order to present comparable financial results. There is no change to consolidated operating income, operating expense, net income or cash flows as a result of this change in classification. A summary of changes is as follows:
“Production costs” has become “Cost of revenue”:
Cost of revenue contains all costs related to content creation, subscriber and advertiser servicing, and print production and distribution costs as well as infrastructure costs related to delivering digital content, which include all cloud and cloud related costs as well as compensation for employees that enhance and maintain our platforms. This represents a change from previously disclosed production costs, which did not include distribution or subscriber servicing costs. In addition, certain product development costs previously included in production costs have been reclassified to product development.
“Selling, general and administrative” hasbeen split into three lines:
Sales and marketing represents all costs related to the Company’s marketing efforts as well as advertising sales costs.
Product development represents the Company’s investment into developing and enhancing new and existing product technology including engineering, product development, and data insights.
General and administrative includes general management, corporate enterprise technology, building operations and unallocated overhead costs.
In addition, incentive compensation, which was $22 million.previously wholly included in selling, general and administrative, was reclassified to align with the classification of the related wages across each of the expense captions.




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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

A reconciliation of the expenses as previously disclosed to the recast presentation for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, is as follows:


 As Reported March 31, 2019 Reclassification Recast March 31, 2019
Operating costs      
Production costs:      
Wages and benefits $102,908
 $(102,908)
(1)(2) 
$
Raw materials 19,838
 (19,838)
(1) 

Other production costs 45,337
 (45,337)
(1)(2) 

Total production costs 168,083
 (168,083)
(1)(2) 

Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) 
 239,359
(1)(3)(4) 
239,359
Selling, general and administrative costs 221,463
 (221,463)
(3)(4)(5) 

Sales and marketing 
 74,820
(4)(5) 
74,820
Product development 
 23,728
(2)(4)(5) 
23,728
General and administrative 
 51,639
(4)(5) 
51,639
Depreciation and amortization 14,918
 
 14,918
Total operating costs $404,464
 $
 $404,464
(1) In the first quarter of 2020, the Company discontinued the use of the production cost caption. These costs, with the exception of product engineering and product design costs, were reclassified to cost of revenue.
(2) Costs related to developing and enhancing new and existing product technology previously included in production costs were reclassified to product development.
(3) Distribution and fulfillment costs and subscriber and advertising servicing related costs previously included in selling, general and administrative were reclassified to cost of revenue.
(4) Incentive Compensation previously included in selling, general and administrative was reclassified to align with the related salaries in each caption.
(5) In the first quarter of 2020, the Company discontinued the use of the selling, general and administrative cost caption. These costs, with the exception of those related to distribution and fulfillment, subscriber and advertising servicing and incentive compensation related to cost of revenue, were reclassified to the new captions: sales and marketing, product development and general and administrative.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
We are a global media organization that includes our newspaper, print and digital products and related businesses. We have one reportable segment.
We generate revenues principally from subscriptions and advertising. Other revenues primarily consist of revenues from licensing, commercial printing, the leasing of floors in the Company Headquarters,our New York headquarters building located at 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York (the “Company Headquarters”), affiliate referrals, commercial printing, television and film (primarily from our television series, “The Weekly”), NYT Live (our live events business) and retail commerce.
Our main operating costs are employee-related costs.
In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we present certain information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We are presenting in this report supplemental non-GAAP financial performance measures that exclude depreciation, amortization, severance, non-operating retirement costs or multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs, and certain identified special items, as applicable. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures, and should be read in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis. For further information and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, see “Non-Operating Items—Non-GAAP Financial Measurements”Measurements.”
The Company has changed the expense captions on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations effective for the first quarter ended March 29, 2020. These changes were made in order to reflect how the Company manages its business and to communicate where the Company is investing resources and how this aligns with the Company’s strategy. The Company has reclassified expenses for the prior period in order to present comparable financial results. There is no change to consolidated operating income, operating expense, net income or cash flows as a result of this change in classification. See Note 15 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.detail.
Financial Highlights
For the secondfirst quarter of 2019,2020, diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.15,$0.20, compared with $0.14$0.18 for the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding severance, non-operating retirement costs and special items discussed below (or “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” a non-GAAP measure) were $0.17 and $0.20 for the secondfirst quarters of 2020 and 2019, and 2018.respectively.
The Company had an operating profit of $37.9$27.3 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2019,2020, compared with $40.0$34.6 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. The decrease was principally driven by lower advertising revenues and higher costs, that more thanpartially offset by higher digital-only subscription revenues,and other revenues and digital advertising revenues. Operating profit before depreciation, amortization, severance, multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs and special items discussed below (or “adjusted operating profit,” a non-GAAP measure) was $55.6decreased to $44.3 million and $59.4in the first quarter of 2020 from $52.4 million forin the second quartersfirst quarter of 2019, and 2018, respectively, primarily as a result of the factors identified above.
Total revenues increased 5.2%1.0% to $436.3$443.6 million in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 from $414.6$439.1 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018,2019, primarily driven by an increase in other revenue (from our television series, “The Weekly,” and from licensing revenue related to Facebook News), as well as an increase in digital-only subscription revenues, other revenues and digital advertising revenues, partially offset by a decrease in print advertising and subscription revenues.revenue.
Operating costs increased in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 to $398.3$416.3 million from $373.3$404.5 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018,2019, largely due to higher contentjournalism costs, including growth in the number of newsroom and technology employees and costs related to our television series, “The Weekly,” as well as laborwhich was partially offset by lower print production and raw material costs from commercial printing and advertisingdistribution costs. Operating costs before depreciation, amortization, severance and multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs (or “adjusted operating costs,” a non-GAAP measure) increased in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 to $380.7$399.3 million from $355.2$386.7 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018,2019, primarily as a result of the factors identified above.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and attempts to contain it, have created significant economic disruption, market volatility and uncertainty. These conditions have affected our business and could continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Unlike many media companies, which are primarily dependent on advertising, we derive substantial revenue from subscriptions (approximately 60% of total revenues in 2019 and 64% in the first quarter of 2020). We experienced significant growth in the number of subscriptions to our digital news and other products in the first quarter of 2020, which we attribute in

