Moorgate Capital Partners has compiled an interesting table showing the public OOH company M&A activity from 2019 to 2023. Some Billboard Insider observations. Acquisitions have slowed dramatically at the public out of home companies. They closed only $163 million in acquisitions during the first 9 months of 2023, down from […]
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Moreno Led Group Buys More Clear Channel Outdoor Stock
Out of home investor Arte Moreno has purchased 14 million more shares of Clear Channel Outdoor stock according to a schedule 13D’s filed with the SEC. As of yesterday the group owned 10.6% of Clear Channel Outdoor’s common stock with a total investment value of $76 million based on yesterdays […]
Debt Costs Up for Out of Home Companies
Moorgate Capital Partners has analyzed out of home leverage and cost of debt trends thru September 2023. Some chart’s in Moorgate’s report caught Billboard Insider’s eye. Weighted average debt costs have increased at the public out of home companies over the past two years although the rise has slowed during […]
Scott Wells Will Be Glad to See Interest Rates Fall
Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells appeared at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit this week. A selection of his comments. Clear Channel’s San Francisco market is showing signs of life The end of summer was not particularly robust but people are spending now. I think that the completion of the […]
CCO Execs say Iconic Boards and Airports are Strong
Clear Channel Outdoor CFO Brian Coleman and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas CFO David Sailer appeared at the Bank of America Leveraged Securities Finance Conference this week. Some of their remarks: Clear Channel Outdoor Americas CFO David Sailer on Clear Channel Outdoor’s US business I’d say the first priority is to […]
Public OOH Companies Trading at 12X Cashflow
Billboard Insider enjoys reading the Media Monthly report from Solomon Partners. Here’s a snapshot from the Solomon Partners Media Monthly November 2023 report showing how the market is valuing each public out of home company as a multiple of cashflow. The public out of home companies have a median total […]
Out of Home Lease Taxes Decline in Florida
By Jennifer Sloane, The Law Office of Jennifer Sloane, PLC. It’s not often that we get to warn you that your tax liability is going DOWN. Yes, that’s right … down! If you are an out of home operator in Florida and comply with the State laws requiring a tax […]
SignValue’s Clear Channel Outdoor at a Glance – September 2023
SignValue has prepared the following analysis of Clear Channel Outdoor’s 3rd Quarter 2023 financials. If you have questions contact Paul Wright, CEO, SignValue, paul@signvalue.com, 480-657-8400. To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” in the title. Our newsletter is free […]
SignValue’s OUTFRONT Media at a Glance – September 2023
SignValue has prepared the following analysis of OUTFRONT Media’s 3rd Quarter 2023 financials. If you have questions contact Paul Wright, CEO, SignValue, paul@signvalue.com, 480-657-8400. To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” in the title. Our newsletter […]
SignValue’s Lamar Advertising at a Glance – September 2023
SignValue has prepared the following analysis of Lamar Advertising’s 3rd quarter 2023 financials. If you have questions contact Paul Wright, CEO, SignValue, paul@signvalue.com, 480-657-8400. To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” in the title. Our newsletter […]