Categories: OLD Media Moves

TheStreet.com's profit doubles

Business and financial news web site TheStreet.com reported fourth-quarter profits that were more than double the same quarter in 2005, according to an AP story about the earnings.

The story stated, “TheStreet.com earned $4 million, or 14 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, up from $1.8 million, or 7 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose 44% to $14.4 million in the latest quarter.

“Analysts polled by Thomson Financial forecast 13 cents per share profit on $14 million revenue.

“TheStreet.com makes money by booking subscriptions to its investment news Web site and running advertisements. The company said it is looking for more ways to deliver advertising revenue by expanding the site.

“In the fourth quarter, Chief Executive Thomas Clarke Jr. said the company boosted ad revenue via ‘more content initiatives such as TheStreet.com TV and TheStreet.com Ratings on our free site.’

“Advertising revenue in the fourth quarter rose 49% to $4.8 million. Subscription revenue rose 36% to $8.8 million.”

Read more here.

Recent Posts

How one independent tech journalist is competing with AI

Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Lab writes about how tech reporter Casey Newton is using more original reporting…

6 hours ago

Roanoke Times seeks a business reporter

The Roanoke Times is seeking a regional business reporter. Responsibilities include covering major business stories…

7 hours ago

Tech reporter Herrera departs WSJ

Sebastian Herrera, who covered technology for The Wall Street Journal from the San Francisco area,…

10 hours ago

Bloomberg is testing an AI tool on its terminal

Bloomberg is testing a chatbot-style interface for its terminal to help finance professionals condense labor-intensive tasks,…

11 hours ago

AP’s Bauder is retiring

David Bauder, the national media reporter for the Associated Press, is retiring. Bauder is the…

12 hours ago

The Ankler is dropping Substack

Entertainment industry publication The Ankler is dropping Substack to run on its own in-house tech…

12 hours ago