UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 08, 2024 |
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
000-29253 |
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3033 Riviera Drive, Suite 200 |
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Naples, Florida |
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34103 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 239 263-5000 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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BBGI |
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Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 8, 2024, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
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Description |
99.1 |
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Press Release dated May 8, 2024 issued by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC. |
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Date: |
May 8, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Marie Tedesco |
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Marie Tedesco |
Exhibit 99.1
Conference Call and Webcast
Today, May 8, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET
877-407-4018 or 201-689-8471, conference ID 13746158 or
www.bbgi.com
Replay information provided below
CONTACT: |
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B. Caroline Beasley |
Joseph Jaffoni, Jennifer Neuman |
Chief Executive Officer |
JCIR |
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. |
212/835-8500 or bbgi@jcir.com |
239/263-5000 or ir@bbgi.com |
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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP REPORTS FIRST QUARTER REVENUE OF $54.4 MILLION
NAPLES, Florida, May 8, 2024 – Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBGI) (“Beasley” or the “Company”), a multi-platform media company, today announced operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. For further information, the Company has posted a presentation to its website regarding the first quarter highlights and accomplishments that management will review on today’s conference call.
First Quarter Financial Highlights
In millions, except per share data |
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Three Months Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
54.4 |
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$ |
57.8 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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(1.1 |
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0.4 |
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Net income (loss) 1 |
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— |
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(3.5 |
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Net income (loss) per diluted share 1 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(0.12 |
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Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
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0.7 |
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2.6 |
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Net revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2024 decreased 5.9% to $54.4 million, primarily reflecting a year-over-year decline in audio advertising and other revenue due to Beasley’s Wilmington station and esports divestitures as well as ongoing softness in the commercial advertising business, partially offset by growth in digital and political advertising revenue.
Beasley reported an operating loss of $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to operating income of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2023, largely reflecting the year-over-year decrease in net revenue.
Beasley reported net income of approximately $8,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, in the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to a net loss of $3.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the three months ended March 31, 2023. The year-over-year improvement was primarily due to the $6.0 million gain on sale of an investment in Broadcast Music, Inc. holdings and lower interest expense.
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2023. The year-over-year decrease is primarily attributable to lower net revenue compared to the prior year period.
Please refer to the “Calculation of Adjusted EBITDA” and “Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA” tables at the end of this release.
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Beasley Broadcast Group, 5/8/24 |
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Commenting on the financial results, Caroline Beasley, Chief Executive Officer, said, “Beasley continues to advance our core initiatives, which are focused on driving revenue and cash flow, including our digital transformation, revenue diversification and expense management initiatives. We expect digital to account for between 20% and 25% of total revenue in 2024, driven by the ongoing growth and success of our premium content creation and digital services. On the new business front, our dedicated sales teams are leveraging the tremendous audience reach and engagement of our platform to attract new advertisers.
“In summary, Beasley’s underlying fundamentals—mainly, our local audio and digital platforms and audience engagement—remain strong. We are proud of our teams’ steadfast commitment to delivering exceptional content and services to our listeners, advertisers, online users and sports fans, and remain confident that the actions we are taking to transform our company and strengthen our balance sheet, are laying the foundation for future growth and success.”
First Quarter 2024 Highlights
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, May 8, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results and operations. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial 877-407-4018 or 201-689-8471, conference ID 13746158 (domestic and international callers). Participants can also listen to a live webcast of the call at the Company’s website at www.bbgi.com. Please allow 15 minutes to register and download and install any necessary software. Following its completion, a replay of the webcast can be accessed for five days on the Company’s website, www.bbgi.com.
Questions from analysts, institutional investors and debt holders may be e-mailed to ir@bbgi.com at any time up until 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Management will answer as many questions as possible during the conference call and webcast (provided the questions are not addressed in their prepared remarks).
About Beasley Broadcast Group
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (www.bbgi.com) was founded in 1961 by George G. Beasley and owns 57 AM and FM stations in 13 large- and mid-size markets in the United States. Beasley radio stations reach over 30 million unique consumers weekly over-the-air, online and on smartphones and tablets, and millions regularly engage with the Company’s brands and personalities through digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, text, apps and email. For more information, please visit www.bbgi.com.
For further information, or to receive future Beasley Broadcast Group news announcements via e-mail, please contact Beasley Broadcast Group, at 239-263-5000 or email@bbgi.com, or Joseph Jaffoni, JCIR, at 212-835-8500 or bbgi@jcir.com.