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part to an extraordinary increase in traffic given the current news environment. However, revenues from the single-copy sales of our print newspaper (which represent less than 10% of our total subscription revenues) have been, and we expect will continue to be, adversely affected as a result of widespread business closures, increases in remote working and reductions in travel.
The worldwide economic slowdown caused by the pandemic also led to a decline in our first-quarter 2020 advertising revenues, and to the extent conditions persist, we expect that our advertising revenues will continue to be adversely affected, including in the second quarter of 2020.
However, our strong balance sheet has enabled us to continue to operate without the liquidity issues being experienced by many other companies. As of March 29, 2020, we had cash, cash equivalents and short- and long-term marketable securities of $686.9 million, and we were debt-free. We believe our cash balance and cash provided by operations, in combination with other sources of cash, will be sufficient to meet our financing needs over the next twelve months, enabling us to continue hiring in our newsroom, and in product and technology and continue investment in important growth areas.
We have incurred and expect to continue to incur some additional costs in response to the virus. These costs have not been significant to date, but as the pandemic develops we may alter our response and incur additional costs as necessary.
At this time, the complete impact that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated economic downturn, will have on our business is uncertain. While we remain confident in our prospects over the longer term, the extent to which the pandemic impacts us will depend on numerous evolving factors and future developments, including the severity of the virus; the duration of the outbreak; the impact of the pandemic on economic activity and the companies with which we do business; governmental, business and other actions; travel restrictions and social distancing measures, among many other factors. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, local or foreign authorities, or that we determine are appropriate. Please see “Part II—Item 1A—Risk Factors” for more information.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table presents our consolidated financial results:
 For the Quarters Ended   For the Six Months Ended   For the Quarters Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Revenues     
           
Subscription $270,456
 $260,629
 3.8 % $541,266
 $521,222
 3.8 % $285,434
 $270,810
 5.4 %
Advertising 120,761
 119,201
 1.3 % 245,849
 244,848
 0.4 % 106,137
 125,088
 (15.2)%
Other 45,041
 34,730
 29.7 % 88,205
 62,438
 41.3 % 52,065
 43,164
 20.6 %
Total revenues 436,258
 414,560
 5.2 % 875,320
 828,508
 5.7 % 443,636
 439,062
 1.0 %
Operating costs                  
Production costs:     
      
Wages and benefits 103,959
 92,754
 12.1 % 206,867
 184,747
 12.0 %
Raw materials 19,158
 17,826
 7.5 % 38,996
 34,518
 13.0 %
Other production costs 49,897
 45,277
 10.2 % 95,234
 90,933
 4.7 %
Total production costs 173,014
 155,857
 11.0 % 341,097
 310,198
 10.0 %
Selling, general and administrative costs 210,131
 203,368
 3.3 % 431,594
 411,991
 4.8 %
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) 243,672
 239,359
 1.8 %
Sales and marketing 73,796
 74,820
 (1.4)%
Product development 30,802
 23,728
 29.8 %
General and administrative 52,861
 51,639
 2.4 %
Depreciation and amortization 15,180
 14,081
 7.8 % 30,098
 29,122
 3.4 % 15,185
 14,918
 1.8 %
Total operating costs 398,325
 373,306
 6.7 % 802,789
 751,311
 6.9 % 416,316
 404,464
 2.9 %
Headquarters redesign and consolidation 
 1,252
 *
 
 3,140
 *
Operating profit 37,933
 40,002
 (5.2)% 72,531
 74,057
 (2.1)% 27,320
 34,598
 (21.0)%
Other components of net periodic benefit costs 1,833
 1,863
 (1.6)% 3,668
 3,891
 (5.7)% 2,314
 1,835
 26.1 %
(Loss)/gain from joint ventures 
 (8) *
 
 7
 *
Interest expense and other, net 1,514
 4,536
 (66.6)% 2,817
 9,413
 (70.1)%
Interest income/(expense) and other, net 13,854
 (1,303) *
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 34,586
 33,595
 2.9 % 66,046
 60,760
 8.7 % 38,860
 31,460
 23.5 %
Income tax expense 9,415
 9,999
 (5.8)% 10,719
 15,250
 (29.7)% 6,006
 1,304
 *
Net income 25,171
 23,596
 6.7 % 55,327
 45,510
 21.6 % 32,854
 30,156
 8.9 %
Net loss/(income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest 
 1
 *
 
 (1) *
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders $25,171
 $23,597
 6.7 % $55,327
 $45,509
 21.6 % $32,854
 $30,156
 8.9 %
* Represents a change equal to or in excess of 100% or not meaningful.meaningful


