SSP - The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
2024-02-23 13:42:06 ET
The E.W. Scripps Company. (SSP)
Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call
February 23, 2024, 09:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Carolyn Micheli - Investor Relations
Adam Symson - President & Chief Executive Officer
Jason Combs - Chief Financial Officer
Lisa Knutson - Chief Operating Officer
Conference Call Participants
Daniel Kurnos - The Benchmark Company
Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo
Craig Huber - Huber Research Partners
Jeffrey Peskind - Phoenix
Michael Kupinski - NOBLE Capital Markets
Presentation
Operator
Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Scripps Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to our host, Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, Carolyn Micheli. Please go ahead.
Carolyn Micheli
Thanks, Rich. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for a discussion of the E.W. Scripps Company's financial results and business strategies. You can visit scripps.com for more information and a link to the replay of this call.
A reminder that our conference call and webcast include forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ. Factors that may cause them to differ are outlined in our SEC filings. We do not intend to update any forward-looking statements we make today. Included on this call will be a discussion of certain non-GAAP financial measures that are provided as supplements to assist management and the public in their analysis and valuation of the company. These metrics are not formulated in accordance with GAAP and are not meant to replace GAAP financial measures and may differ from other companies' uses or formulations. Included in our earnings release are the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP measures reported in our financial statements.
We'll hear first this morning from Scripps' Chief Financial Officer, Jason Combs; then from Scripps' Chief Operating Officer, Lisa Knutson; and finally, from President and CEO, Adam Symson. Here's Jason.
Jason Combs
Thanks, Carolyn. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Let's start today with a look at our strong finish to 2023. I want to review a few fourth quarter and year-end highlights. Then I'll give guidance for the first quarter and several full year items, and I'll conclude with capital allocation and our debt picture....
The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript