Valassis Reports Net Earnings Increase, Revenue Decline

Third-quarter net earnings was $13.8 million compared to a loss of $5.2 million for the prior year quarter. Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter was $0.28 compared to a loss of $0.11 for the prior year quarter. Net earnings for the quarter includes non-cash interest expense of $2.8 million ($1.7 million net of taxes), or $0.04 per share, related to the fair value of the interest rate swap contracts. For the third quarter of 2009, adjusted EBITDA* was $63.9 million, an increase of 82.0% compared to $35.1 million for the prior year quarter.