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First Quarter Net Revenues Increased 14% and
Adjusted EBITDA Grew 152%
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
David J. Field, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “I am pleased to report that Audacy posted strong first quarter results, delivering 152% growth in Adjusted EBITDA led by double digit revenue growth in both digital and spot radio. With our scaled, leadership position across broadcasting, podcasting and digital audio and our differentiated premium content offerings, we are well positioned to drive rapid evolution and innovation across the organization to capitalize on the outstanding growth opportunities in the dynamic audio marketplace. In Q1, we launched the Audacy Digital Audience Network (ADAN), an addressable aggregate of 60 million listeners across our app, streaming content, and podcast lineup, enabling precision targeting at scale coupled with real-time optimization and reporting. We are looking forward to a number of exciting additional product and content launches and enhancements over the course of 2022 that will accelerate our audience growth and bolster our advertiser appeal.”
First Quarter Summary
Recent Company Developments
Earnings Conference Call and Company Information
Audacy will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast regarding the quarterly earnings release on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. To participate in the conference call, please dial 877-407-9208 or 201-493-6784 five minutes prior to the start of the call and provide the following conference name: Audacy, Inc. – First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. Participants may also listen to a live webcast of the call by visiting https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1538544&tp_key=dbe034aed0. Questions will only be taken from participants on the conference call.
A playback of the conference call will be available for one week by dialing (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671 and inputting the following ID: 13728159.
A webcast replay of the conference will be available shortly after the call at the above link. Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.audacyinc.com.
About Audacy
Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD) is a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company with the country’s best collection of local music, news and sports brands, a premium podcast creator, major event producer, and digital innovator. Audacy engages 200 million consumers each month, bringing people together around content that matters to them. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook (Audacy Corp) and Twitter (@AudacyCorp).
Certain Definitions
All references to per share data, unless stated otherwise, are presented as per diluted share. All references to shares outstanding, unless stated otherwise, are presented to exclude unvested restricted stock units. All references to net debt are outstanding debt net of cash on hand.
Core Spot Revenues consist of local spot plus national spot advertising revenues less political spot advertising revenues.
Station Expenses consist of station operating expenses excluding non-cash compensation expense.
Corporate Expenses consist of corporate general and administrative expenses excluding non-cash compensation expense.
Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income (loss) available to common shareholders, adjusted to exclude: income taxes (benefit); income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes or benefit; total other income or expense; net interest expense; depreciation and amortization; time brokerage agreement fees (income); non-cash compensation expense (which is otherwise included in station operating expenses and corporate G&A expenses); refinancing expenses; impairment loss, merger and acquisition costs, restructuring and integration costs, preferred stock dividends; COVID-19 related expenses, non-recurring expenses/recoveries otherwise included in corporate or station expenses, (gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt, and (gain) loss on sale or disposition of assets.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow consists of net income (loss): (i) plus depreciation and amortization; (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets; non-cash compensation expense (which is otherwise included in station operating expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses); impairment loss; merger and acquisition costs; restructuring and integration costs, (gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt; COVID-19 related expenses, other income and non-recurring expenses/recoveries otherwise included in corporate or station expenses; income from discontinued operations (excluding income taxes or tax benefit); amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium included in interest expense; refinancing expenses; income taxes (benefit); Adjusted Income Taxes Paid, and Net Capital Expenditures.
Net Capital Expenditures consists of capital expenditures, including amortizable intangibles, adjusted to subtract reimbursed tenant improvement allowances.
Adjusted Income Taxes Paid consist of income tax paid, adjusted to exclude taxes paid related to the gain/loss on sale or exchange of radio station assets; and taxes paid related to the gain/loss on the sale of redundant property.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
It is important to note that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Net Capital Expenditures and Adjusted Income Taxes Paid are not measures of performance or liquidity calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management believes that these measures are useful as a way to evaluate the Company and the means for Management to evaluate our performance and operations. Management believes that these measures are useful to an investor in evaluating our performance because they are widely used in the broadcast industry.
