Hoya Capital published a decent out of home review titled Billboard Reits: We’re Paying Attention (Lamar Vs Outfront). Forward a copy to your banker. The article explains how out of home works and summarizes industry strengths (e.g. regulatory barriers to entry, digital billboard upside, attractive CPM versus other media, low […]
By Ken Altena, Partner, Billboard Loans LLC. I track the Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Survey on Bank Lending Practices to determine if credit is tight or loose. Banks have been tightening their lending standards for small firms (revenue less than $50 million) for four consecutive quarters due to recession […]
Private equity funds and family offices remain interested in out of home. Billboard Insider gets a steady stream of phone calls from investors looking to enter out of home. Private equity investors like out of home’s barriers to entry, low technology risk, digital billboard upside as well as the fact […]
This slide from the recent Solomon Partners Media and Entertainment Summit Presentation caught Billboard Insider’s eye. It shows that public out of home companies are trading at a 9-14 times current cashflow (2022 EBIDTA). Billboard Insider’s take: Lamar has the highest valuation multiple because it has the longest weighted […]
Digital billboard manufacturer Daktronics stock rose 8% yesterday to close at $4.01. The stock has recovered any losses which occurred after the December going concern announcement and is now back to where it was last August. Billboard Insider’s take: Daktronics stock has more than recovered from any losses […]
Daktronics Reaches Agreement to Extend Near-Term Credit Facility Maturity Jan. 25, 2023 9:04 AM ET Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) GlobeNewswire BROOKINGS, S.D., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) today announced it has entered into an amendment to its credit agreement with its current lender, U. S. Bank National […]
Clear Channel stock is up 28% since Ares Management disclosed a 7% ownership position in the company on January 18, 2023. Ares Management is a publicly-traded investment fund which was formed in 1997 to make alternative investments. It has $341 billion in assets under management. Billboard Insider’s take: Ares is […]
By Ken Altena, Partner, Billboard Loans, LLC. Did you know that in 1977 a bank almost put Lamar Advertising out of business? Here’s Keven Reilly Sr. quoted in Signs of Opportunity: How Lamar Advertising grew into the biggest billboard business in America. In the spring of 1977…I received an emergency […]
Out of home industry investment banker Jim Johnsen of Johnsen Fretty had his birthday celebrated (where else) on a billboard. Standing in front of the billboard are some of Jim’s friends (left to right): Greg Ziomek (Ultralum), Jenna Panepinto (OUTFRONT), John Mahoney (OUTFRONT), Angela Rufo (OUTFRONT), John Carroll (Carroll Outdoor). […]
Here’s a selection of OUTFRONT CEO Jeremy Male’s comments at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference last week. OUTFRONT had a busy M&A year in 2022 2022 was a great year for the industry…We’re up in the 20-ish range…We spent $400 million in terms of tuck-ins. . Digital […]