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Revenues
Subscription Revenues
Subscription revenues consist of revenues from subscriptions to our print and digital products (which include our news product, as well as our Crossword, Cooking and Cookingaudio products), and single-copy and bulk sales of our print products (which represent less than 10% of these revenues). Revenues from our digital-only news subscriptions include e-readers and replica editions. Our Cooking product first launched as a paid digital product in the third quarter of 2017. Subscription revenues are based on both the number of copies of the printprinted newspaper sold and digital-only subscriptions, and the rates charged to the respective customers.
Subscription revenues increased 3.8% in the second quarter and5.4% in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 compared with the same prior-year period, primarily due to year-over-year growth of 30.7%39.6% in the number of subscriptions to the Company’s digital subscription products.
Paid digital-only subscriptions totaled approximately 5,001,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2020, a 1,399,000 net increase compared with the end of the first quarter of 2019 and a 587,000 net increase compared with the end of the fourth quarter of 2019. This significant growth in the first quarter is attributed in part to an extraordinary increase in traffic given the current news environment, as well as the digital access model that we launched last year, which requires users to register and log in to access most of our content.
Digital-only news product subscriptions totaled approximately 3,897,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2020, a 1,040,000 net increase compared with the end of the first quarter of 2019 and a 468,000 increase compared with the end of the fourth quarter of 2019. Other product subscriptions (which include our Crossword and Cooking products and new audio product described below) totaled approximately 1,104,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2020, a 359,000 increase compared with the end of the first quarter of 2019 and a 119,000 increase compared with the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.
During the first quarter of 2020, we acquired Listen In Audio, Inc., a company that transforms journalism articles into audio that is made available in a subscription-based product named “Audm.” In addition to the 359,000 and 119,000 net additions noted above to the Company’s other digital-only products, as a result of the acquisition, approximately 20,000 of the product’s subscriptions at the time of acquisition were included in the Company’s 5,001,000 paid digital-only subscriptions. A de minimis number of audio net subscription additions, which enrolled in the product subsequent to the Company’s acquisition, were included in 359,000 and 119,000 net additions noted above to the Company’s other digital-only products.
The following table summarizes digital-only subscription revenues, which are a component ofprint and digital subscription revenues for the secondfirst quarters of 2020 and first six months of 2019 and 2018:2019:
 For the Quarters Ended   For the Six Months Ended   For the Quarters Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Print subscription revenues $155,424
 $160,951
 (3.4)%
Digital-only subscription revenues:                  
News product subscription revenues(1)
 $104,430
 $93,549
 11.6% $206,776
 $184,125
 12.3% 118,958
 102,346
 16.2 %
Other product subscription revenues(2)
 8,205
 5,194
 58.0% 15,718
 10,030
 56.7% 11,052
 7,513
 47.1 %
Total digital-only subscription revenues $112,635
 $98,743
 14.1% $222,494
 $194,155
 14.6%
Subtotal digital-only subscription revenues 130,010
 109,859
 18.3 %
Total subscription revenues $285,434
 $270,810
 5.4 %
(1) Includes revenues from subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(1) Includes revenues from subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(1) Includes revenues from subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(2) Includes revenues from standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products.
(2) Includes revenues from standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword, Cooking and audio products.
(2) Includes revenues from standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword, Cooking and audio products.

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The following table summarizes digital-only subscriptions as of the end of the secondfirst quarters of 20192020 and 2018:2019:
 For the Quarters Ended   For the Quarters Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Print subscriptions 840
 904
 (7.1)%
Digital-only subscriptions:            
News product subscriptions(1)
 2,988
 2,398
 24.6% 3,897
 2,857
 36.4 %
Other product subscriptions(2)
 792
 494
 60.3% 1,104
 726
 52.1 %
Total digital-only subscriptions 3,780
 2,892
 30.7%
Subtotal digital-only subscriptions��5,001
 3,583
 39.6 %
Total subscriptions 5,841
 4,487
 30.2 %
(1) Includes subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(1) Includes subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(1) Includes subscriptions to the Company’s news product. News product subscription packages that include access to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products are also included in this category.
(2) Includes standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword and Cooking products.
(2) Includes standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword, Cooking and audio products. During the quarter, the Company acquired a subscription-based audio product. As a result of the acquisition, approximately 20,000 of the product’s subscriptions at the time of acquisition, and a de minimis amount which enrolled in the product subsequent to the Company’s acquisition were included in the Company’s digital-only other product subscriptions starting in the first quarter of 2020.
(2) Includes standalone subscriptions to the Company’s Crossword, Cooking and audio products. During the quarter, the Company acquired a subscription-based audio product. As a result of the acquisition, approximately 20,000 of the product’s subscriptions at the time of acquisition, and a de minimis amount which enrolled in the product subsequent to the Company’s acquisition were included in the Company’s digital-only other product subscriptions starting in the first quarter of 2020.
Advertising Revenues
Advertising revenues are primarily derived from the saleofferings sold directly to marketers by our advertising sales teams. A significantly smaller and diminishing proportion of our total advertising products and services on our print and digital platforms. Theserevenues is generated through programmatic auctions run by third-party ad exchanges. Advertising revenues are primarily determined by the volume, rate and mix of advertisements. Display advertising revenue is principally from advertisers promoting products, services or brands in print in the form of column-inch ads, and on our digital platforms in the form of banners and video rich mediain websites, mobile applications and other interactive ads.emails. Display advertising also includes advertisements that direct viewers to branded content on The Times’sour platforms. Other print advertising primarily represents for our print products, classified advertising revenue, including line-ads sold in the major categories of real estate, help wanted, automotive and other as well as revenue from preprinted advertising, also known as free-standing inserts. Digital otherOther digital advertising revenue primarily includes creative services fees, including those associated with among other things, our digital marketing agencies and our branded content studio; advertising revenue from our podcasts; and advertising revenue generated by Wirecutter, our product review and recommendation website.

