Harte-Hanks Inc. is a direct and targeted marketing company that provides direct marketing services and shopper advertising to a wide range of local, regional, national and international consumer and business-to-business marketers. The San Antonio-based company's Shopper publications offer advertisers pre-printed inserts, print and deliver flyers, display and in-column ads, detached cards, rack products, VIP cards, and marquee, classified, display and in-column ads. Harte-Hanks also has international operations that offer marketing products and services in Europe and Latin America. The company's Trillium Software division provides data processing solutions for large and small businesses.
History
West Texas newspapermen Houston Harte and Bernard Hanks formed Harte-Hanks Communications in the 1920s. For nearly 50 years, the company operated as a family-owned network of Texas newspapers. In 1971, the company reorganized under the name Harte-Hanks Newspapers Inc. and went public a year later. During the 1970s the company expanded into the television, radio and cable businesses. The company was renamed Harte-Hanks Communications Inc. in 1977 to reflect its diversified communications mix. In 1984, the company achieved 50 consecutive quarters of earnings-per-share growth. In 1997, the company took steps to transform itself into a targeted marketing business. The following year, the company changed its name to Harte-Hanks Inc. By 2000, revenue had surpassed $900 million.
Officers
Richard Hochhauser was named president and CEO in 2002 having served as president and COO since 1998. Hochhauser joined the company in 1975. He was named manager of the company's direct marketing operations in 1987. He has been a corporate officer at the company since 1980. Dean Blythe has served as senior vice president and CFO since June 2003. Blythe previously served as vice president of Harte-Hank's legal and secretary division. Before joining the company in November 2001, Blythe was a principal in TDF Ventures, a transaction and investment advisory entity he founded.
In The News: Harte-Hanks Workers Help With Katrina Relief
Two Harte-Hanks workers from the company's East Bridgewater, Mass., facility drove to Long Beach, Miss., shortly after hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast to help with the relief effort, according to an Oct. 1 story in Massachusetts' Taunton Daily Gazette. Joseph Ricketts and Jim Davidson distributed food to hurricane victims for two weeks with the Coast Episcopal School, the paper reported.
"When I saw the pictures of what had happened, I knew I wanted to volunteer and come down and help people," Ricketts told the Daily Gazette. The paper also reported that Ricketts helped out with a variety of tasks, including using his computer skills to help the school set up new desktop computers.
-- Compiled By Jonathan Katz. This appeared in IW's Dec. 16, 2005 issue.
Primary Industry
Publishing And Printing
Executive 1
Larry D. Franklin, Chmn.
Executive 2
Richard Hochhauser, Pres., CEO
Revenues (US$ Millions)
1030.46
Revenue Growth (%)
9.09
Earnings Per Share (US$)
1.11
Total Equity (US$ Millions)
571.8
Profit Margin (%)
9.47
Return On Equity (%)
17.56
Debt To Equity Ratio (%)
NA
Market Capitalization (US$ Millions)
NA
Revenue Growth (%)
9.09
Note: Financial data appeared in IW's August 2005 issue.
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