Finance

OUTFRONT Amends Bank Covenant

NEW YORK, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) today announced that it, along with certain subsidiaries, entered into an amendment to the credit agreement governing its $500.0 million revolving credit facility due November 2024. The revolving credit portion of our senior credit facilities is subject to a […]

Outfront Raises $400 Million in Convertible Preferred Stock

NEW YORK, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) today announced that affiliates of Providence Equity Partners LLC (“Providence”) have agreed to lead the purchase of $400 million in newly issued convertible preferred stock together with funds managed by Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”). “We recognized the value […]

Owner Feedback on Payroll Protection Loan Applications

Insider heard back from three owner/operators after our article last week on the Payroll Protection Program application process. Ken Wingate Wingate Outdoor Advertising I had my PPP loan application completed on Monday of this week and it was funded by Wednesday. I used a local community bank and the loan […]

Three Things About Link Media

Boston Omaha (the parent of Link Media Outdoor) released its 2019 annual letter.  It’s delightful to read an investment document in clear, straightforward jargon-free English.   Contrast this jargon laden non-speak from one of the other public out of home companies “We seek to leverage our leadership position in technology and […]

Covid-19, the economy and US out of home revenues

  Goldman Sachs has a great powerpoint on Coronavirus and the US economy.  Some of the highlights. The coronavirus will reduce US real GDP on an annualized basis by about 35% for the second quarter of 2020.  US GDP will bounce back with annualized growth of about 15% in the […]

A Status Update on the Paycheck Protection Loan Program

Friday was a day of confusion for most lenders as the SBA began releasing their operating procedures for the Payroll Protection Loan Program.  As of Saturday morning Insider was able to get on  a regional bank on-line application, complete and download a request for a PPP loan.  A search of […]

Lamar Responds to Coronavirus

Baton Rouge, LA – April 2, 2020 – Lamar Advertising Company (“Lamar”) (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that it has withdrawn its full-year financial guidance for 2020 in light of the significant macroeconomic uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. “We began […]

OOH Stocks Rally but Down for First Quarter

First quarter was a tough for stocks and even worse for out of home.  The S&P 500 fell by 20% – the worst first quarter in history.  Lamar declined 43%, Outfront declined 50% and Clear Channel declined 78% although all three companies have rallied from their lows last week. US […]