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Advertising revenues (print and digital) by category were as follows:
  For the Quarters Ended      
  June 30, 2019 July 1, 2018 % Change
(In thousands) Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total
Advertising revenues:                
Display $55,859
 $42,833
 $98,692
 $60,803
 $41,443
 $102,246
 (8.1)% 3.4% (3.5)%
Other 6,876
 15,193
 22,069
 7,367
 9,588
 16,955
 (6.7)% 58.5% 30.2 %
Total advertising $62,735
 $58,026
 $120,761
 $68,170
 $51,031
 $119,201
 (8.0)% 13.7% 1.3 %
 For the Six Months Ended       For the Quarters Ended      
 June 30, 2019 July 1, 2018 % Change March 29, 2020 March 31, 2019 % Change
(In thousands) Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total Print Digital Total
Advertising revenues:Advertising revenues:                Advertising revenues:                
Display $118,201
 $84,945
 $203,146
 $131,608
 $80,140
 $211,748
 (10.2)% 6.0% (4.1)% $48,159
 $39,894
 $88,053
 $62,342
 $42,112
 $104,454
 (22.8)% (5.3)% (15.7)%
Other 14,079
 28,624
 42,703
 15,506
 17,594
 33,100
 (9.2)% 62.7% 29.0 % 6,820
 11,264
 18,084
 7,203
 13,431
 20,634
 (5.3)% (16.1)% (12.4)%
Total advertising $132,280
 $113,569
 $245,849
 $147,114
 $97,734
 $244,848
 (10.1)% 16.2% 0.4 % $54,979
 $51,158
 $106,137
 $69,545
 $55,543
 $125,088
 (20.9)% (7.9)% (15.2)%
Print advertising revenues, which represented 51.9% of total advertising revenues for the second quarter of 2019 and 53.8%51.8% of total advertising revenues for the first six months of 2019, declined 8.0% to $62.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 and 10.1%2020, declined 20.9% to $132.3$55.0 million in the first six monthsquarter of 2019,2020 compared with $68.2$69.5 million and $147.1 million, respectively, in the same prior-year periods.period. The decline in print advertising revenues in the secondfirst quarter and in the first six months of 20192020 compared with the same periodsperiod in the prior year was driven by a continued decline in display advertising revenue. The decline in display advertising revenue inlower demand as the second quarter of 2019 was primarily in the financial, retail and media categories, partially offset by growth in the technology category.COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated secular trends. The decline in display advertising revenue in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 was primarily in the financial, luxury, media, entertainment and retail categories, partially offset by growth in the technology category.financial services categories.
Digital advertising revenues, which represented 48.1% of total advertising revenues for the second quarter of 2019 and 46.2%48.2% of total advertising revenues for the first six months of 2019, increased 13.7% to $58.0 million in the second quarter of 2019 and 16.2%2020, declined 7.9% to $113.6$51.2 million in the first six monthsquarter of 2019,2020 compared with $51.0$55.5 million and $97.7 million, respectively, in the same prior-year periods.period. The increasedecrease in digital advertising revenue for the secondfirst quarter and first six months of 20192020 compared with the same periodsperiod in the prior year primarily reflected growthreflects strong comparisons in the prior year, as well as lower demand for direct-sold advertising revenue on our digital platforms, including podcasts and creative services.as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Revenues
Other revenues primarily consist of revenues from licensing, commercial printing, the leasing of floors in theour Company Headquarters, affiliate referrals, commercial printing, television and film (primarily from our television series, “The Weekly”), NYT Live (our live events business) and retail commerce. Building

