Tag: billboard lending

Why 5 times cashflow is your debt capacity.

On Friday Insider wrote that debt for an out of home advertising company should not exceed 5 times cashflow (earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization) or 3 times revenue.  This is the upper limit.  It’s OK to operate way below this if your risk tolerance is less.  This analysis is […]

Four Tips When Seeking an Out of Home Loan

Here are four tips when seeking out of home financing:  look for debt before you need it, cultivate multiple lenders, know your lender and don’t borrow too much. One: Look For Debt When You Don’t Need It. Start talking to lenders before you need them.  It will allow you to […]

Jim Johnsen and Insider talk billboard lending

Insider asked out of home investment banker Jim Johnsen of Johnsen Fretty for an interview on what it’s like to be an out of home industry investment banker.  Like any savvy dealmaker, Johnsen turned the tables and asked to interview Insider.  Part 1 of the interview discusses billboard lending and […]