Finance

What are OOH companies borrowing for?

By Chris Stark and Craig Berry, Stark Capital Solutions With more than two-decades of industry experience, we at Stark Capital Solutions have had our fair share of questions being asked by operators all around the country interested in what other billboard companies are up to.  Most often they want to […]

Michael Provenzano On New Equity, Strategic Partners and The Future For Vistar Media

After the announcement of the $30 million Lamar Advertising investment, Insider reached out to Vistar Media CEO, Michael Provenzano for a discussion on the investment and the addition of a strategic partner. How long have discussions been ongoing for the potential of raising additional capital? We began active evaluation of […]

Lamar Advertising Company Announces Investment in Vistar Media

BATON ROUGE, La., July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), an owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in Vistar Media, a leading global provider of programmatic technology for the digital out-of-home sector. Lamar’s […]

Covid’s impact by OOH Sector

Here’s a chart showing the impact of covid on US out of home revenues by sector.  Billboards were down the least and have come back the fastest.  Place based and transit fell farther and have yet to fully recover. Change in US Out of Home Revenues by Industry Sector Billboards […]

Williamson Celebrates 50th Transaction

Williamson & Associates recently celebrated its 50th out of home transaction since its founding in 2017, with the sale of Estus Outdoor in Savannah, GA to Renfroe Outdoor Advertising.  Billboard Insider talked with the company about the deal. Dick Estus has a long out of home pedigree. Absolutely, Dick Estus […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Soars in 2Q 2021

US out of home stocks beat the market during the second quarter of 2021.  Clear Channel Outdoor increased by 40% during the second quarter of 2021 versus a 7% increase for the Standard and Poor 500.  Clear Channel stock is more volatile than the other out of home companies because […]

Daktronics EPS In-Line, Misses On Revenue

Daktronics, Inc. reported fiscal year and fourth quarter 2021 results. Daktronics reported fiscal year 2021 net sales of $482.0 million, operating income of $17.1 million, net income of $10.9 million, and earnings per diluted share of $0.24. This compares to net sales of $608.9 million, operating loss of $0.2 million, […]

Drachman Forms Out of Home M&A Firm

Tucson, Arizona, June 8th, 2021 – This is to announce the formation of Drachman M&A Co. to focus on Mergers and Acquisitions within the Out of Home and Digital Infrastructure sectors. Founded by CEO Max Drachman, the firm launches with nationwide expertise in acquisition and divestiture advisory services. Joining Max […]

Busby Outdoor Files Complaint Over Trailhead Media Sale

Insider’s note:  Busby Outdoor has filed suit in the second judicial court district of Jones County Mississippi seeking damages relating to sale of certain assets to Trailhead Media in July 2020. Here’s a summary of the complaint based on the court documents. Busby Outdoor LLC (“Busby”) filed a complaint on […]

Out of Home Lender: Stark Capital Solutions

Lender:      Stark Capital Solutions   Contact:     Craig Berry Address:  5829 N. Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN. 46216 Email:   cberry@starkcapitalsolutions.com Phone: 317-546-6038 Stark Capital makes secured loans to out of home advertising companies.  Chris Stark is the firm’s founder and President.  Craig Berry is Vice President Talk about Stark Capital’s […]