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rental revenue consists of revenue from the lease of floors in our Company Headquarters, which totaled $8.0 million in the first quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Other revenues increased 29.7% in the second quarter of 2019 and 41.3%20.6% in the first six monthsquarter of 2019,2020, compared with the same prior-year periods. The increase in other revenues for the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same period, in the prior year is primarily as a result of revenue earned from our television series, “The Weekly,” and growth in our commercial printing operations. The increase in other revenues for the first six months of 2019 compared with the same period in the prior year is primarily a result of growth in our commercial printing operations,as well as from licensing revenue earned from “The Weekly,” and additional floors of rental revenue fromrelated to Facebook News.
Operating Costs
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has changed the Operating Costscosts captions on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 15 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more detail.
Operating costs were as follows:
  For the Quarters Ended   For the Six Months Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
Production costs:            
Wages and benefits $103,959
 $92,754
 12.1% $206,867
 $184,747
 12.0%
Raw materials 19,158
 17,826
 7.5% 38,996
 34,518
 13.0%
Other production costs 49,897
 45,277
 10.2% 95,234
 90,933
 4.7%
Total production costs 173,014
 155,857
 11.0% 341,097
 310,198
 10.0%
Selling, general and administrative costs 210,131
 203,368
 3.3% 431,594
 411,991
 4.8%
Depreciation and amortization 15,180
 14,081
 7.8% 30,098
 29,122
 3.4%
Total operating costs $398,325
 $373,306
 6.7% $802,789
 $751,311
 6.9%
  For the Quarters Ended  
(In thousands) March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Operating costs:      
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) $243,672
 $239,359
 1.8 %
Sales and marketing 73,796
 74,820
 (1.4)%
Product development 30,802
 23,728
 29.8 %
General and administrative 52,861
 51,639
 2.4 %
Depreciation and amortization 15,185
 14,918
 1.8 %
Total operating costs $416,316
 $404,464
 2.9 %
Production CostsCost of Revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)
ProductionCost of revenue includes all costs include items such as labor costs, raw materials and machinery and equipment expenses related to news gatheringcontent creation, subscriber and advertiser servicing, and print production activity,and distribution costs as well as infrastructure costs related to delivering digital content, which include all cloud and cloud related costs as well as compensation for employees that enhance and maintain our platforms.
Cost of revenue increased in the first quarter of 2020 by $4.3 million compared with the first quarter of 2019, primarily driven by a $13.8 million increase in journalism costs and $1.3 million increase in subscription and advertiser servicing costs, partially offset by a $10.8 million decrease in print production and distribution costs. The increase in journalism costs was largely due to growth in the number of newsroom and technology employees, as well as costs related to producing branded content.
Production costs increased in the second quarter of 2019 by $17.2 million compared with the second quarter of 2018, primarily driven by a $11.2 million increase in wage and benefits, a $4.6 million increase in other production costs and a $1.3 million increase in raw materials.“The Weekly.” The increase in wagessubscription and benefitsadvertising servicing costs was largely due to our newsroomhigher costs related to distributing digital content, partially offset by lower live events business costs. The decrease in print production and commercial printing operations. The increase in other productiondistribution costs was primarily due to expenses incurred in connection with our television series ,“The Weekly.” The increase in raw materials was largely duelower distribution costs and newsprint pricing, as well as copy declines.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing includes costs related to higher volumethe Company’s marketing efforts as a result of commercial printing operationswell as advertising sales costs.
Sales and higher newsprint prices.
Productionmarketing costs increased in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 decreased by $30.9$1.0 million compared with the first six monthsquarter of 2018,2019, primarily driven by a $22.1decrease in variable compensation related to advertising.
Media expenses, a component of sales and marketing costs, which represents the cost to promote our subscription business, increased to $45.4 million increase in wage and benefits, a $4.5the first quarter of 2020 from $44.8 million increase in raw materials and a $4.3 million increase in other production costs. The increase in wages and benefits was largely due to our newsroom and commercial printing operations. The increase in raw materials was largely due to higher volume as a resultthe first quarter of commercial printing operations and higher newsprint prices, partially offset by lower newsprint copies. The increase in other production costs was primarily due to expenses incurred in connection with our television series, “The Weekly.”2019.
Selling, General and Administrative CostsProduct Development
Selling, general and administrative costs includeProduct development includes costs associated with the selling, marketingCompany’s investment into developing and distribution of products as well as administrative expenses.enhancing new and existing product technology including engineering, product development, and data insights.
Selling, general and administrativeProduct development costs in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 increased by $6.8$7.1 million compared with the secondfirst quarter of 2018 driven primarily by a $10.0 million increase2019, largely due to growth in wagesthe number of digital product development employees in connection with digital subscription strategic initiatives.
General and benefits to support growth initiatives, partially offset by $1.6 million in lower severanceAdministrative Costs
General and administrative costs includes general management, corporate enterprise technology, building operations and unallocated overhead costs.
Selling, general
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General and administrative costs in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 increased by $19.6$1.2 million compared with the first six monthsquarter of 20182019, primarily driven primarily by a $16.9 million increase in marketing expenses largely due to an increase in subscription acquisition and brand marketing costs and a $9.5 million increase in wages and benefits to support growth initiatives, partially offset by a $3.6 million decrease in outside services, and $2.6 millionas well as costs incurred in lower severance costs.connection with expansion of our office space.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization costs in the secondfirst quarter and first six months of 2019 increased $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively,2020 remained relatively flat compared with the same prior-year periods primarily due to building and software projects that were placed in service and started depreciating in the second half of 2018.period.
Other Items
See Note 87 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding other items.

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NON-OPERATING ITEMS
Other Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs/(Income)Costs
See Note 109 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding other components of net periodic benefit costs/(income).
Joint Ventures
See Note 6 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our joint venture investments.costs.
Interest ExpenseIncome/(expense) and other, Netnet
See Note 7 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding interest expenseincome/(expense) and other, net.
Income Taxes
See Note 1110 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding income taxes.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have included in this report certain supplemental financial information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, we have referred to the following non-GAAP financial measures in this report:
diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding severance, non-operating retirement costs and the impact of special items (or adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations);
operating profit before depreciation, amortization, severance, multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs and special items (or adjusted operating profit); and
operating costs before depreciation, amortization, severance and multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs (or adjusted operating costs).
The special item in 2020 consisted of:
a $10.1 million gain ($7.4 million after tax or $.06 per share) related to a non-marketable equity investment transaction. The gain is comprised of $2.5 million realized gain due to the partial sale of the investment and an $7.6 million unrealized gain due to the mark to market of the remaining investment, and is included in Interest income/(expense) and other, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
There were no special items in 2019.
The special item in 2018 consisted of:
A $1.3 million charge ($0.9 million after tax or $.01 per share) in the second quarter and a $1.9 million charge ($1.4 million after tax or $.01 per share) in the first quarter in connection with the redesign and consolidation of space in the Company Headquarters.
We have included these non-GAAP financial measures because management reviews them on a regular basis and uses them to evaluate and manage the performance of our operations. We believe that, for the reasons outlined below, these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors as a supplement to reported diluted earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations, operating profit/(loss) and operating costs. However, these measures should be evaluated only in conjunction with the comparable GAAP financial measures and should not be viewed as alternative or superior measures of GAAP results.
Non-operating retirement costs include:
interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of actuarial gain and loss components and amortization of prior service credits of single employer pension expense;
interest cost and amortization of actuarial gains and loss components and amortization of prior service credits of retirement medical expense; and
all multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs.
These non-operating retirement costs are primarily tied to financial market performance including changes in market interest rates and investment performance. Management considers non-operating retirement costs to be outside the performance of the business and believes that presenting adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding non-operating retirement costs and presenting adjusted operating results excluding multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs, in addition to the Company’s GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations and GAAP operating results, provide increased transparency and a better understanding of the underlying trends in the Company’s operating business performance.

