UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission File Number 1-1023
THE MCGRAW-HILL companies, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 13-1026995
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(State of other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020
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(Address of Principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 512-2000
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Not Applicable
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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 [ ]
On October 30, 1998 there were approximately 98.4 million shares of common stock
(par value $1.00 per share) outstanding.
THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION -----------
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Item 1. Financial Statements
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Consolidated Statements of Income for
the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 1998 and 1997 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 1998,
December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1997 4-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7-9
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operating
------ Results and Financial Condition 10-18
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings 19
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Item 2. Exhibits 19-22
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Part I
Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
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The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Consolidated Statements of Income
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Periods Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
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Three Months Nine Months
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1998 1997 1998 1997
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(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenue ................ $1,206,425 $1,143,740 $2,790,967 $2,633,327
Expenses:
Operating ...................... 528,409 510,345 1,277,187 1,207,425
Selling and general ............ 308,843 316,590 850,793 840,065
Depreciation and amortization .. 115,400 104,442 234,838 226,763
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Total expenses .............. 952,652 931,377 2,362,818 2,274,253
Other income - net ............... 37,583 28,909 48,957 41,386
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Income from operations ........... 291,356 241,272 477,347 400,460
Interest expense - net ........... 13,643 15,299 38,770 40,917
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Income before taxes on income
and extraordinary item ......... 277,713 225,973 438,336 359,543
Provision for taxes on income .... 108,308 82,474 170,951 135,902
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Income before extraordinary item . 169,405 143,499 267,385 223,641
Extraordinary item - Loss on
early extinguishment of debt,
net of tax ..................... (8,716) -- (8,716) --
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Net Income ..................... $ 160,689 $ 143,499 $ 258,669 $ 223,641
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Earnings per common share:
Basic
Income before extraordinary item $ 1.72 $ 1.45 $ 2.71 $ 2.26
Net Income ..................... $ 1.63 $ 1.45 $ 2.62 $ 2.26
Diluted
Income before extraordinary item $ 1.71 $ 1.44 $ 2.69 $ 2.24
Net Income ..................... $ 1.62 $ 1.44 $ 2.60 $ 2.24
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Average number of common shares
outstanding: (Note 8)
Basic .......................... 98,321 98,474 98,753 99,074
Diluted ........................ 99,279 99,400 99,672 99,820
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Sept. 30,
1998 1997 1997
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(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents .................. $ 55,850 $ 4,768 $ 19,183
Accounts receivable (net of allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales
returns) (Note 3) ................. 1,096,531 972,449 1,085,947
Receivable from broker-dealers and
dealer banks (Note 4) .............. 7,477 9,483 2,474
Inventories (Note 3) .................. 326,682 290,479 316,587
Prepaid income taxes .................. 100,298 99,131 107,079
Prepaid and other current assets ...... 74,567 88,111 82,654
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Total current assets ............ 1,661,405 1,464,421 1,613,924
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Prepublication costs (net of accumulated
amortization) (Note 3) ................. 305,795 326,251 316,774
Investments and other assets:
Investment in Rock-McGraw, Inc. - at
equity .............................. 76,886 72,292 70,878
Prepaid pension expense ............... 119,939 111,895 108,848
Other ................................. 175,203 167,701 173,213
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Total investments and other assets 372,028 351,888 352,939
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Property and equipment - at cost 902,809 838,214 808,269
Less - accumulated depreciation ....... 583,914 564,584 547,988
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Net property and equipment ...... 318,895 273,630 260,281
Goodwill and other intangible assets - at
cost (net of accumulated amortization) 1,267,520 1,308,284 1,268,578
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$3,925,643 $3,724,474 $3,812,496
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Sept. 30,
1998 1997 1997
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(In thousands)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable ........................ $ 93,338 $ 77,395 $ 236,019
Accounts payable ..................... 261,949 285,862 249,262
Payable to broker-dealers and dealer
banks (Note 4) ................... 6,168 9,331 2,331
Accrued liabilities .................. 278,003 278,194 243,402
Income taxes currently payable ....... 179,932 100,685 164,500
Unearned revenue ..................... 215,783 219,698 190,128
Other current liabilities ............ 310,920 235,077 254,784
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Total current liabilities ...... 1,346,093 1,206,242 1,340,426
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Other liabilities:
Long-term debt (Note 5) .............. 606,934 607,030 562,902
Deferred income taxes ................ 107,359 111,022 137,990
Accrued postretirement healthcare and
other benefits .................... 202,495 196,508 197,562
Other non-current liabilities ........ 171,476 169,021 164,570
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Total other liabilities ......... 1,088,264 1,083,581 1,063,024
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Total liabilities ............... 2,434,357 2,289,823 2,403,450
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Shareholders' equity (Note 6):
Capital stock ........................ 102,933 102,933 102,933
Additional paid-in capital ........... 41,654 35,469 43,399
Retained income ...................... 1,685,394 1,542,854 1,511,316
Accumulated other comprehensive income (77,323) (74,247) (69,919)
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1,752,658 1,607,009 1,587,729
Less - Common stock in treasury-at cost .. 243,873 159,447 164,601
Unearned compensation on
restricted stock ................ 17,499 12,911 14,082
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Total shareholders' equity ......... 1,491,286 1,434,651 1,409,046
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$3,925,643 $3,724,474 $3,812,496
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
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1998 1997
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(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities ...................
