Beasley Broadcast Group Reports Third Quarter Net Revenue of $26.3 Million Compared to Combined Net Revenue of $24.5 Million in Comparable Year-Ago Period


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NAPLES, Fla., Oct. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BBGI) (“Beasley,” “Beasley Broadcast” or the “Company”), a large- and mid-size market radio broadcaster, today announced operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2015. 

On December 1, 2014 the Company completed an Asset Exchange with CBS Radio Stations Inc. (CBS Radio) whereby Beasley exchanged a total of five radio stations in the Philadelphia and Miami-Fort Lauderdale markets for a total of fourteen CBS Radio stations in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Charlotte and Philadelphia markets.  As a result of the transaction, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company is required to report the five stations that CBS Radio received under “discontinued operations” for the 2014 third quarter, despite having operated them through November 2014.  The table below summarizes the results of continuing and discontinued operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

The 2015 third quarter income (loss) and income (loss) per diluted share was impacted by a pre-tax $3.5 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the Company’s Wilmington, Delaware station as a result of the Company’s qualitative assessment and subsequent goodwill impairment testing.


Summary of Third Quarter Results
 

In millions, except per share data
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
Continuing Operations    
Net revenue$26.3 $13.0 $77.5 $40.1 
Station operating income (SOI) (non-GAAP) 6.6  3.6  21.3  12.1 
Operating income (loss) (0.1) 0.9  7.6  3.8 
Income (loss) (1) (0.7) (0.0) 3.1  (0.2)
Income (loss) per diluted share (1)$(0.03)$0.00 $0.13 $(0.01)

                                                   


In millions, except per share data
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

  2015  2014  2015   2014 
Discontinued Operations    
Net revenue$  - $11.5 $  - $34.5 
Station operating income (SOI) (non-GAAP)  -  4.2     -  12.3 
Operating income   -  4.0    -  11.9 
Income   -  2.5    -  6.3 
Income per diluted share$  - $0.11 $  - $0.28 
     
Combined Operations (continuing and discontinued operations) (non-GAAP)    
Net revenue$26.3 $24.5 $77.5 $74.6 
Station operating income (SOI)  6.6   7.8   21.3   24.4 
Operating income (loss) (0.1) 5.0  7.6  15.7 
Net income (loss) (1) (0.7) 2.5  3.1  6.2 
Net income (loss) per diluted share attributable to Beasley Broadcast shareholders (1)$(0.03)$0.11 $ 0.13 $ 0.27 

(1) Net income and net income per diluted share from continuing operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 include a pre-tax $3.5 million impairment loss related to goodwill in Wilmington. Net income and net income per diluted share from continuing operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 include a $0.4 million benefit from insurance proceeds related to a damaged radio tower in Augusta, Georgia.

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. "Continuing & Discontinued Operations" is the sum of Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations. Please refer to the “Pro Forma” and “Reconciliation of Pro Forma SOI to Net Income” tables at the end of this announcement for a discussion regarding our pro forma results.

“On a combined basis, third quarter top line revenue growth of 7% reflects the ongoing leadership of our Ft. Myers cluster as well as growth in Tampa-St. Petersburg, one of the two markets we entered as a result of last year’s asset exchange. The station exchange diversified our local radio and marketing solutions platform and, since closing the transaction, we have been executing plans to extract operating and financial synergies from the transaction.

“However, on a pro forma basis, third quarter net revenue decreased 4.5% while SOI declined 12.2%.  The decline in pro forma revenue largely reflects weakness in Charlotte, Las Vegas, Fayetteville and Wilmington, which reduced operating leverage and impacted SOI. However, we continue to make progress with the Tampa-St. Petersburg and Charlotte integration initiatives and reduced combined station operating expenses in these markets by approximately $700,000, while company-wide cost reductions led to a 1.5% reduction in third quarter station operating expenses.

“We are now approximately eleven months into our integration and transition plan related to the asset exchange and despite it being more difficult and time consuming than expected, we believe our success in expense management combined with our ratings strength should lead to financial benefits from the swap in late 2016.  In the meantime, we continue to make progress in reducing debt, while returning capital to shareholders.  During the third quarter we made credit facility repayments totaling $3.0 million, reduced borrowings to $90.2 million at September 30, 2015 and declared our eighth consecutive quarterly cash dividend. 