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Adjusted diluted earnings per share provides useful information in evaluating the Company’s period-to-period performance because it eliminates items that the Company does not consider to be indicative of earnings from ongoing operating activities. Adjusted operating profit is useful in evaluating the ongoing performance of the Company’s businesses as it excludes the significant non-cash impact of depreciation and amortization as well as items not indicative of ongoing operating activities. Total operating costs include depreciation, amortization, severance and multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs. Total operating costs, excluding these items, provide investors with helpful supplemental information on the Company’s underlying operating costs that is used by management in its financial and operational decision-making.

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Management considers special items, which may include impairment charges, pension settlement charges and other items that arise from time to time, to be outside the ordinary course of our operations. Management believes that excluding these items provides a better understanding of the underlying trends in the Company’s operating performance and allows more accurate comparisons of the Company’s operating results to historical performance. In addition, management excludes severance costs, which may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, because it believes these costs do not necessarily reflect expected future operating costs and do not contribute to a meaningful comparison of the Company’s operating results to historical performance.
Included in our non-GAAP financial measures are non-operating retirement costs which are primarily tied to financial market performance and changes in market interest rates and investment performance. Management considers non-operating retirement costs to be outside the performance of the business and believes that presenting adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding non-operating retirement costs and presenting adjusted operating results excluding multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs, in addition to the Company’s GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations and GAAP operating results, provide increased transparency and a better understanding of the underlying trends in the Company’s operating business performance.
Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are set out in the tables below.
Reconciliation of diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding severance, non-operating retirement costs and special items (or adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations)
 For the Quarters Ended   For the Six Months Ended   For the Quarters Ended  
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations $0.15
 $0.14
 7.1% $0.33
 $0.27
 22.2% $0.20
 $0.18
 11.1 %
Add:                  
Severance 
 0.01
 *
 0.01
 0.03
 (66.7)% 
 0.01
 *
Non-operating retirement costs:       

 

 

      
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs 0.01
 0.01
 % 0.02
 0.02
 % 0.01
 0.01
 
Other components of net periodic benefit costs 0.01
 0.01
 % 0.02
 0.03
 (33.3)% 0.01
 0.01
 
Special item:                  
Headquarters redesign and consolidation 
 0.01
 *
 
 0.02
 *
Gain from non-marketable equity security (0.06) 
 *
Income tax expense of adjustments (0.01) (0.01) % (0.01) (0.03) (66.7)% 0.01
 (0.01) *
Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations(1)
 $0.17
 $0.17
 % $0.37
 $0.34
 8.8% $0.17
 $0.20
 (15.0)%
(1)Amounts may not add due to rounding.
* Represents a change equal to or in excess of 100% or not meaningful

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Reconciliation of operating profit before depreciation & amortization, severance, multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs and special items (or adjusted operating profit)
 For the Quarters Ended   For the Six Months Ended   For the Quarters Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Operating profit $37,933
 $40,002
 (5.2)% $72,531
 $74,057
 (2.1)% $27,320
 $34,598
 (21.0)%
Add:                  
Depreciation & amortization 15,180
 14,081
 7.8 % 30,098
 29,122
 3.4 % 15,185
 14,918
 1.8 %
Severance 672
 2,244
 (70.1)% 2,075
 4,633
 (55.2)% 370
 1,403
 (73.6)%
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs 1,801
 1,791
 0.6 % 3,250
 3,895
 (16.6)% 1,423
 1,450
 (1.9)%
Special items:            
Headquarters redesign and consolidation 
 1,252
 *
 
 3,140
 *
Adjusted operating profit $55,586
 $59,370
 (6.4)% $107,954
 $114,847
 (6.0)% $44,298
 $52,369
 (15.4)%
* Represents a change equal to or in excess of 100% or not meaningful

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Reconciliation of operating costs before depreciation & amortization, severance and multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs (or adjusted operating costs)
  For the Quarters Ended   For the Six Months Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
Operating costs $398,325
 $373,306
 6.7 % $802,789
 $751,311
 6.9 %
Less:            
Depreciation & amortization 15,180
 14,081
 7.8 % 30,098
 29,122
 3.4 %
Severance 672
 2,244
 (70.1)% 2,075
 4,633
 (55.2)%
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs 1,801
 1,791
 0.6 % 3,250
 3,895
 (16.6)%
Adjusted operating costs $380,672
 $355,190
 7.2 % $767,366
 $713,661
 7.5 %


Reconciliation of operating costs before depreciation & amortization, severance and multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs (or adjusted operating costs)
  For the Quarters Ended  
(In thousands) March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Operating costs $416,316
 $404,464
 2.9 %
Less:      
Depreciation & amortization 15,185
 14,918
 1.8 %
Severance 370
 1,403
 (73.6)%
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs 1,423
 1,450
 (1.9)%
Adjusted operating costs $399,338
 $386,693
 3.3 %