Net income ............................................. $ 258,669 $ 223,641
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation ....................................... 56,473 53,068
Amortization of goodwill and intangibles ........... 39,831 37,429
Amortization of prepublication costs ............... 138,534 136,266
Provision for losses on accounts receivable ........ 58,089 64,296
Provision for facility reserve ..................... -- 33,152
Gain on the disposition of Datapro ................. -- (20,404)
Gain on Sale of Building ........................... (26,656) --
Other .............................................. 2,179 4,949
Changes in assets and liabilities net of effect of
acquisitions and dispositions:
Increase in accounts receivable .................... (189,116) (286,385)
Increase in inventories ............................ (37,892) (46,081)
Decrease in prepaid and other current assets ....... 10,655 769
Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable, accrued
expenses and other current liabilities ........ 39,135 20,960
Increase/(decrease) in unearned revenue ............ 1,898 (24,515)
Increase/(decrease) in interest and income taxes
currently payable ............................. 72,739 (76,547)
Increase/(decrease) in prepaid/deferred income taxes 1,449 (643)
Net change in other assets and liabilities ......... (5,659) (16,771)
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Cash provided by operating activities .................. 420,328 103,184
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Investing activities
Investment in prepublication costs ................. (113,796) (122,376)
Purchases of property and equipment ................ (111,942) (46,172)
Proceeds from exchange of Shepard's/McGraw-Hill
for the Times Mirror Higher Education Group ... -- 6,730
Acquisition of businesses .......................... (13,668) (24,834)
Disposition of property, equipment and businesses .. 66,383 57,579
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Cash used for investing activities ................. (173,023) (129,073)
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Financing activities
Net additions to commercial paper borrowings .... 171,058 212,630
Repayments of long-term debt .................... (154,878) --
Dividends paid to shareholders .................. (116,129) (107,209)
Exercise of stock options ....................... 15,750 18,291
Repurchase of Treasury shares ................... (105,636) (79,899)
Other ........................................... (6,388) (2,171)
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Cash (used for)/provided by financing activities ....... (196,223) 41,642
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Net change in cash and equivalents ..................... 51,082 15,753
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period ............ 4,768 3,430
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Cash and equivalents at end of period .................. $ 55,850 $ 19,183
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Notes to Financial Statements
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1. The financial information in this report has not been audited, but
in the opinion of management all adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly such
information have been included. The operating results for the three and
nine month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 are not necessarily
indicative of results to be expected for the full year due to the seasonal
nature of some of the company's businesses. The financial statements
included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and notes included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for comparability
purposes.
2. The following table is a reconciliation of the company's net income
to comprehensive income for the three month and nine month periods ended
September 30, 1998:
Three Months Nine Months
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1998 1997 1998 1997
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(In thousands)
Net Income .......................... $160,689 $143,499 $258,669 $223,641
Foreign currency translation
adjustment - net of tax: .......... 1,383 (2,341) (3,076) (12,617)
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Comprehensive Income ................ $162,072 $141,158 $255,593 $211,024
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3. The allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns, the
components of inventory and the accumulated amortization of prepublication
costs were as follows:
Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Sept. 30,
1998 1997 1997
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(In thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 93,515 $ 98,321 $ 100,197
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Allowance for sales returns $ 97,143 $ 84,308 $ 87,945
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Inventories:
Finished goods $ 253,892 $ 233,105 $ 242,608
Work-in-process 47,294 28,455 43,012
Paper and other materials 25,496 28,919 30,967
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Total inventories $ 326,682 $ 290,479 $ 316,587
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Accumulated amortization of
prepublication costs $ 593,634 $ 526,156 $ 576,938
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Notes to Financial Statements
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4. A subsidiary of J.J. Kenny Co. acts as an undisclosed agent in the purchase
and sale of municipal securities for broker-dealers and dealer banks and the
company had $ 462.8 million of matched purchase and sale commitments at
September 30,1998. Only those transactions not closed at the settlement date
are reflected in the balance sheet as receivables and payables.