“Looking forward, we remain focused on operating our station clusters to match or exceed their market’s revenue performance while further strengthening our balance sheet.  We believe our ratings and programming are in great shape and look forward to benefiting from the integration, programming, personnel, cost-efficiency and operating changes put in place over the last year.”

Webcast Information

The Company will host a webcast today, October 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results and operations.  Interested parties may access the webcast at the Company’s web site at www.bbgi.com.  Following its completion, a replay of the webcast can be accessed for five days on the Company’s web site, www.bbgi.com.

About Beasley Broadcast Group:
Founded in 1961, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., www.bbgi.com, is a radio broadcasting company that owns and operates 52 stations (34 FM and 18 AM) located in twelve large- and mid-size markets in the United States.

Definitions
Combined operations (non-GAAP) consists of continuing operations and discontinued operations and financial metrics presented as combined operations are calculated by adding together the respective continuing operations and discontinued operations financial metric being presented.  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.

Pro forma results, as presented herein, assume the asset exchange occurred on January 1, 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, pro forma results include revenue and expenses from the fourteen stations we received in the asset exchange with CBS Radio located in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Charlotte, and Philadelphia markets.

SOI, SOI from continuing operations, SOI from discontinued operations, and SOI from combined operations are financial measures of performance that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP.  We use these non-GAAP financial measures for internal budgeting purposes.  We also use SOI to make decisions as to the acquisition and disposition of radio stations.  SOI, SOI from continuing operations, SOI from discontinued operations and SOI from combined operations exclude 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.  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.  However, 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 “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “continue,” “looking forward,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar expressions or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology 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, 2014.  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: risks that the stations acquired in the asset exchange with CBS Radio will not be integrated successfully or that the combined company will not realize estimated cost savings, synergies and growth or that such benefits may take longer to realize than expected; risks relating to unanticipated costs of integrating the stations acquired in the asset exchange with CBS Radio; external economic forces that could have a material adverse impact on our advertising revenues and results of operations; our radio stations may not be able to compete effectively in their respective markets for advertising revenues; we may not remain competitive if we do not respond to changes in technology, standards and services that affect our industry; our substantial debt levels; and, the loss of key personnel.  Our actual performance and results could differ materially because of these factors and other factors discussed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in 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 October 30, 2015, and we undertake no obligation to update the information contained herein to actual results or changes to our expectations.

-tables follow-


BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
Net revenue$26,264,321  $13,047,411  $77.539.498  $40,143,834 
Operating expenses:       
Station operating expenses (including stock-based compensation and excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below) (2) 19,651,996   9,421,385   56,207,610   28,089,890 
Corporate general and administrative expenses (including stock-based compensation) (3) 2,307,208   2,194,584   7,049,243   6,812,207 
Radio station exchange transaction cost -   -   349,917   - 
Depreciation and amortization 863,867   492,568   2,822,594   1,436,537 
Impairment loss 3,520,933   -   3,520,933   - 
Total operating expenses 26,344,004   12,108,537   69,950,297   36,338,634 
Operating income (loss) (79,683)  938,874   7,589,201   3,805,200 
Non-operating income (expense):       
Interest expense (1,064,069)  (1,080,812)  (2,953,078)  (3,404,616)
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt -   (6,970)  -   (30,569)
Other income (expense), net 1,880   261,058   492,379   302,081 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (1,141,872)  112,150   5,128,502   672,096 
Income tax expense (benefit) (403,933)  119,868   2,036,015   834,353 
Income (loss) from continuing operations (737,939)  (7,718)  3,092,487   (162,257)
Income from discontinued operations (net of income taxes) -   2,466,528   -   6,325,228 
Net income (loss)$(737,939) $2,458,810  $3,092,487  $6,162,971 
        