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We believe our cash balance and cash provided by operations, in combination with other sources of cash, will be sufficient to meet our financing needs over the next twelve months. Although there is uncertainty related to the anticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business (see “—Executive Overview— Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic” and “Part II—Item 1A—Risk Factors”), given the strength of our balance sheet, we do not expect the pandemic to materially impact our liquidity position. As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, we had cash, cash equivalents and short- and long-term marketable securities of $846.5 million and total debt and finance lease obligations of $254.4 million. Accordingly, our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities exceeded total debt and finance lease obligations by $592.1$686.9 million. Our cash and investment balances have increased since the end of 2018,2019, primarily due to cash proceeds from operating activities and lower capital expenditures,proceeds from sale of investments, partially offset by capital expenditures, share based compensation tax withholding, costs associated with the acquisition of a business and dividend payments.
We have paid quarterly dividends of $0.04 per share on the Class A and Class B Common Stock fromsince late 2013 through early 2019.2013. In February 2019,2020, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.05 per share, which was paid in April 2019. In June 2019, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05$0.06 per share, onan increase of $0.01 per share from the Class A and Class B Common Stock, which was paid in July 2019.previous quarter. We currently expect to continue to pay comparable cash dividends in the future, although changes in our dividends will be considered by our Board of Directors in light of our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors considered relevant.
In March 2009, we entered into an agreement to sell and simultaneously lease back the Condo Interest in the Company Headquarters. The sale price for the Condo Interest was $225.0 million less transaction costs, for net proceeds of approximately $211 million. We have an option, exercisable in December 2019, to repurchase the Condo Interest for $245.3 million, and we have provided notice of our intent to exercise this option. We believe that exercising this option is in the best interest of the Company given that the market value of the Condo Interest exceeds the exercise price, and we plan to use existing cash and marketable securities for this repurchase.
In addition, on August 1, 2019, using existing cash, we purchased the previously leased land at our College Point, N.Y., printing and distribution facility for $6.9 million.
We expect to receive a final cash distribution of approximately $5 million to $8 million related to the wind down of our Madison investment in 2019. See Note 6 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the Company’s investment in Madison.
Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
Cash flows provided by/(used in) by category were as follows:
 For the Six Months Ended   For the Three Months Ended  
(In thousands) June 30, 2019
 July 1, 2018
 % Change
 March 29, 2020
 March 31, 2019
 % Change
Operating activities $64,000
 $77,669
 (17.6)% $38,851
 $25,184
 54.3 %
Investing activities $(23,521) $(41,654) (43.5)% $(33,423) $(12,980) *
Financing activities $(27,850) $18,167
 *
 $(18,845) $(19,150) (1.6)%
* Represents a change equal to or in excess of 100% or not meaningful
Operating Activities
Cash from operating activities is generated by cash receipts from subscriptions, advertising sales and other revenue. Operating cash outflows include payments for employee compensation, pension and other benefits, raw materials, marketing expenses, interest and income taxes.
Net cash provided by operating activities decreasedincreased in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 compared with the same prior-year period due to higher cash tax payments,collections from customers, lower other receivable and higher cash received from subscriptions, partially offset by higher cash collections from customerspayments made to settle accounts payable, accrued payroll and lower incentive compensation payments.other liabilities.
Investing Activities
Cash from investing activities generally includes proceeds from marketable securities that have matured and the sale of assets, investments or a business. Cash used in investing activities generally includes purchases of marketable securities, payments for capital projects and acquisitions of new businesses and investments.
Net cash used in investing activities in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 was primarily related to approximately $23$15.2 million in capital expenditures payments, and $2$14.8 million in net purchases of marketable securities.

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securities, and $8.1 million cash outflow for the acquisition of a business.
Financing Activities
Cash from financing activities generally includes borrowings under third-party financing arrangements, the issuance of long-term debt and funds from stock option exercises. Cash used in financing activities generally includes the repayment of amounts outstanding under third-party financing arrangements, the payment of dividends, the payment of long-term debt and finance lease obligations and share-based compensation tax withholding.
Net cash used in financing activities in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 was primarily related to stock-based compensation tax withholding payments of $15.6$11.4 million and dividend payments of $14.9 million, partially offset by proceeds from stock option exercises of approximately $3$8.3 million.