5. A summary of long-term debt follows:
Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Sept. 30,
1998 1997 1997
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(In thousands)
9.43% senior notes due 2000 ...... $ 95,043 $250,000 $250,000
Commercial paper supported by
bank revolving credit agreement 504,878 350,000 300,000
Other ............................ 7,013 7,030 12,902
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Total long-term debt ............. $606,934 $607,030 $562,902
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6. Common shares approved for issuance for conversions and stock based awards
were as follows:
Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Sept. 30,
1998 1997 1997
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$1.20 convertible preference stock
at the rate of 6.6 shares for each
share of preference stock ........ 8,989 8,989 9,134
Stock based awards .................. 9,433,809 10,239,262 10,591,967
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9,442,798 10,248,251 10,601,101
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7. Cash dividends per share declared during the periods were as follows:
Three Months Nine Months
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1998 1997 1998 1997
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Common stock $.39 $.36 $1.17 $1.08
Preference stock .30 .30 $ .90 .90
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Notes to Financial Statements
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8. A reconciliation of the number of shares used for calculating basic
earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share for the
three months and the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 follows:
Three month period 1998 1997
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(In thousands)
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic 98,321 98,474
Effect of stock options and other dilutive
Securities ...................................... 958 926
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Average number of common shares outstanding -
Diluted ......................................... 99,279 99,400
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Nine month period 1998 1997
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(In thousands)
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic 98,753 99,074
Effect of stock options and other dilutive
Securities ...................................... 919 746
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Average number of common shares outstanding -
Diluted ......................................... 99,672 99,820
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Restricted performance shares outstanding at September 30, 1998 of 553,000 were
not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the
necessary vesting conditions have not yet been met.
9. In June 1997 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. The new standard
must be adopted for the year ended December 31, 1998. SFAS No. 131
establishes standards for the manner in which companies report information
about operating segments and related disclosures about products and
services, geographic areas and major customers. SFAS No. 131 supersedes
SFAS No. 14, Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise. The
adoption of SFAS No. 131 will not have a material impact on the company's
financial statement disclosures.
In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. The new standard is effective January
1, 2000. SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for
derivative instruments and for hedging activities, requiring companies to
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on their balance
sheet and measuring them at fair value. The adoption of SFAS No. 133 will
not have a material impact on the company's financial statement
disclosures.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operating
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Results and Financial Condition
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Operating profit by segment is total operating revenue less expenses which
are deemed to be related to the unit's operating revenue. A summary of
operating results by segment for the three months and nine months ended
September 30, 1998 and 1997 follows:
1998 1997
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Operating Operating
Revenue Profit Revenue Profit
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Three Months ................. (In thousands)
Educational and Professional
Publishing ............... $ 713,023 $ 183,930 $ 681,214 $ 178,276
Financial Services ........... 287,131 111,163 243,944 49,660
Information and Media Services 206,271 19,130 218,582 37,336
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Total operating segments ..... 1,206,425 314,223 1,143,740 265,272
General corporate expense .... -- (22,867) -- (24,000)
Interest expense - net ....... -- (13,643) -- (15,299)
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Total company ................ $1,206,425 $ 277,713* $1,143,740 $ 225,973*
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Operating Operating
Revenue Profit Revenue Profit
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Nine Months .................. (In thousands)
Educational and Professional
Publishing ............... $1,275,597 $ 179,656 $1,235,349 $ 169,929
Financial Services ........... 850,775 280,362 713,272 194,186
Information and Media Services 664,595 73,066 684,706 89,508
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Total operating segments ..... 2,790,967 533,084 2,633,327 453,623
General corporate expense .... -- (55,978) -- (53,163)
Interest expense - net ....... -- (38,770) -- (40,917)
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Total company ................ $2,790,967 $ 438,336* $2,633,327 $ 359,543*
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*Income before taxes on income.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operating Results and
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Financial Condition
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Operating Results - Comparing Periods Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
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Three Months
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Consolidated Review
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Operating revenue for the quarter of $1.2 billion increased $62.7 million
or 5.5% over the 1997 quarter, essentially due to strong growth in the
Financial Services and Educational and Professional Publishing segments.
Excluding divested businesses, revenues increased 7.5% for the quarter.