Basic net income (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$(0.03) $-  $0.14  $(0.01)
Discontinued operations$-  $0.11  $-  $0.28 
Net income (loss) per share$(0.03) $0.11  $0.14  $0.27 
Diluted net income (loss) per share:       
Continuing operations$(0.03) $-  $0.13  $(0.01)
Discontinued operations$-  $0.11  $-  $0.28 
Net income (loss) per share$(0.03) $0.11  $0.13  $0.27 
Basic common shares outstanding 22,921,200   22,820,761   22,907,054   22,807,413 
Diluted common shares outstanding 22,999,488   22,908,376   22,995,350   22,908,208 
        

(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 $41,791 and $46,804 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $125,373 and $175,558 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(3) Includes stock-based compensation of $230,207 and $325,528 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $788,505 and $919,047 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

                                               

Selected Balance Sheet Data - Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 September 30,
2015
 December 31,
2014
Cash and cash equivalents$11,096  $14,259 
Working capital 23,257   21,511 
Total assets 310,134   315,967 
Long term debt, net of current portion 90,108   94,581 
Stockholders’ equity$131,110  $130,542 


Selected Statement of Cash Flows Data – Unaudited
 
 Nine months Ended September 30,
  2015   2014 
Net cash provided by operating activities$9,917,359  $13,162,883 
Net cash used in investing activities (2,086,057)  (2,588,403)
Net cash used in financing activities (10,994,801)  (11,652,292)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents$(3,163,499) $(1,077,812)


Calculation of SOI – Unaudited
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
Net revenue$26,264,321  $13,047,411  $77,539,498  $40,143,834 
Station operating expenses (19,651,996)  (9,421,385)  (56,207,610)  (28,089,890)
SOI$6,612,325  $3,626,026  $21,331,888  $12,053,944 


Reconciliation of SOI to Net Income - Unaudited
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
SOI$6,612,325  $3,626,026  $21,331,888  $12,053,944 
Corporate general and administrative expenses (2,307,208)  (2,194,584)  (7,049,243)  (6,812,207)
Radio station exchange transaction costs -   -   (349,917)  - 
Depreciation and amortization (863,867)  (492,568)  (2,822,594)  (1,436,537)
Impairment loss (3,520,933)  -   (3,520,933)  - 
Interest expense (1,064,069)  (1,080,812)  (2,953,078)  (3,404,616)
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt -   (6,970)  -   (30,569)
Other income (expense), net 1,880   261,058   492,379   302,081 
Income tax benefit (expense) 403,933   (119,868)  (2,036,015)  (834,353)
Discontinued operations -   2,466,528   -   6,325,228 
Net income (loss)$(737,939) $2,458,810  $3,092,487  $6,162,971 


Calculation of SOI – Discontinued Operations - Unaudited
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
Net revenue$-  $11,502,333  $-  $34,500,964 
Station operating expenses -   (7,344,422)  -   (22,168,457)
SOI$-  $4,157,911  $-  $12,332,507 
 
Reconciliation of SOI to Net Income – Discontinued Operations - Unaudited
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
SOI$-  $4,157,911  $-  $12,332,507 
Depreciation and amortization -   (141,668)  -   (421,011)
Other income (expense), net -   -   -   (330,416)
Income tax expense -   (1,549,715)  -   (5,255,852)
Net income$-  $2,466,528  $-  $6,325,228 



Calculation of SOI – Combined Operations
(continuing and discontinued operations) - Unaudited
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
Net revenue$26,264,321  $24,549,744  $77,539,498  $74,644,798 
Station operating expenses (19,651,996)  (16,765,807)  (56,207,610)  (50,258,347)
SOI$6,612,325  $7,783,937  $21,331,888  $24,386,451 
    
Reconciliation of SOI to Net Income – Combined Operations
(continuing and discontinued operations) - Unaudited 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015   2014 
SOI$6,612,325  $7,783,937  $21,331,888  $24,386,451 
Corporate general and administrative expenses (2,307,208)  (2,194,584)  (7,049,243)  (6,812,207)
Radio station exchange transaction costs -   -   (349,917)  - 
Depreciation and amortization (863,867)  (634,236)  (2,822,594)  (1,857,548)
Impairment loss (3,520,933)  -   (3,520,933)  - 
Interest expense (1,064,069)  (1,080,812)  (2,953,078)  (3,404,616)
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt -   (6,970)  -   (30,569)
Other income (expense), net 1,880   261,058   492,379   (28,335)
Income tax benefit (expense) 403,933   (1,669,583)  (2,036,015)  (6,090,205)
Net income (loss)$(737,939) $2,458,810  $3,092,487  $6,162,971 


