Entravision Communications Corporation Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of
“On
Unaudited Financial Highlights (In thousands, except share and per share data)
|
Three-Month Period |
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Ended |
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|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|||
Net revenue |
$ |
277,445 |
|
|
$ |
239,006 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
Cost of revenue - digital (1) |
|
203,229 |
|
|
|
167,756 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
Operating expenses (2) |
|
62,267 |
|
|
|
52,630 |
|
|
|
18 |
% |
Corporate expenses (3) |
|
12,248 |
|
|
|
10,502 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
Foreign currency (gain) loss |
|
449 |
|
|
|
(956 |
) |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Consolidated EBITDA (4) |
|
4,530 |
|
|
|
13,022 |
|
|
|
(65 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Free cash flow (5) |
$ |
(2,831 |
) |
|
$ |
3,908 |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(51,669 |
) |
|
$ |
1,699 |
|
|
* |
|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
$ |
2,779 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
* |
|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
|
(100 |
)% |
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(48,890 |
) |
|
$ |
2,041 |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic |
|
89,518,058 |
|
|
|
87,623,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted |
|
89,518,058 |
|
|
|
89,786,585 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Consists primarily of the costs of online media acquired from third-party publishers. Media cost is classified as cost of revenue in the period in which the corresponding revenue is recognized. | |
(2) |
Operating expenses include direct operating and selling, general and administrative expenses. Included in operating expenses are |
|
(3) |
Corporate expenses include |
|
(4) |
Consolidated EBITDA means net income (loss) plus gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation included in operating and corporate expenses, net interest expense, other operating gain (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses, syndication programming amortization less syndication programming payments, revenue from the |
|
(5) |
Free cash flow is defined as consolidated EBITDA less cash paid for income taxes, net interest expense, capital expenditures (less amounts reimbursed by landlord) and non-recurring cash expenses plus dividend income, and other operating gain (loss). Net interest expense is defined as interest expense, less non-cash interest expense relating to amortization of debt finance costs, and less interest income. |
Net revenue for the first quarter of 2024 increased primarily due to increases in advertising revenue from our digital business units in our digital segment, and political advertising revenue in our television and audio segments, partially offset by decreases in national advertising revenue, spectrum usage rights revenue and retransmission consent revenue in our television segment, and decreases in local and national advertising revenue in our audio segment.
Cost of revenue for the first quarter of 2024 increased primarily due to the increase in digital advertising revenue.
Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2024 increased primarily due to expenses associated with the increase in advertising revenue and an increase in salary expense, partially offset by a decrease in rent expense.
Corporate expenses for the first quarter of 2024 increased primarily due to an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation and an increase in salary expense, partially offset by a decrease in audit fees.
Quarterly Cash Dividend
The Company announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. The GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to each of these non-GAAP financial measures, and a table reconciling each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included beginning on page 7.
Balance Sheet and Related Metrics
Cash and marketable securities as of
Unaudited Segment Results (In thousands)
|
Three-Month Period |
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|
Ended |
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|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
% Change |
|
|||
Net Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Digital |
$ |
237,491 |
|
|
$ |
196,482 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
Television |
|
28,549 |
|
|
|
30,312 |
|
|
|
(6 |
)% |
Audio |
|
11,405 |
|
|
|
12,212 |
|
|
|
(7 |
)% |
Total |
$ |
277,445 |
|
|
$ |
239,006 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cost of Revenue - digital (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Digital |
$ |
203,229 |
|
|
$ |
167,756 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating Expenses (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Digital |
|
28,077 |
|
|
|
21,539 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
Television |
|
22,968 |
|
|
|
20,099 |
|
|
|
14 |
% |
Audio |
|
11,222 |
|
|
|
10,992 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Total |
$ |
62,267 |
|
|
$ |
52,630 |
|
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Corporate Expenses (1) |
$ |
12,248 |
|
|
$ |
10,502 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Consolidated EBITDA (1) |
$ |
4,530 |
|
|
$ |
13,022 |
|
|
|
(65 |
)% |
(1) |
Cost of revenue, operating expenses, corporate expenses, and consolidated EBITDA are defined on page 1. |
Notice of Conference Call
About
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these expectations, and the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements made by the Company. From time to time, these risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the
Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) |
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Three-Month Period |
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|
Ended |
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|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Net revenue |
|
$ |
277,445 |
|
|
$ |
239,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of revenue - digital |
|
|
203,229 |
|
|
|
167,756 |
|
Direct operating expenses |
