Third-quarter net income was 3 cents a share, compared with an estimate of 4 cents, the company, based in Elmwood Park, N.J., said in a preliminary profit statement.
For the year, Scripps reported preliminary profit of $374 million from continuing operations, or $2.27 a share, down from $2.41 a share in 2006.
Preliminary net profit was estimated at 167.5 million euros ($205.2 million), up from 148.3 million euros a year earlier.
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Its preliminary earnings report for the final quarter of 2007 showed profits around $388,000 a more than tenfold increase over third-quarter profits.
PARIS — In a preliminary earnings report, Deutsche Bank said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit would be about 1.4 billion euros ($2.09 billion), a figure that would beat analysts' expectations.
Last week, Samsung issued its preliminary earnings guidance for Q4, saying that it expected a record quarter with consolidated profit of around 8.8 trillion Korean won ($8.3 billion), on consolidated sales of approximately 56 trillion Korean won ($53.6 billion).
Samsung has issued preliminary earnings guidance for Q4 and said its expectation is another record quarter with consolidated profit of around 8.8 trillion Korean won ($8.3 billion), on consolidated sales of approximately 56 trillion Korean won ($53.6 billion).
Profit increased to 24 cents a share, topping the company's forecast of 21 cents to 23 cents, Oracle, based in Redwood City, Calif., said in a preliminary earnings statement.
The company also reported preliminary fourth-quarter profit and sales that met analysts' estimates.
