Chart: Diversified Media Companies - SG&A Margin (MRQ)

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (most recently reported quarter) as a percentage of total revenue in the Diversified Media sector ranged from 50.6% (DJ) down to 4.1% (WON), with a median value of 28.7%.

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Data in table version -- click on a ticker for opinion and analysis of the company:

			Total	SG&A	SG&A
		Quarter	Revenue	Expense	Margin
Ticker	Company	Ending	($mm)	($mm)	(%)
BLC	Belo Corp.	12/31/05	$371.72	$135.24
36.4%
CBS	CBS Corporation	12/31/05	$3581.80	-$679.90
N/A
CCU	Clear Channel Communications Inc.	12/31/05	$1504.38	$544.53
36.2%
DIS	Walt Disney Co.	12/31/05	$8854.00	$157.00
N/A
DJ	Dow Jones & Co. Inc.	03/31/06	$452.22	$228.65
50.6%
EMMS	Emmis Communications Corp.	11/30/05	$84.49	$8.46
10.0%
GCI	Gannett Co. Inc.	03/26/06	$1882.54	$319.23
17.0%
HLR	Hollinger International Inc.	12/31/05	N/A	$157.00
N/A
JRN	Journal Communications Inc.	03/26/06	$189.06	$56.90
30.1%
KRI	Knight-Ridder Inc.	03/26/06	$739.89	$157.00
N/A
MNI	McClatchy Co.	12/25/05	$282.00	$120.76
42.8%
NWSA	News Corp.	12/31/05	N/A	$157.00
N/A
NYT	New York Times Co.	12/25/05	$831.77	$372.43
44.8%
TRB	Tribune Co.	03/26/06	$1299.08	$354.96
27.3%
TWX	Time Warner Inc.	03/31/06	$10455.00	$2600.00
24.9%
UVN	Univision Communications Inc.	12/31/05	$449.80	$143.27
31.9%
VIA-B	Viacom Inc.	12/31/05	$2723.70	$608.50
22.3%
WON	Westwood One Inc.	03/31/06	$120.77	$4.98
4.1%
WPO	Washington Post Co.	01/01/06	$948.28	$241.73
25.5%

Data: Capital IQ

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