NAPLES, Fla., July 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BBGI), a large- and mid-size market radio broadcaster, today announced operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 as summarized below:
Summary of Second Quarter and Year-to-date Results
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Three Months Six Months
In millions, except Ended Ended
per share data June 30, June 30,
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2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change
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Net revenue $31.0 $34.8 (10.9)% $60.4 $65.6 (7.9)%
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Operating income 6.2 7.0 (11.8)% 11.0 12.2 (9.1)%
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Station operating
income (SOI -
non-GAAP) 9.3 10.4 (10.2)% 17.4 18.9 (8.1)%
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Net income 2.4 2.1 12.4 % 3.6 3.3 10.3%
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Net income per
diluted share $0.10 $0.09 11.1 % $0.15 $0.14 7.1%
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The $3.8 million decrease in net revenue during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 compared with the second quarter of 2007 reflects a $1.5 million net revenue decline at the Company's Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market cluster primarily attributable to the Company's election to not renew certain sports programming broadcast rights which contributed $1.0 million of net revenue during the 2007 second quarter. The year-over-year net revenue decline also reflects an additional $0.5 million net revenue decline from the Company's Miami-Ft. Lauderdale stations, as well as net revenue declines from the Company's Las Vegas, Ft. Myers-Naples and Greenville-New Bern market clusters. The net revenue declines in these four markets more than offset net revenue improvements generated at the Company's Philadelphia and Augusta market clusters and a year-over-year rise in revenue from the Company's interactive initiatives.
The $0.8 million decrease in operating income in the 2008 second quarter primarily reflects the lower revenue levels compared to the 2007 second quarter, which more than offset an 11% reduction in total costs and expenses including a 20% reduction in cost of services, a 2% reduction in selling, general and administrative (including stock-based compensation) expenses, a 5% reduction in corporate general and administrative (including stock-based compensation) expenses and a 13% reduction in depreciation and amortization costs. Overall, second quarter 2008 total costs and expenses as a percentage of net revenue remained consistent with levels in the second quarter of 2007.
Second quarter 2008 station operating income (SOI), a non-GAAP financial measure, fell $1.1 million from the 2007 second quarter as the lower revenue offset reductions in station operating expenses during the period. The $0.3 million increase in 2008 second quarter net income compared to the year ago period primarily reflects a $1.4 million reduction in interest expense due to a decrease in borrowing costs and voluntary repayments of borrowings under the Company's existing credit facility.
Please refer to the "Calculation of SOI," and "Reconciliation of SOI to Net Income," tables at the end of this announcement for a discussion regarding SOI calculations.
Commenting on the results, George G. Beasley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The second quarter was a challenging period for radio broadcasters and Beasley as local, regional and national economic factors weighed on advertiser activity. For example, our results in Miami, Las Vegas and Fort Myers-Naples were impacted by severe downturns in local real estate markets. In addition, our Miami results reflect comparisons with the year-ago period that included net revenue from broadcasting the Florida Marlins baseball games on our Sports Talk station. Quarterly bright spots include our market out performance and revenue gains at our Philadelphia and Augusta market clusters and the continued traction we are building with our interactive initiative which generated approximately $1.4 million of high-margin revenue, representing an approximate 33% increase over levels achieved in the same period last year.
"Notwithstanding the current environment, our station and corporate personnel did an excellent job during the quarter in terms of expense management and applying cash from operations to the reduction of debt. Reflecting this focus, net income for the quarter rose 12.4% over year-ago levels and total debt fell to approximately $181.6 million at June 30, 2008 from approximately $191.1 million at December 31, 2007.
"Looking forward, with personnel and programming changes in place in various clusters, we remain focused on our long-term goal of out-performing the markets in which we operate and we continue to manage the Company for revenue growth from our core operations as well as from interactive and HD Radio(TM) while also seeking margin growth through prudent expense management."
Guidance
The Company has elected to discontinue the practice of providing specific quarterly net revenue guidance. However, the Company intends to provide certain expense expectations during its quarterly conference call (see details below).
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast today, July 31, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results and operations. Both the call and webcast are open to the general public. The dial in number for the conference call is 973/582-2717; please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the presentation.
Interested parties may also access the live call on the Internet at the Company's Web site at www.bbgi.com; allow 15 minutes to register and download and install any necessary software. Questions will be reserved for call-in analysts and institutional investors. Following its completion, a replay of the call can be accessed for 5 days on the Internet from the Company's Web site or for 24 hours via telephone at 800/642-1687 (reservation #56415463).
Founded in 1961, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. is a radio broadcasting company that owns or operates 44 stations (27 FM and 17 AM) located in eleven large- and mid-size markets in the United States.
Definitions
Station Operating Income (SOI) consists of net revenue less station operating expenses. We define station operating expenses as cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses.
SOI is a financial measure of performance that is not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which we refer to as GAAP. We use this non-GAAP financial measure for internal budgeting purposes. We also use SOI to make decisions regarding the possible acquisition or disposition of radio stations. SOI excludes corporate-level costs and expenses and depreciation and amortization, which may be material to an assessment of the Company's overall operating performance. Management compensates for this limitation by separately considering the impact of these excluded items to the extent they are material to operating decisions or assessments of the Company's operating performance. Moreover, the corresponding amounts of the non-cash and corporate-level costs and expenses excluded from the calculation are available to investors as they are presented on our statements of operations contained in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SOI is a measure widely used in the radio broadcast industry. While the Company recognizes that because SOI is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. Management believes that SOI provides meaningful information to investors because it is an important measure of how effectively we operate our business (i.e., operate radio stations) and assists investors in comparing our operating performance with that of other radio companies.