Certain adjusted non-GAAP financial measures are presented in this release. The adjustments include, among other items as defined above, gain/loss on sale of assets, derivative instruments, and investments; non-cash compensation expense, other income, impairment loss, merger and acquisition costs, other expenses related to refinancing, and gain/loss on early extinguishment of debt and non-recurring expenses recognized for restructuring charges or similar costs, including transition and integration costs. Management believes these adjusted non-GAAP measures provide useful information to Management and investors by excluding certain income, expenses and gains and losses that may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating and financial results. Similarly, Management believes these adjusted measures are a useful performance measure because certain items included in the calculation of net income (loss) may either mask or exaggerate trends in the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Further, the reconciliations corresponding to these adjusted measures, by identifying the individual adjustments, provide a useful mechanism for investors to consider these adjusted measures with some or all of the identified adjustments.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures on an ongoing basis to help track and assess the Company’s financial performance. You, however, should not consider non-GAAP measures in isolation or as substitutes for net income (loss), operating income, or any other measure for determining our operating performance that is calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These non-GAAP measures are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. The accompanying financial tables provide reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measure of all non-GAAP measures provided in this release.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this news release is being widely disseminated in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation FD. This news announcement contains certain forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and certain unaudited information that is presented for illustrative purposes only and involves certain risks and uncertainties within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Additional information and key risks are described in the Company’s filings on Forms S-4, 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should note that these statements might be impacted by several factors including changes in the economic and regulatory climate and the business of radio broadcasting, in general. The unaudited pro forma information and same station operating data reflect adjustments and are presented for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of what has occurred or indicative of future operating results or financial position. Accordingly, the Company’s actual performance may differ materially from those stated or implied herein. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any unaudited pro forma or forward-looking statements.
AUDACY, INC. |
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FINANCIAL DATA |
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(amounts in thousands, except per share data) |
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(unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net Revenues |
$ |
275,295 |
$ |
240,764 |
|||
|
|
||||||
Station Expenses |
225,875 |
|
211,422 |
||||
Station Expenses – Non-Cash Compensation |
1,170 |
|
1,073 |
||||
Corporate Expenses |
24,091 |
|
21,913 |
||||
Corporate Expenses – Non-Cash Compensation |
1,820 |
|
1,667 |
||||
Depreciation And Amortization |
13,539 |
|
11,592 |
||||
Other Expenses |
350 |
|
14 |
||||
Impairment Loss |
1,521 |
|
644 |
||||
Restructuring Charges |
886 |
|
185 |
||||
Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposal |
(2,458) |
|
– |
||||
Refinancing Expenses |
– |
|
473 |
||||
Total Operating Expenses |
|
266,794 |
|
248,983 |
|||
Operating Income (Loss) |
|
8,501 |
|
(8,219) |
|||
|
|
||||||
Net Interest Expense |
23,471 |
|
21,160 |
||||
Net (Gain) Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt |
– |
|
8,168 |
||||
Other (Income) Expense |
|
– |
|
– |
|||
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes |
(14,970) |
|
(37,547) |
||||
Income Taxes (Benefit) |
|
(3,897) |
|
(15,899) |
|||
Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
(11,073) |
$ |
(21,648) |
