Valassis Reports Net Earnings Increase, Revenue Decline

Interest Expense: Cash interest expense for the quarter was $19.3 million compared to $23.0 million for the prior year quarter, a decrease of 16.1%. Total interest expense for the third quarter decreased by $0.8 million from the prior year quarter and includes $2.8 million of non-cash interest expense related to the fair value of the interest rate swap contracts.