Definitions
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest income or expense, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation, and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude certain, non-operating or other items that we believe are not indicative of the performance of our ongoing operations, such as impairment losses, other income or expense, or equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.
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See “Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA” for additional information.
Adjusted EBITDA can also be calculated as net revenue less operating and corporate expenses. We define operating expenses as cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses. Corporate expenses include general and administrative expenses and certain other income and expense items not allocated to the operating segments.
Adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely used in the media industry. The Company recognizes that because Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. However, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides meaningful information to investors because it is an important measure of how effectively we operate our business and assists investors in comparing our operating performance with that of other media companies.
Same station revenue excludes revenue from all divestitures and other operations that were exited in the prior 12 months.
New business revenue is defined as revenue from an advertiser that has not advertised in the prior 13 months before the start of the current quarter.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are based upon current expectations and assumptions and involve certain risks and uncertainties within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words or expressions such as “looking ahead,” “intends,” “believes,” “expects,” “seek,” “will,” “should” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Key risks are described in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) including its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Readers should note that forward-looking statements are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties and may be impacted by several factors, including:
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Our actual performance and results could differ materially because of these factors and other factors discussed in our SEC filings, including but not limited to our annual reports on Form 10-K or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which can be obtained from the SEC, www.sec.gov, or our website, www.bbgi.com. All information in this release is as of May 8, 2024, and we undertake no obligation to update the information contained herein to actual results or changes to our expectations, except as required by law.
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BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income (Loss) - Unaudited
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
54,380,346 |
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$ |
57,779,120 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Operating expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below) |
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49,240,998 |
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50,653,655 |
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Corporate expenses (including stock-based compensation) |
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4,407,832 |
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4,483,095 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,834,602 |
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2,229,325 |
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Total operating expenses |
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55,483,432 |
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57,366,075 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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(1,103,086 |
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413,045 |
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Non-operating income (expense): |
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Interest expense |
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(5,587,308 |
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(6,593,852 |
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Gain on sale of investment |
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6,026,776 |
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Other income, net |
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270,005 |
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540,515 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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(393,613 |
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(5,640,292 |
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Income tax benefit |
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(410,230 |
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(2,163,983 |
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Income (loss) before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
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16,617 |
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(3,476,309 |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax |
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(8,647 |
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(60,257 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
7,970 |
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(3,536,566 |
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Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(0.12 |
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Basic common shares outstanding |
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30,325,802 |
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29,785,759 |
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Diluted common shares outstanding |
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30,466,730 |
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29,785,759 |
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Selected Balance Sheet Data - Unaudited
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
27,763 |
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26,734 |
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Working capital |
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38,629 |
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38,351 |
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Total assets |
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566,280 |
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574,268 |
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Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs |
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264,539 |
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264,203 |
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Stockholders' equity |
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$ |
149,127 |
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$ |
148,979 |
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Selected Statement of Cash Flows Data – Unaudited
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March 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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$ |
(4,036,884 |
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$ |
(2,445,165 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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5,079,052 |
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(1,169,280 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(12,636 |
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(25,545 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
1,029,532 |
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$ |
(3,639,990 |
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Reconciliation of Same Station Digital Revenue – Unaudited
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March 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Digital revenue |
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$ |
10,952,219 |
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$ |
9,976,785 |
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Wilmington digital revenue |
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(499 |
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(456,100 |
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Esports digital revenue |
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— |
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(384,369 |
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Same station digital revenue |
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$ |
10,951,720 |
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$ |
9,136,316 |
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Calculation of Adjusted EBITDA – Unaudited
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March 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
54,380,346 |
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$ |
57,779,120 |
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Operating expenses |
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(49,240,998 |
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(50,653,655 |
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Corporate expenses |
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(4,407,832 |
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(4,483,095 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
731,516 |
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$ |
2,642,370 |
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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA – Unaudited
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
7,970 |
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$ |
(3,536,566 |
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Interest expense |
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5,587,308 |
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6,593,852 |
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Income tax benefit |
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(410,230 |
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(2,163,983 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,834,602 |
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2,229,325 |
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EBITDA |
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7,019,650 |
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3,122,628 |
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Gain on sale of investment |
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(6,026,776 |
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— |
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Other income, net |
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(270,005 |
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(540,515 |
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax |
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8,647 |
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60,257 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
731,516 |
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$ |
2,642,370 |
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