Kerr expanded Meredith Corporation by focusing on its core business and directly managing its financial performance. Over the last few years, the company compounded its earnings per share at 33% per year and tripled its profit margin to 15%. The Meredith Corporation is a leading media and marketing company, which publishes more than 50 home-and-family oriented magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies’ Home Journal, and owns a dozen TV stations.