Net income for the quarter was $160.7 million, a 12.0% increase over 1997.
Included in the respective periods are the following one-time items: In the
third quarter for 1998, the company recorded a $26.7 million pre-tax gain
($16.3 million after-tax and 16 cents per diluted common share) on the sale
of an office building, reflecting an improved real estate market in New
York City. The pre-tax gain is recorded as other income on the consolidated
statement of income and is reflected in the operating profit of the
Financial Services segment; an $8.7 million extraordinary loss after taxes
of $5.6 million (9 cents per diluted common share) on the early
extinguishment of debt; and a $16.0 million pre-tax charge ($9.8 million
after-tax and 9 cents per diluted common share) in the Educational and
Professional Publishing segment for the write-down of assets at the
Continuing Education Center due to a continuing decline in enrollments.
In the third quarter of 1997, the company divested its McGraw-Hill London
House and McGraw-Hill School Systems businesses for proceeds of $29 million
in cash; the proceeds approximated book values of the properties. Also
during the quarter, the company divested its Datapro Information Services
business for proceeds of $25 million in cash; the quarter results reflect a
pre-tax gain of $20.4 million ($20.2 million after-tax, or 20 cents per
diluted common share) on the divestiture. The pre-tax gain is recorded as
other income on the consolidated statement of income and is reflected in
the operating profit of the Information and Media Services segment.
1997 expenses also include a one-time, non-cash provision of $33.2
million ($19.9 million after tax, or 20 cents per diluted common
share) for the consolidation of office space in New York City. The
one-time provision was primarily for the write-down of a building and
the write-down of leasehold improvements for office space vacated in
the company's headquarters building. The provision was allocated as
follows: Educational and Professional Publishing - $8.6 million;
Financial Services - $20.4 million; Information and Media Services -
$1.5 million; and Corporate - $2.7 million.
Excluding the extraordinary loss and other one-time items in 1998 and
1997, net income was $162.9 million or 13.7% higher than the same
period in 1997.
Earnings per share for the third quarter was $1.62, an increase of
12.1% over 1997. Excluding the extraordinary loss and other one-time
items, EPS was $1.64, a 13.8% increase over 1997.
Net interest expense of $13.6 million decreased $1.7 million or 10.8%
from the prior year primarily due to lower average commercial paper
borrowings.
Segment Review
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Educational and Professional Publishing revenues of $713 million rose
4.7% over a very strong 1997 performance. 1997 included strong
performances in the education business with major successes in Texas
Social Studies and California reading results. Excellent performance
by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (secondary schools) and SRA/McGraw-Hill
(supplementary market) drove the el-hi businesses for 1998. Glencoe's
new multimedia math and algebra programs captured significant market
share in several adoption states and open territories. Social studies,
science and foreign language also performed well in adoption states
and open territories. The school division was the leader for the
second year in a row in the California reading adoption program in the
K-6 market with the basal program, Spotlight on Literacy.
SRA/McGraw-Hill outperformed some basal publishers on the strength of
its phonics based programs, Collection for Young Scholars and Direct
Instruction. The school and SRA combination captured 35% of the
California reading market this year. Although elementary school math
sales had some success in the open territories, they were
disappointing in adoption states. Management believes that the math
program has been significantly improved for next year. To strengthen
the supplementary business, the company acquired Optical Data
Corporation. Optical Data provides video enhanced supplementary
materials and is particularly strong in science. The Higher Education
business, with success in the front list and back list, produced a
strong gain and improved market share. The 14th edition of the
all-time best selling economics text, McConnell's and Brue's
Economics, set a new sales record. The professional book group also
had a good quarter with strong sales in computer certification books.
The international publishing revenue declined, as gains in Canada and
Spanish language publishing units could not offset softness in
Asia-Pacific markets. The Continuing Education Center (CEC) continues
to suffer from declining enrollments, which led to a pretax charge of
$16 million to write down assets to their net realizable value.
Segment Operating Profit improved to $184 million, an increase of 3.2% over
1997. Excluding the write-down for CEC and the facilities charge in 1997,
operating profit increased 7.0%, reflecting improved operating results in the
overall education group, partly offset by softness at International Publishing
and CEC.
Financial Services revenue increased $43.2 million or 17.7% to $287.1
million, driven by growth in both the S&P Ratings and S&P Financial
Information Services groups. S&P Ratings continued to produce
substantial gains in both the domestic and foreign markets even though
new issue volume in the high-yield market dropped sharply in the third
quarter from first half levels. Strong performance in corporate,
structured and public finance markets contributed to the growth.