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 "intends," "expects," "expected," "anticipates" or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Key risks are described in our reports filed with the SEC including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. 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: economic and regulatory changes, the effect of radio station acquisitions or dispositions that we may make, the loss of key personnel, a downturn in the performance of our radio stations, our substantial debt levels and changes in the radio broadcast industry generally. Our actual performance and results could differ materially because of these factors and other factors discussed in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of our SEC filings, including but not limited to 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 July 31, 2008 and we undertake no obligation to update the information contained herein to actual results or changes to our expectations.
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
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Net revenue $31,039,094 $34,835,765 $60,406,475 $65,611,652
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Costs and expenses:
Cost of services
(including stock-
based compensa-
tion and ex-
cluding deprecia-
tion and amorti-
zation) (1)(2) 9,890,270 12,430,305 19,228,344 22,926,674
Selling, general
and administrative
(including stock-
based compensa-
tion) (1)(3) 11,839,447 12,043,998 23,803,950 23,771,985
LMA fees (4) -- -- -- 159,084
Corporate general
and administrative
(including stock-
based compensa-
tion) (5) 2,372,908 2,486,854 4,894,170 5,056,756
Depreciation and
amortization 721,918 829,618 1,437,866 1,543,890
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Total costs and
expenses 24,824,543 27,790,775 49,364,330 53,458,389
Operating
income 6,214,551 7,044,990 11,042,145 12,153,263
Interest expense (2,119,795) (3,527,305) (4,794,400) (6,904,483)
Loss on extinguish-
ment of long-term
debt (6) -- (366,599) -- (366,599)
Other non-operating
expenses 44,350 (8,648) (177,650) (22,036)
Interest income 93,982 107,779 197,904 217,236
Other non-operating
income 11,200 226,982 51,094 230,362
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Income before
income taxes 4,244,288 3,477,199 6,319,093 5,307,743
Income tax expense 1,835,512 1,334,877 2,723,529 2,048,789
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Net income 2,408,776 2,142,322 3,595,564 3,258,954
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Basic and diluted
net income
per share 0.10 0.09 0.15 0.14
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Dividends declared
per common share 0.06 0.06 0.13 0.13
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Basic common shares
outstanding 23,270,054 23,363,256 23,255,988 23,387,059
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Diluted common
shares
outstanding 23,300,854 23,441,227 23,287,745 23,465,628
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(1) We refer to "Cost of services," and "Selling, general and
administrative" together as "station operating expenses" for the
"Calculation of SOI" and "Reconciliation of SOI to Net Income"
below.
(2) Includes stock-based compensation of $1,082 and $2,843 for the
three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and
$2,164 and $3,145 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively.
(3) Includes stock-based compensation of $35,937 and $59,700 for
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and
$98,522 and $156,547 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively.
(4) We operated WJBR-FM in Wilmington under a local marketing
agreement which expired upon completion of the acquisition of
WJBR-FM on February 1, 2007. We incurred the LMA fees under the
local marketing agreement with WJBR-FM.
(5) Includes stock-based compensation of $350,569 and $560,330 for
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and
$785,660 and $1,129,564 for the six months ended June 30, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
(6) We recorded a loss on extinguishment of long-term debt of $0.4
million, or $0.01 per diluted share on an after tax basis,
related to a credit agreement amendment during the second quarter
of 2007.
Selected Balance Sheet Data - Unaudited
(in thousands)
June 30, December 31,
2008 2007
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Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,150 $ 6,551
Working capital 16,183 21,954
Total assets 332,155 337,152
Long term debt, less current installments 179,980 191,056
Total stockholders' equity 86,750 85,186
Selected Statement of Cash Flows Data - Unaudited
(in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30,
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2008 2007
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Net cash provided by operating activities $ 10,492 $ 9,177
Net cash used in investing activities (735) (46,086)
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities (13,157) 35,213
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (3,400) (1,696)
Calculation of SOI - Unaudited
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Net revenue $ 31,039,094 $ 34,835,765 $ 60,406,475 $ 65,611,652
Station
operating
expenses (21,729,717) (24,474,303) (43,032,294) (46,698,659)
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SOI $ 9,309,377 $ 10,361,462 $ 17,374,181 $ 18,912,993
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Reconciliation of SOI to Net Income - Unaudited
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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SOI $ 9,309,377 $ 10,361,462 $ 17,374,181 $ 18,912,993
LMA fees -- -- -- (159,084)
Corporate
general and
administrative (2,372,908) (2,486,854) (4,894,170) (5,056,756)
Depreciation
and
amortization (721,918) (829,618) (1,437,866) (1,543,890)
Interest
expense (2,119,795) (3,527,305) (4,794,400) (6,904,483)
Loss on extin-
guishment of
long-term debt -- (366,599) -- (366,599)
Other non-
operating
expenses 44,350 (8,648) (177,650) (22,036)
Interest income 93,982 107,779 197,904 217,236
Other non-
operating
expenses 11,200 226,982 51,094 230,362
Income tax
expense (1,835,512) (1,334,877) (2,723,529) (2,048,789)
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Net income $ 2,408,776 $ 2,142,322 $ 3,595,564 $ 3,258,954
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