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USA TODAY Co., Inc.

TDAYNYSECompleted

Formerly New Media Investment Group Inc.

Spin-offSpun off from Newcastle

The two companies

Parent
Newcastle
↓ spun off ↓
Spin-off
Communication Services

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Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
Distribution date
Ratio
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
November 8, 2013

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Newcastle

No XBRL financials available.

USA TODAY Co., Inc.FY25
Revenue
$2.30B
Operating income
Net income
$2M
Total assets
$1.84B
Equity
$155M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 1/4 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)92%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)2 open-market buys

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off12.6 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.