Graham Holdings

Graham Holdings Company
FormerlyThe Washington Post Company (1947–2013)
Company typePublic
NYSEGHC (Class B)
S&P 400 component
ISINUS3846371041 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryConglomerate
FoundedAugust 4, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-04) (as The Washington Post Company)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
ProductsMagazines
Educational Services
Television
Cable television
Electronic media
RevenueIncrease US$3.924 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)[1]
Decrease US$83.898 Million (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)[1]
Decrease US$67.08 Million (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$6.582 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)[1]
Total equityIncrease US$3.752 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022)[1]
Number of employees
11,500 (2015)[2]
Websitewww.ghco.com

Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company) is a diversified American conglomerate holding company. Headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, and incorporated in Delaware,[3] it was formerly the owner of The Washington Post newspaper and Newsweek magazine.

Its current holdings include the digital marketing company Code3 (formerly SocialCode);[4] online and print media entities including Slate Magazine, Foreign Policy through the FP Group, which includes Foreign Policy magazine and ForeignPolicy.com),[5] Graham Media Group (formerly Post-Newsweek Stations), a group of seven television stations; education company Kaplan; manufacturing operations including Hoover Treated Wood Products,[6] Dekko, Joyce/Dayton Corp, Forney Corporation;[7][8][9] Graham Healthcare Group, which provides home health, hospice and palliative care services through joint ventures with health systems and physicians groups[10] as well as other services; Graham Automotive, which includes eight automotive dealerships around the Washington, D.C. region; and content and marketplace company World of Good Brands (formerly Leaf Group).[11][12] Graham Holdings Company also owned cable television and internet service provider Cable One until it was spun off in 2015[13][14][15] and the now-defunct Trove (formerly WaPo Labs)—the developers of a news reader app.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Graham Holdings Company 2022 Annual Report". Graham. December 31, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Annual Report". Graham Holdings Company.
  3. ^ "EDGAR Search Results". sec.gov. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "SocialCode Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to Code3". prnewswire.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ "FP Live". foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Graham Holdings closes purchase of Hoover Treated Wood Products". seekingalpha.com. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Group Dekko Acquired". insideindianabusiness.com. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Joyce Dayton Corp. Announces Plans to Expand Portland, Indiana Plant and Add Jobs to Support Increased Product Demand". mercercountyoutlook.net. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  9. ^ Steven Mufson,"The Washington Post Co. buys control systems supplier Forney". washingtonpost.com. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  10. ^ Holly Vossel,"Graham Healthcare Group Moves Into Florida Market with InTeliCare Acquisition". hospicenews.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  11. ^ Ana Lucía Murillo,"Auto dealerships help to fuel Graham Holdings' growth. It just bought two more". bizjournals.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  12. ^ Sara Fischer,"Graham Holdings' Leaf Group restructures as World of Good Brands". axios.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ^ Vossel, Holly (2021-12-20). "Graham Healthcare Group Moves Into Florida Market with InTeliCare Acquisition". Hospice News. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  14. ^ Mufson, Steven (2023-05-18). "The Washington Post Co. buys control systems supplier Forney". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  15. ^ Lucía Murillo, Ana (2022-07-08). "Auto dealerships help to fuel Graham Holdings' growth. It just bought two more". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.