Overall, the U.S. bond market new issue dollar volume increased 22% to
$307.8 billion but the number of issuances decreased slightly. The
Eurobond market dollar volume and issuances decreased 9.5% and 28.3%,
respectively. S&P Financial Information Services group revenue
improved, fueled somewhat by the increased stock market volatility.
The average daily volume for S&P futures and options on futures grew
from approximately 115,000 in July to over 204,000 in September; the
average daily volume for options on the S&P 500 grew from
approximately 85,000 in July to over 147,000 in September. S&P earns a
fee every time a contract based on S&P indexes is traded at the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
The group expanded its roster of global indexes by introducing the S&P
Euro and the S&P Euro Plus. Indexes for other regions and countries
are being planned. The company also benefited from the increased
volume of Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts (SPDRS) based on the
S&P 500 and the S&P 400 mid-cap stock price indexes. Global
information services for the commodities markets and mutual funds also
showed strength in the third quarter. As part of its continuing
investment in new products and services, the company launched Global
Markets Live, a web-based subscription service with real-time
information on global financial markets across all asset classes.
Segment Operating Profit was $111.2 million compared to 1997 operating
profit of $49.7 million. Excluding the gain on the sale of the office
building in 1998 and the facilities charge in 1997, operating profit
was $84.5 million, 20.6% higher than the comparable period in 1997.
The profit improvement is due to growth in both Ratings and Financial
Information Services Groups somewhat slowed by investments in
technology and development of new products and services.
Information and Media Services revenue of $206.3 million decreased
5.6% from 1997. Excluding divested businesses in 1998 and 1997,
revenue increased 4.7% primarily driven by increases in all businesses
except Broadcasting. Business Week revenue grew primarily due to
improved revenue per page and more advertising pages. In other
advertising based products, the Broadcasting revenue declined due to
the General Motors strike and lower ABC ratings, while improvement at
the Aviation Group, Modern Plastics and Modern Plastics International
magazines helped offset softness at the Healthcare magazines. The
Construction Information Group revenues increased due primarily to new
products. The Group commenced the regional rollout of Dodge Plans, a
service that delivers specifications and last-minute changes directly
to the customer's office via CD-ROM or through on-line delivery.
Segment operating profit of $19.1 million decreased 48.8% or $18.2
million. Excluding the gain on sale of Datapro and the one-time
facilities charge, operating profit increased 3.8%. The improvement in
earnings reflects growth at Business Week and science and technology
magazines, somewhat offset by softness at Broadcasting and increased
investments in technology and new products.
Nine Months
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Consolidated Review
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For the first nine months of the year, operating revenue of $2.8
billion increased 6.0% or $157.6 million over 1997. The increases are
across all businesses except International Publishing, CEC and the
Healthcare Publications Group. Net income of $258.7 million increased
$35.0 million or 15.7% from 1997. EPS for the nine-month period was
$2.60, up 16.1% from 1997. Excluding the extraordinary loss and other
one-time items for both periods, net income was $260.9 million, an
increase of 16.8% over 1997. Diluted earnings per share on the same
basis was $2.62, a 17.0% increase over 1997.
Net interest expense of $38.8 million decreased 5.3% from 1997
essentially due to lower average borrowings. Borrowing levels are down
due to improved operating results. Average commercial paper borrowing
rates were 5.6% for both periods.
Segment Review
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Educational and Professional Publishing revenue of $1.3 billion
increased $40.2 million or 3.3% over 1997. Segment Operating profit of
$179.7 million was 5.7% higher than 1997. Excluding the one-time items
for both periods, operating profit was $195.7 million, a 9.6% increase
over 1997. The increase is essentially driven by strong growth in
Glencoe and SRA, which performed well in both adoption states and open
territories. Somewhat offsetting the above was lower market potential
in the elementary market which affected School division results.
Nevertheless, the School division reported good results in the second
year of the California reading adoption and its social studies program
which captured 60% market share in Texas in 1997.
Financial Services revenue of $850.8 million increased $137.5 million
or 19.3% over 1997. Segment operating profit of $280.4 million was
$86.2 million or 44% higher than 1997. Excluding the one-time items in
both periods, operating profit was $253.7 million or 18.2% higher than
1997 and in line with revenue growth. S&P Ratings led the growth due
to new issuances in the entire U.S. corporate bond markets,
particularly in the high yield sector which softened in the third
quarter, structured finance and municipal bond markets. The S&P
Financial Information Services Group posted revenue growth, but profit
declined slightly due to investment in technology and new products.