|
|
35,572 |
|
|
|
29,862 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
26,695 |
|
|
|
22,768 |
|
Corporate expenses |
|
|
12,248 |
|
|
|
10,502 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
7,133 |
|
|
|
6,471 |
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
|
|
(1,420 |
) |
|
|
(4,065 |
) |
Impairment charge |
|
|
49,438 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Foreign currency (gain) loss |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
(956 |
) |
|
|
|
333,344 |
|
|
|
232,338 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(55,899 |
) |
|
|
6,668 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(4,559 |
) |
|
|
(4,028 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
Dividend income |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Realized gain (loss) on marketable securities |
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(1,556 |
) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(59,471 |
) |
|
|
1,930 |
|
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
7,802 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
|
(51,669 |
) |
|
|
1,699 |
|
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
|
|
2,779 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
342 |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(48,890 |
) |
|
$ |
2,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic and diluted earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash dividends declared per common share, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic |
|
|
89,518,058 |
|
|
|
87,623,887 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted |
|
|
89,518,058 |
|
|
|
89,786,585 |
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands; unaudited) |
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|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
128,410 |
|
|
$ |
105,739 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
4,335 |
|
|
|
13,172 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
774 |
|
|
|
770 |
|
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
206,065 |
|
|
|
235,837 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
40,095 |
|
|
|
30,036 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
379,980 |
|
|
|
385,855 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
69,294 |
|
|
|
71,475 |
|
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net |
|
|
34,660 |
|
|
|
51,784 |
|
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |
|
|
195,174 |
|
|
|
195,174 |
|
|
|
|
55,272 |
|
|
|
90,672 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
5,175 |
|
|
|
4,991 |
|
Operating leases right of use asset |
|
|
43,543 |
|
|
|
43,941 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
21,892 |
|
|
|
22,054 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
804,990 |
|
|
$ |
865,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current maturities of long-term debt |
|
$ |
3,360 |
|
|
$ |
9,969 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
263,484 |
|
|
|
254,802 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
7,518 |
|
|
|
7,282 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
274,362 |
|
|
|
272,053 |
|
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
|
195,762 |
|
|
|
199,552 |
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
|
|
44,901 |
|
|
|
45,665 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
21,404 |
|
|
|
23,009 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
55,186 |
|
|
|
59,381 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
591,615 |
|
|
|
599,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
|
|
39,840 |
|
|
|
43,758 |
|
Stockholders' equity |
|
|
|
|
||||
Class A common stock |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Class U common stock |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
743,339 |
|
|
|
743,246 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(568,702 |
) |
|
|
(519,812 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
(1,111 |
) |
|
|
(915 |
) |
Total stockholders' equity |
|
|
173,535 |
|
|
|
222,528 |
|
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity |
|
$ |
804,990 |
|
|
$ |
865,946 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands; unaudited) |
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|
|
Three-Month Period |
||||||
|
|
Ended |
||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(51,669 |
) |
|
$ |
1,699 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
7,133 |
|
|
|
6,471 |
|
Impairment charge |
|
|
49,438 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(4,224 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
Non-cash interest |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
Amortization of syndication contracts |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
Payments on syndication contracts |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
Non-cash stock-based compensation |
|
|
5,447 |
|
|
|
4,053 |
|
(Gain) loss on marketable securities |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishment |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
1,556 |
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
|
|
(1,420 |
) |
|
|
(4,065 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
29,473 |
|
|
|
33,157 |
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, operating leases right of use asset and other assets |
|
|
(7,150 |
) |
|
|
948 |
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
6,007 |
|
|
|
(7,152 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
33,375 |
|
|
|
36,695 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(2,743 |
) |
|
|
(6,750 |
) |
Purchases of marketable securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(9,397 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities |
|
|
8,842 |
|
|
|
15,704 |
|
Purchases of investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(120 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
6,099 |
|
|
|
(563 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from stock option exercises |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
313 |
|
Tax payments related to shares withheld for share-based compensation plans |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
Payments on debt |
|
|
(10,275 |
) |
|
|
(211,748 |
) |
Dividends paid |
|
|
(4,476 |
