Insider has been tracking the SBA’s Payroll Protection Loan Program as so many of us owner/operators have taken advantage of the loans available through and administered by the banking community. We mentioned back in August that waiting on filing your forgiveness application would make sense as lawmakers were discussing the […]
Out of home stocks had a volatile third quarter as you can see below. OUTFRONT led the way with a 3.9% gain for the third quarter of 2020. Clear Channel Outdoor was up 2.4% and Lamar declined 0.2% The Standard and Poors Index was up 9.6%. Public out of home […]
Boston Omaha, the parent of Link Media Outdoor has filed an S-1 with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in a public offering of equity in a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) named Yellowstone Acquisition Company. The new entity will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Omaha. […]
Covid has temporarily put the brakes on the sale of Clear Channel Outdoor European assets according to Clear Channel Outdoor Worldwide CEO William Eccleshare. Here’s a selection of comments by Eccleshare, Americas CEO Scott Wells and CFO Brian Coleman at yesterdays’s Goldman Sachs Communicopia Conference. A selection of their comments. […]
Lamar CEO Sean Reilly said Lamar will resume capital expenditures and acquisitions in an appearance at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia Conference. On spending money again. The first thing is beginning to play a little offense…we are beginning to do that by freeing up some capexp dollars and some acquisition dollars…that’s […]
OUTFRONT is holding billboard pricing and resuming capital spending according to Jeremy Male. Here’s a selection of his comments at yesterday’s Goldman Sach’s Communacopia conference. Pricing We much prefer to maintain rate integrity…If we have an advertiser that’s paying $100, we’d much prefer to provide some incremental benefit, extra space […]
Yesterday Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings announced plans to reduce headcount in Europe and Latin America in response to the impact of covid on revenue. The company expects to achieve an annual pre tax cost saving of $20 million. Looks to Insider like this equates to 2% of total international expenses […]
Lamar Advertising will pay a cash dividend of $0.50/share on September 30, 2020. The dividend equates to a 2.96% yield on the stock down from the 4-6% dividend yield Lamar was paying prior to Covid. Lamar cut the dividend during Covid to conserve cash. Lamar’s dividend is running at 50% […]
Insider hears from readers that banks are tightening lending standards. This is important because many out of home companies use debt for acquisitions and to finance new sign construction and digital sign conversions. Data from the Federal Reserve July 2020 Senior Loan Officer Survey on Bank Lending shows that 70% […]
Correction 7:24 am pacific time: Insider’s initial story underestimated Insider ownership at Lamar by failing to take into account ownership of B shares and ownership by the Reilly Family Limited Trust. We have adjusted the Lamar insider ownership figures upward based on the Lamar 2019 definitive proxy statement. Clear Channel […]