Information and Media Services revenues of $664.6 million declined by
$20.1 million or 2.9% from 1997. Excluding divested businesses in both
periods, revenue increased 4.3%. The increase in revenue is driven by
growth in the Construction Group and in Business Week due to higher
advertising pages and revenue per page. Segment operating profit of
$73.1 million declined 18.4% from 1997. Excluding the results of the
divested business, the gain on sale of Datapro and the facilities
charge in 1997, profit was $80.9 million, or 4.4% over 1997. The
increase in continuing businesses is primarily due to a strong
performance at Business Week and moderate growth in Broadcasting,
partly offset by softness in healthcare magazines and increased
spending on technology and new products.
Financial Condition
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities amounted to $420.3
million in 1998 as compared to $103.2 million in 1997. The primary
reasons for the increase are improved operating results over the prior
year and $150 million in lower tax payments made in 1998 versus 1997
in connection with the exchange of Shepard's/McGraw-Hill for the Times
Mirror Higher Education Group in 1996. The company's strong presence
in school publishing and higher education significantly impacts the
seasonality of its earnings and borrowing patterns over the year, with
the company borrowing during the first half of the fiscal year and
generating cash in the second half of the year, primarily in the
fourth quarter.
Cash used for investing activities increased to $173.0 million in 1998
from $129.1 million in 1997 primarily due to capital expenditures in
connection with the company's consolidation of office space in New
York. Cash used for financing activities was $196.2 million in 1998 as
compared with cash provided from financing activities in 1997 of $41.6
million due to lower borrowings.
Commercial paper borrowings at September 30, 1998 totaled $558
million, an increase of $177 million from December 31, 1997. The
primary reason for the increase is due to the company's repurchase of
$155 million of senior notes due in 2000. Commercial paper debt is
supported by a $800 million revolving credit agreement with a group of
banks terminating in February 2002. There are no amounts outstanding
under this agreement. $505 million of the commercial paper borrowings
outstanding has been classified as long-term.
In September 1998, the company commenced a tender offer for its $250
million of 9.43% senior notes due in 2000. Approximately $155 million
were tendered, leaving $95 million of 9.43% senior notes outstanding.
The company incurred an $8.7 million loss after taxes of $5.6 million
(9 cents per diluted common share) which was classified as an
extraordinary item on the income statement for the three-month and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998. The repurchase of these
notes was financed with additional commercial paper borrowings. Under
a shelf registration filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the company can issue an additional $250 million of debt
securities. The company anticipates refinancing a portion of the
commercial paper, including amounts used to repurchase the notes, with
long-term debt to take advantage of attractive interest rates.
During the third quarter, the company purchased approximately 1.05
million shares of its common stock at a cost of $82.9 million. With
its third quarter purchases, the company has reached the four million
share limit approved by the company's Board of Director's in 1996. The
repurchased shares will be used for general corporate purposes,
including the issuance of shares for stock compensation plans.
Accounts receivable of $1.3 billion before reserves increased $132
million from the end of 1997 due primarily to the seasonal nature of
the company's book publishing businesses, reflecting an increase in
school publishing receivables from third quarter sales. Inventories
increased $36 million to $327 million from the end of 1997 due
primarily to inventory purchases for school publishing adoptions.
Net prepublication costs decreased $20 million from the end of 1997 to
$306 million as the amortization exceeded spending for school
publishing, higher education and professional publishing products.
Prepublication cost spending in the first nine months of 1998 totaled
$114 million compared to $122 million in 1997. The level of
prepublication cost spending for 1998 is expected to total between
$160 million and $180 million.
Purchases of property and equipment of $112 million were $65 million
higher than the comparable period last year, primarily due to the
company's consolidation of office space in New York City. Operating
cash flow and commercial paper borrowings under existing facilities
financed these expenditures. Spending is expected to continue at the
current rate as the company begins to occupy its new locations.
Year 2000 Issue
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Computer software and certain embedded systems that use two digits
rather than four to identify the applicable year may be unable to
interpret appropriately the calendar Year 2000, and thus could
potentially disrupt normal business activities. The Year 2000 issue
affects virtually all companies and organizations.
The company uses software in various aspects of its business,
including product development, product support and many administrative
functions such as billing and receiving information and merchandise
from suppliers. The company's technology environment, including
non-information technology systems, has been reviewed internally and
by outside parties, with special emphasis placed on the company's key
information processes, to assess the company's Year 2000 risks. Plans
have been developed to remediate or replace and test systems at each
operating unit to achieve Year 2000 readiness. The cost to assess,
remediate and test systems that will not be replaced will approximate
$18 million between 1998 and 2000; approximately $6 million has been
spent to date. Certain systems that are not Year 2000 ready are being
replaced as part of ongoing system development projects.
