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Nine confident of post-pandemic outlook

Max Mason
Max MasonSenior reporter
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Key Points

  • Revenue ($m) 2187.3, up 11.3%
  • Pre-tax profit ($m) 396.7, up13.4%
  • Net profit ($m) -575.0, down-345.8%
  • Final dividend (c) 2.0, down-60.0%, payable on Oct 20

Nine chief executive Hugh Marks said advertisers are coming to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic – which forced the media company into a loss – and are positioning for a post-crisis recovery.

Unveiling a full year loss of $575 million marred by $702 million of one-off items, Mr Marks said Nine hoped to take advantage of advertisers returning to the market. Nine booked $591 million of impairments to the value of the free-to-air television business and Domain, courtesy of the coronavirus.

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