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Restricted Cash
We were required to maintain $16.9$15.8 million of restricted cash as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, and $18.3$17.1 million as of December 30, 2018,29, 2019, substantially all of which is set aside to collateralize workers’ compensation obligations.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures totaled approximately $24$12 million and $34$11 million in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. The decreaseincrease in capital expenditures was primarily driven by higher expenditures in the first six monthsquarter of 20182020 related to the redesign and consolidationbuild-out of additional office space in the Company Headquarters.Long Island City, N.Y. The cash payments related to capital expenditures totaled approximately $23$15 million and $46$10 million in the first six monthsquarter of 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.
Third-Party Financing
In September 2019, we entered into a $250 million five-year unsecured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). Certain of our domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2019, our current indebtedness primarily consisted ofMarch 29, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings under the repurchase option related to a sale-leaseback of a portion ofCredit Facility and the Company Headquarters. See Note 7 ofwas in compliance with the Notes tofinancial covenants contained in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our total debt and finance lease obligations. See Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the fair value of our short-term debt.Credit Facility.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our critical accounting policies are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018.29, 2019. Other than as described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, our critical accounting policies have not changed from December 30, 2018.29, 2019.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS & OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Our contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018.29, 2019. As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, our contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements have not changed materially from December 30, 2018.29, 2019.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance. We may also make written and oral forward-looking statements in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and otherwise. We have tried, where possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” “could,” “project,” “plan” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Any forward-looking statements are and will be based upon our then-current expectations, estimates and assumptions regarding future events and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in any such statements. You should bear this in mind as you consider forward-looking statements. Factors that we think could, individually or in the aggregate, cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results include those described under the heading “Part II-Item 1A-Risk Factors” in this report, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018,29, 2019, as well as other risks and factors identified from time to time in our SEC filings.    
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018,29, 2019, details our disclosures about market risk. As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, there were no material changes in our market risks from December 30, 2018.29, 2019.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of June 30, 2019.March 29, 2020. Based upon such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced a material impact to our internal control over financial reporting despite the fact that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continuing to monitor and evaluate the situation to minimize any impact of the pandemic on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various legal actions incidental to our business that are now pending against us. These actions are generally for amounts greatly in excess of the payments, if any, that may be required to be made. See Note 16 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of certain matters, which is incorporated herein by reference. Although the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters, it is possible that an unfavorable outcome in one or more matters could be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flows for an individual reporting period. However, based on currently available information, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, is likely to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been noThe following represents a material changes tochange in our risk factors as set forth in “Item 1A—Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2018.29, 2019.
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will continue to affect our industry, business and results of operations.
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and attempts to contain it have created significant economic disruption, market volatility and uncertainty. As with many companies, the pandemic has disrupted our business and could continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
We derive substantial revenues from the sale of advertising (approximately 29% of our total revenues in 2019). Advertising spending is sensitive to overall economic conditions, and our advertising revenues are adversely affected if advertisers respond to weak and uneven economic conditions by reducing their budgets or shifting spending patterns or priorities, or if they are forced to consolidate or cease operations. The worldwide economic slowdown caused by the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 has materially affected our advertising revenues, and if these conditions were to persist for an extended period of time, our advertising revenues would continue to be adversely affected. Likewise, if social distancing measures continue, our revenues from live events and related services would continue to be adversely affected. It is possible that these revenues will not return to pre-pandemic levels once economic conditions improve.
We derive the majority of our revenues from the sale of subscriptions (approximately 60% of our total revenues in 2019). Although we have experienced significant growth in the number of subscriptions to our digital news and other products in the first quarter of 2020, this growth rate has been driven in part by an extraordinary increase in traffic given the current news environment, and may not be sustainable or indicative of results for future periods. In addition, the recent growth may reflect in part the shifting forward of growth that we would have otherwise seen in subsequent periods. Accordingly, growth in our subscriptions may slow due to slower acquisition and/or higher cancellations as the pandemic subsides and government and other restrictions are relaxed. Furthermore, to the extent that a prolonged weakening of global economic conditions leads consumers to reduce spending on discretionary activities, subscribers may increasingly shift to lower-priced subscription options or may forgo subscriptions altogether. In light of these factors, our ability to obtain new subscribers or to retain subscribers at their current or higher pricing levels could be hindered, reducing our subscription revenue. In addition, with reductions in travel and increases in those working from home, our revenues from the single-copy sales of our print newspaper (which, in 2019, represented less than 10% of our total subscription revenues) have significantly decreased.
In response to public health recommendations, government mandates and other concerns, we have altered certain aspects of our operations, including having the vast majority of our workforce work remotely. An extended period of remote work arrangements could introduce operational risk (including cybersecurity risk), result in a decline in productivity or otherwise negatively affect our ability to manage the business. In addition, if a significant portion of our workforce is unable to work, including because of illness, travel or government restrictions in connection with COVID-19 or shortages of necessary personal protective equipment, our operations may be negatively impacted. We will continue to actively monitor the issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required or that we determine are appropriate. We have enhanced certain employee benefits, and we expect to continue to incur additional costs, which may be significant, as we continue to implement operational changes in response to this pandemic. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our financial results.
The Times is printed at our production and distribution facility in College Point, N.Y., as well as under contract at remote print sites across the United States and throughout the world. While our College Point employees are currently exempted from “stay-at-home” mandates, if this designation were to change or if a significant percentage of our College Point employees were unable to work, our ability to print and distribute the newspaper and other commercial print products in the New York area could be negatively affected. To the extent our newsprint suppliers or print and distribution partners are affected by government “stay-at-home” mandates or recommendations, financial pressures, labor shortages or other circumstances relating to COVID-19 that lead to reduced operations or consolidations or closures of print sites and/or distribution routes, this could lead to an increase in costs to print and distribute our newspapers and/or a decrease in revenues if printing and distribution are

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disrupted. Some of our print and distribution partners have taken steps to reduce the frequency with which newspapers are printed and distributed, and additional partners may take similar steps. Significant disruptions to operations at our College Point production and distribution facility or at our newsprint suppliers or print and distribution partners could adversely affect our operating results.
It is also possible that the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate or worsen the other risks discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts us will depend on numerous evolving factors and future developments that we are not able to predict, including the severity of the virus; the duration of the outbreak; the impact of the pandemic on economic activity and the companies with which we do business; governmental, business and other actions; travel restrictions and social distancing measures, among many other factors.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In 2015, the Board of Directors approved an authorization of $101.1 million to repurchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. As of June 30, 2019,March 29, 2020, repurchases under this authorization totaled $84.9 million (excluding commissions), and $16.2 million remained under this authorization. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the first six monthsquarter of 2019.2020. All purchases were made pursuant to our publicly announced share repurchase program. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to purchase shares from time to time, subject to market conditions and other factors. There is no expiration date with respect to this authorization.

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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. 
  
10.1
10.2
   
31.1 
   
31.2 
   
32.1 
   
32.2 
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
   
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
   
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
   
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
   
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
   
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
  (Registrant)
   
Date:AugustMay 7, 20192020/s/ /RolandRoland A. Caputo
  
Roland A. Caputo
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)


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