Due to the unique and pervasive nature of the Year 2000 issue, it is
impossible to ascertain the extent to which this issue might affect
each and every operation. The Company believes it is adequately
addressing the Year 2000 issues, both internally and with key vendors,
redistributors, suppliers and customers, and expects a positive
resolution.
The company has hired outside vendors to assist the operating units in
implementing computer systems that need to be replaced and/or modified
to be Year 2000 ready and to assist in remediation and testing. Each
of the company's operating units has a designated leader who is
responsible for overseeing and coordinating the day-to-day procedures
in getting Year 2000 ready.
As of September 30, 1998, approximately two-thirds of the company's
applications have been remediated or replaced, with the remaining
one-third to be completed by the end of the year or shortly
thereafter. The company has targeted July 1999 as the expected date
that all computer systems and technology vital to each operating
unit's profitability and functionality, including non-information
technology, will have been remediated, tested and will be Year 2000
ready. As of the filing date of this document, there have been no
material setbacks in meeting the target dates and the company does not
believe that there will be a major break in service due to the Year
2000 issue.
In the event the Company identifies any computer systems that may not
meet the July 1999 target date, contingency plans will be developed in
the early part of 1999 to ensure that they are Year 2000 ready as soon
as practicable thereafter, and prior to January 1, 2000. The company
is also reviewing business continuity plans in place that cover its
current worldwide operations and is preparing to devote appropriate
internal and external resources in the event of an unforeseen or
unanticipated Year 2000 readiness issue arising on or after January 1,
2000, including those related to third party dependencies.
The company is communicating with third parties, including its key
vendors, redistributors and customers, to determine their plans to
address the Year 2000 issue. The company is taking the following steps
to determine if key third parties are addressing the Year 2000 issue:
(1) identifying and documenting all third parties related to the
company's vital information systems; (2) sending letters asking them
to detail their steps to become Year 2000 ready; and, (3) based on the
responses, establishing follow-up time schedules to evaluate progress
on the issue. Although the company expects a positive resolution to
these issues, it is difficult at this time to ascertain the financial
impact to the company if these third parties do not remediate their
computer systems on a timely basis.
Standard & Poor's Financial Information Services and Ratings Groups
have been responding to the Securities Industry Association's ("SIA")
inquiries on the securities industry readiness. The SIA has concluded
that both Financial Information Services and Ratings responded
thoroughly. As a part of this inquiry, the Financial Information
Services and Ratings Groups provided the SIA with the appropriate
documents, which included an overview of Year 2000 projects, the
techniques used to make their products Year 2000 ready, results of
test data, methods of updating databases and critical third party
product dependencies.
Euro Conversion
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On January 1, 1999, certain member nations of the European Economic
and Monetary Union ("EMU") will adopt a common currency, the Euro. For
a three and a half-year transition period, non-cash transactions may
be denominated in either the Euro or in the old national currencies.
After July 1, 2002, the Euro will be the sole legal tender for EMU
countries. The adoption of the Euro will affect a multitude of
financial systems and business applications as the commerce of these
nations will be transacted in the Euro and the existing national
currency. For the year ended December 31, 1997, and for the period
ended September 30, 1998, approximately 5 percent of the Company's
revenues were derived from EMU countries.
The company is currently addressing Euro related issues and its impact
on information systems, currency exchange rate risk, taxation,
contracts, competition and pricing. Action plans currently being
implemented are expected to result in compliance with all laws and
regulations; however, there can be no certainty that external factors
will not have an adverse effect on the Company's operations. Any costs
associated with the adoption of the Euro will be expensed as incurred
and the Company does not expect these costs to be material to its
results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
"Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995"
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This section, as well as other portions of this document, includes
certain forward-looking statements about the company's business, new
products, sales, expenses, cash flows, and operating and capital
requirements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to: the strength of profit levels at Standard & Poor's
Rating's Services; the level of capital expenditures, cash flow, debt
levels and prepublication cost spending; the Educational and
Professional Publishing Group's level of success in state adoptions;
the level of success of new product development and resolution of Year
2000 and Euro issues.
Actual results may differ materially from those in any forward-looking
statements because any such statements involve risks and uncertainties
and are subject to change based on various important factors,
including but not limited to: worldwide economic and political
conditions, the health of capital and equity markets, currency and
foreign exchange volatility, continued state and local funding for
educational matters, the successful marketing of new products, the
effect of competitive products and pricing.
