Finance

Clear Channel Outdoor Sells Switzerland Assets for $92 million

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) (the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its business in Switzerland to Goldbach Group AG, an affiliate of TX Group AG, for CHF 86.0 million, or US$ 92.7 million1. The Company’s Swiss business […]

Genesis Outdoor Advertising Divests Mid-Atlantic OOH Assets to Lamar

Earlier this month, Genesis Outdoor Advertising divested its Mid-Atlantic outdoor advertising plant to Lamar Advertising Company. The sale included digital and static advertising faces located across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. “After many years of hard work to find good locations, to get them entitled, and build both static and […]

Higher Interest Rates Reduce Out of Home Debt Capacity

The Fed raised interest rates another half percent yesterday to combat inflation.  The prime rate, which is the lending index for most private out of home companies, has more than doubled over the past year as you can see below. The Federal Reserve signaled yesterday that there may be one […]

Daktronics Posts $12 Million Loss in 2Q FY 2023

Here are the results from Daktronics earnings release and earnings call for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 (3 months ended October 29, 2022). Revenue increased by 14% to $187 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The company had a net loss of $12 million for the […]

Ken Altena on Sustainable Out of Home Debt.

Ken Altena has 35 years experience as a lender to out of home companies.  He is a partner in Billboard Loans, LLC.  As a lender, I am often asked, “How much can I borrow?”  The answer is, “it depends.”  It depends on your borrowing costs and it depends on how […]

Lamar Announces Cash Dividends on Common Stock

Baton Rouge, LA – December 8, 2022 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.20 per share and a special cash dividend of $0.30 per share, […]

More on Daktronics

Billboard Insider has picked up more information related to our Daktronics story from yesterday. First is a press release from Daktronics on an addition to their Board of Directors. Here is a portion of that release. BROOKINGS, S.D., Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ – DAKT) today […]

Daktronics Delays Earnings Amid Questions About Going Concern Status

Yesterday the digital billboard maker Daktronics delayed the release of financial statements for the quarter ended October 29, 2022 until December 12.   Here is the Daktronics 8k released in connection with the delay.  Billboard Insider has highlighted two sections in bold. On December 5, 2022, management of Daktronics, Inc. (the […]

11 Out of Home Due Diligence Hot Buttons

When selling or buying a billboard company, there is a routine due diligence process that must be followed to successfully complete any transaction. For nearly 20 years, Stark Capital Solutions has advised and represented a variety of buyers and sellers on over $315M worth of billboard-related M&A transactions.  Throughout our […]

The Cost of Debt and Leverage at the Public US Out of Home Companies

Moorgate Capital Partners has prepared an analysis of the Cost of Debt and Leverage (Net Debt/Adjusted EBIDTA) for the three public US Out of home companies.   Clear Channel Outdoor has the highest leverage and the highest cost of debt.  Lamar has the lowest leverage and lowest cost of debt.  The […]