Insider’s last update on iHeart Media debt problems detailed iHeart’s proposal to give junior bondholders and private-equity owners, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, more than 50% of iHeartMedia equity and 30% of what it owns of Clear Channel, with the rest going to senior bondholders and term loan […]
tbo.com reports that the Pasco County Florida commissioners have approved a Clear Channel proposal to take down 28 static billboards in exchange for the right to put up four digital billboards. The digital billboards are scheduled for: US 19 State Road 54 east of Little Road Dale Mabry Highway I-75 […]
Here are the results from Clear Channel Outdoor’s 3rd quarter 2017 financials and earnings call powerpoint. Consolidated revenues decreased 3.6% to $669 million during the 3rd quarter of 2017 due to the sale of assets and the impact of foreign exchange movements. Consolidated cashflow decreased 17.6% to $128.2 million […]
There were several news items at the end of last week indicating that (maybe) there might be some movement on an iHeart Media debt restructure. Total company debt, as of June 30, stood at almost $20.4 billion, mostly from the 2008 leverage-buyout from two Boston-based private-equity firms. Bain Capital and Thomas […]
Clear Channel Outdoor has a much bigger international out of home presence than either Outfront or Lamar. Insider prepared this chart after reviewing the 2016 10-k’s of each company. There are pros and cons to the international out of home business. Pros: Ability to diversify by participating in […]
Insider pointed out last week that Lamar has a higher market cap than Outfront and Clear Channel Outdoor because it is less reliant on short term transit and airport advertising contracts and less reliant on international revenues. Here’s a chart showing the dependence of Outfront Media, Clear Channel Outdoor and […]
In a world of advertising clutter, brands are continually challenged to break through a myriad of messages to engage consumers. The power of outdoor advertising not only lies in its size (it’s kind of hard to miss a 14×48 foot billboard), but in its ability to extend beyond the box – quite literally with embellishments. Outdoor […]
Here are two surprising pie charts on the three big public US out of home companies. The first pie chart shows revenues for Clear Channel Outdoor, Lamar and Outfront Media for the financial quarter ended June 30, 2017. Insider thought there was a typo when he first compiled the chart. […]
A couple of updates on Clear Channel Outdoor’s parent company iHeart Media as they move towards a restructuring of their $20 billion in debt. Radio+Television Business Report had an article noting that iHeart Media was victorious in a San Antonio appeals court ruling. The issue was whether a 2015 equity […]
Outfront and Clear Channel have outperformed the stock market during the past quarter while Lamar has lagged. Outfront was up 9% versus 5% for the S&P 500 due to a bump associated with winning the MTA renewal. Clear Channel Outdoor was up 7% over the past three months although the […]