PART II
Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
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County of Orange v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In previous filings, Registrant reported that a Complaint was filed on
June 11, 1996, in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District
of California, in an action captioned County of Orange v. McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., d/b/a Standard & Poor's (Case No. SA 94-222-72-JR;
Adversary No. SA 96-01624-JR). The Complaint alleged that Standard &
Poor's breached its contracts with Orange County, was professionally
negligent and aided and abetted the County's officers in breaching
their fiduciary duty by, inter alia, assigning unduly high ratings to
debt instruments issued by the County and by failing to advise the
County's Board of Supervisors of the illegal acts being committed by
the County's officers. The action was transferred to the United States
District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. SA CV
96-765-GLT) upon the filing on December 4, 1996 of the Bankruptcy
Court's ruling on Registrant's motion to dismiss the Complaint. In
that ruling, the Bankruptcy Court granted Registrant's motion to
dismiss the County's aiding and abetting claim, but denied it as to
the breach of contract and professional negligence claims. Registrant
appealed this decision to the District Court which, on March 18, 1997,
dismissed the County's professional negligence claim, with leave to
amend. On April 9, 1997, the County filed an Amended Complaint for
breach of contract and professional malpractice, adding a claim for
punitive damages. On April 28, 1997, the Registrant filed a motion to
dismiss the professional malpractice claim, which motion was denied by
the District Court on June 2, 1997. On February 13, 1998, Registrant
moved again to dismiss the County's professional malpractice claim,
which motion was denied by the District Court on March 16, 1998. On
September 25, 1998, Registrant filed two motions for partial summary
judgment, one to preclude the County from claiming damages with
respect to Registrant's 1993 ratings of County debt ("1993 Motion")
and one to preclude the County from claiming damages on behalf of pool
participants ("Pool Participants" Motion"). On September 28, 1998, the
County moved to consolidate ("Consolidation Motion") the trial of its
case against Registrant with the trial of its case against Rauscher,
Pierce, Refsnes, Inc., which motion was opposed by Registrant. In late
October 1998, the Court denied Registrant's 1993 Motion; granted in
part and denied in part Registrant's Pool Participants Motion, holding
that the County could not assert claims on behalf of the pool
participants with respect to Registrant's rating of pool participants'
debt but could assert claims on behalf of pool participants with
respect to Registrant's rating of County debt; and denied the County's
Consolidation Motion. Extensive discovery has been conducted. Trial is
currently scheduled to begin on May 4, 1999. In response to
Registrant's interrogatories, the County has claimed (inconsistently
with damages claims made by the County in other litigation documents)
compensatory damages of approximately $3 billion, subject to certain
offsets. The County has also claimed unspecified punitive damages.
Registrant continues to believe that the allegations of the complaint
and the damages claims lack merit and is vigorously contesting the
action.
Item 2. Exhibits Page Number
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(12) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 21
(27) Financial Data Schedule 22
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Date: NOVEMBER 8, 1998 By Robert J. Bahash
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Robert J. Bahash
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: NOVEMBER 10, 1998 By James L. Glenn
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James L. Glenn
Vice President and Controller
Date: NOVEMBER 11, 1998 By Kenneth M. Vittor
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Kenneth M. Vittor
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Exhibit (12)
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Periods Ended September 30, 1998
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Nine Twelve
Months Months
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(In thousands)
Earnings
Earnings from continuing operations
Before income tax expense (Note) $ 433,742 $ 544,051
Fixed charges 61,030 80,410
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Total Earnings $ 494,772 $ 624,461
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Fixed Charges (Note)
Interest expense $ 41,104 $ 54,162
Portion of rental payments deemed to be
Interest 19,926 26,685
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Total Fixed Charges $ 61,030 $ 80,847
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 8.1x 7.7x
<FN>
(NOTE)
For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges, "earnings from continuing operations before income
taxes" excludes undistributed equity in income of less than
50%-owned companies. "Fixed charges" consist of (1) interest
on debt, and (2) the portion of the company's rental expense
deemed representative of the interest factor in rental
expense.
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for
the nine and twelve month periods ended September 30, 1998
includes a $26.7 million gain on the sale of a building and
a charge of $16.0 million for the write-down of assets for
Continuing Education Center. The twelve-month period ended
September 30, 1998 also includes a $33.2 million provision
for real estate write-downs related to the consolidation of
office space in New York City and a $20.4 million gain on
the sale of Datapro Information Services.
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