) |
|
|
(4,932 |
) |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
(1,078 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Payment of contingent consideration |
|
|
(900 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Principal payments under finance lease obligation |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
Proceeds from borrowings on debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
212,405 |
|
Payments for debt issuance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,285 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(16,797 |
) |
|
|
(5,365 |
) |
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
22,675 |
|
|
|
30,768 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning |
|
|
106,509 |
|
|
|
111,444 |
|
Ending |
|
$ |
129,184 |
|
|
$ |
142,212 |
|
Reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA to Cash Flows From Operating Activities (In thousands; unaudited) |
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The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is operating cash flow. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flows from operating activities for each of the periods presented is as follows: |
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|
|
Three-Month Period |
||||||
|
|
Ended |
||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Consolidated EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
4,530 |
|
|
$ |
13,022 |
|
EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
— |
|
EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
230 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(4,559 |
) |
|
|
(4,028 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
Dividend income |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Realized gain (loss) on marketable securities |
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
7,802 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
Amortization of syndication contracts |
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
Payments on syndication contracts |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation included in direct operating expenses |
|
|
(1,785 |
) |
|
|
(1,856 |
) |
Non-cash stock-based compensation included in corporate expenses |
|
|
(3,662 |
) |
|
|
(2,197 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(7,133 |
) |
|
|
(6,471 |
) |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
|
|
1,420 |
|
|
|
4,065 |
|
Impairment charge |
|
|
(49,438 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Non-recurring cash severance charge |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(125 |
) |
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(1,556 |
) |
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
|
|
2,779 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
342 |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders |
|
|
(48,890 |
) |
|
|
2,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
7,133 |
|
|
|
6,471 |
|
Impairment charge |
|
|
49,438 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(4,224 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
Non-cash interest |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
Amortization of syndication contracts |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
Payments on syndication contracts |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
Non-cash stock-based compensation |
|
|
5,447 |
|
|
|
4,053 |
|
Realized (gain) loss on marketable securities |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishment |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
1,556 |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
|
|
(1,420 |
) |
|
|
(4,065 |
) |
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
|
|
(2,779 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(342 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
29,473 |
|
|
|
33,157 |
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, operating leases right of use asset and other assets |
|
|
(7,150 |
) |
|
|
948 |
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
6,007 |
|
|
|
(7,152 |
) |
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
33,375 |
|
|
|
36,695 |
|
(1) |
Consolidated EBITDA is defined on page 1. |
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Cash Flows From Operating Activities (In thousands; unaudited) |
||||||||
The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is operating cash flow. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flows from operating activities for each of the periods presented is as follows: |
||||||||
|
|
Three-Month Period |
||||||
|
|
Ended |
||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Consolidated EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
4,530 |
|
|
$ |
13,022 |
|
Net interest expense (1) |
|
|
(3,337 |
) |
|
|
(3,035 |
) |
Dividend income |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
|
|
(1,291 |
) |
|
|
(72 |
) |
Capital expenditures (2) |
|
|
(2,743 |
) |
|
|
(6,750 |
) |
Landlord incentive reimbursement |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
850 |
|
Non-recurring cash severance charge |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(125 |
) |
Free cash flow (1) |
|
|
(2,831 |
) |
|
|
3,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures (2) |
|
|
2,743 |
|
|
|
6,750 |
|
Landlord incentive reimbursement |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(850 |
) |
EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
— |
|
EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
230 |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
|
|
1,291 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(4,224 |
) |
|
|
(205 |
) |
Income tax (expense) benefit |
|
|
7,802 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
29,473 |
|
|
|
33,157 |
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, operating leases right of use asset and other assets |
|
|
(7,150 |
) |
|
|
948 |
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
6,007 |
|
|
|
(7,152 |
) |
Cash Flows From Operating Activities |
|
$ |
33,375 |
|
|
$ |
36,695 |
|
(1) |
Consolidated EBITDA, net interest expense, and free cash flow are defined on page 1. | |
(2) |
Capital expenditures are not part of the consolidated statement of operations. |
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