|||
|
|
||||||
Net Income (Loss) Per Share – Basic |
$ |
(0.08) |
$ |
(0.16) |
|||
|
|
||||||
Net Income (Loss) Per Share – Diluted |
$ |
(0.08) |
$ |
(0.16) |
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|
|
||||||
Dividends Declared And Paid Per Common Share |
$ |
0.00 |
$ |
0.00 |
|||
|
|
||||||
Weighted Common Shares Outstanding – Basic |
|
138,122 |
|
135,379 |
|||
Weighted Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted |
|
138,122 |
|
135,379 |
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|
|
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL BREAKDOWN OF REVENUE BY TYPE |
|
|
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Spot (local and national) |
$ |
175,135 |
$ |
154,294 |
|||
Digital (including podcasting) |
|
58,039 |
|
49,840 |
|||
Network |
|
21,141 |
|
17,570 |
|||
Sponsorships and Events |
|
10,327 |
|
9,158 |
|||
Other |
|
10,653 |
|
9,902 |
|||
$ |
275,295 |
$ |
240,764 |
||||
Political |
$ |
1,259 |
$ |
1,263 |
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|
|
|
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL BREAKDOWN OF REVENUE BY FORMAT |
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Music |
$ |
140,465 |
$ |
129,746 |
|||
Sports |
|
53,070 |
41,638 |
||||
News/Talk |
|
48,350 |
42,554 |
||||
Non-format specific |
|
33,410 |
26,826 |
||||
$ |
275,295 |
$ |
240,764 |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
|||||||
2022 |
|
2021 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
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Net Capital Expenditures |
$ |
14,522 |
$ |
7,280 |
|||
Adjusted Income Taxes Paid (Refunded) |
$ |
(15,201) |
$ |
(493) |
|||
Cash Dividends On Common Stock Declared And Paid |
$ |
– |
$ |
– |
|||
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA |
March 31, |
December 31, |
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2022 |
2021 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$ |
35,580 |
$ |
59,439 |
|||
Restricted Cash |
$ |
2,458 |
$ |
– |
|||
Senior Debt – Term B-2 Loan (Includes Current Portion) |
$ |
632,415 |
$ |
632,415 |
|||
Senior Debt – Revolver (Includes Current Portion) |
$ |
75,000 |
$ |
97,727 |
|||
Senior Secured Notes – 2027 |
$ |
470,000 |
$ |
470,000 |
|||
Senior Secured Notes – 2029 |
$ |
540,000 |
$ |
540,000 |
|||
Accounts Receivable Facility |
$ |
75,000 |
$ |
75,000 |
|||
Total Shareholders’ Equity |
$ |
643,419 |
$ |
652,205 |
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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31 |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
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Reconciliation Of GAAP Net Income (Loss) To Adjusted EBITDA and To Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
|||||||
Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
(11,073) |
$ |
(21,648) |
|||
Income Taxes (Benefit) |
(3,897) |
|
(15,899) |
||||
Net Interest Expense |
23,471 |
|
21,160 |
||||
Corporate Expenses – Non-Cash Compensation |
1,820 |
|
1,667 |
||||
Station Expenses – Non-Cash Compensation |
1,170 |
|
1,073 |
||||
Depreciation And Amortization |
13,539 |
|
11,592 |
||||
Other Expenses |
350 |
|
14 |
||||
Restructuring Charges |
886 |
|
185 |
||||
COVID-19 Related Expenses (Income) |
189 |
|
206 |
||||
Non-Recurring Expenses (Recoveries) Otherwise Included in Corporate |
162 |
|
2,658 |
||||
Impairment Loss |
1,521 |
|
644 |
||||
Contingent Consideration Accretion and Remeasurements |
282 |
|
– |
||||
Refinancing Expenses |
– |
|
473 |
||||
Net (Gain) Loss On Early Extinguishment Of Debt |
– |
|
8,168 |
||||
Other (Income) Expense |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
Net (Gain) Loss On Sale Or Disposal |
|
|
(2,458) |
|
|
– |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
25,962 |
|
|
10,293 |
|
Net Interest Expense |
(23,471) |
|
(21,160) |
||||
Deferred Financing Costs Included In Interest Expense |
1,259 |
|
1,041 |
||||
Amortization Debt Premium Included In Interest Expense |
(256) |
|
(848) |
||||
Net Capital Expenditures |
(14,522) |
|
(7,280) |
||||
Other |
– |
|
12 |
||||
Adjusted Income Taxes (Paid) Refunded |
15,201 |
|
493 |
||||
Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
$ |
4,173 |
$ |
(17,449) |
Contacts
Investor Contacts:
Joseph Jaffoni, Jennifer Neuman, Norberto Aja
JCIR
(212) 835-2500
AUD@jcir.com
Audacy Contact:
Ashok Sinha
SVP and Head of Communications
(610) 822-0832
Ashok.Sinha@audacy.com
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