Combined Operations – Unaudited
 
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
(unaudited)
 Continuing
Operations
 Discontinued
Operations
 Combined
Operations
Net revenue$13,047,411  $11,502,333  $24,549,744 
Operating expenses:     
Station operating expenses 9,421,385   7,344,422   16,765,807 
Corporate general and administrative expenses 2,194,584   -   2,194,584 
Depreciation and amortization 492,568   141,668   634,236 
Total operating expenses 12,108,537   7,486,090   19,594,627 
Operating income 938,874   4,016,243   4,955,117 
Non-operating income (expense):     
Interest expense (1,080,812)  -   (1,080,812)
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt (6,970)  -   (6,970)
Other income (expense), net 261,058   -   261,058 
Income before income taxes 112,150   4,016,243   4,128,393 
Income tax expense 119,868   1,549,715   1,669,583 
Net income (loss) (7,718)  2,466,528   2,458,810 


 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(unaudited)
 Continuing
Operations
 Discontinued
Operations
 Combined
Operations
Net revenue$40,143,834  $34,500,964  $74,644,798 
Operating expenses:     
Station operating expenses 28,089,890   22,168,457   50,258,347 
Corporate general and administrative expenses 6,812,207   -   6,812,207 
Depreciation and amortization 1,436,537   421,011   1,857,548 
Total operating expenses 36,338,634   22,589,468   58,928,102 
Operating income 3,805,200   11,911,496   15,716,696 
Non-operating income (expense):     
Interest expense (3,404,616)  -   (3,404,616)
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt (30,569)  -   (30,569)
Other income (expense), net 302,081   (330,416)  (28,335)
Income before income taxes 672,096   11,581,080   12,253,176 
Income tax expense 834,353   5,255,852   6,090,205 
Net income (loss) (162,257)  6,325,228   6,162,971 


Pro Forma
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015  2014  2015  2014
Reported net revenue 26,264,321  13,047,411  77,539,498  40,143,834 
Exchange stations (576) 14,444,596  (3,148) 43,136,702 
Pro forma net revenue 26,263,745  27,492,007  77,536,350  83,280,536 
         
Reported station operating expenses 19,651,996  9,421,385  56,207,610  28,089,890 
Exchange stations (30,834) 10,508,452  88,208  31,388,303 
Pro-forma station operating expenses 19,621,162  19,929,837  56,295,818  59,478,193 
         
Pro forma net revenue 26,263,745  27,492,007  77,536,350  83,280,536 
Pro forma station operating expenses 19,621,162  19,929,837  56,295,818  59,478,193 
Pro forma SOI 6,642,583  7,562,170  21,240,532  23,802,343 


Reconciliation of Pro Forma SOI to Net Income
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2015   2014   2015  2014
Pro forma SOI 6,642,583
   7,562,170   21,240,532   23,802,343  
Pro forma net revenue adjustment 576   (14,444,596)  3,148   (43,136,702) 
Pro forma station operating expenses adjustment (30,834)  10,508,452   88,208
   31,388,303 
  
Corporate general and administrative expenses
 (2,307,208)  (2,194,584)  (7,049,243
)
  (6,812,207) 
Radio station exchange transaction costs -   -   (349,917)  -  
Depreciation and amortization (863,867)  (492,568)  (2,822,594)  (1,436,537) 
Impairment loss (3,520,933)  -   (3,520,933)  -  
Interest expense (1,064,069)  (1,080,812)  (2,953,078)  (3,404,616) 
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt -   (6,970)  -   (30,569) 
Other income (expense), net 1,880   261,058   492,379   302,081  
Income tax benefit (expense) 403,933   (119,868)  (2,036,015)  (834,353) 
Discontinued operations -   2,466,528   -   6,325,228  
Net income (loss) (737,939)  2,458,810   3,092,487   6,162,971  



            

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