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Outfront and Lamar Outperform Market in 1Q 2019

Outfront and Lamar outperformed the market during the first quarter of 2019. Outfront was up 29% during the three months ended March 31, 2019 versus a 13% rise in the S&P 500.  Investors were pleased with Outfront’s 12% annualized revenue growth during the last quarter of 2019.. Lamar was up […]

Four at a Glance March 2019

Here’s a simple table comparing Clear Channel Outdoor, Lamar, Outfront and Link Media Outdoor based on 2018 financials and March 2019 valuation. Lamar has the highest cashflow margin and valuation. Clear Channel Outdoor has the highest leverage and the most employees. Outfront has the highest revenue per employee, reflecting big […]

Who Spent What on What Last Year

Insider has prepared a table of who spent what kind of capital expenditures during 2018. 2018 Capital Expenditures (in millions) Lamar spent the most money ($593 million) in 2018 due to acquisitions and improvements to existing structures.  Lamar also spent $15 million on land acquisitions.  Lamar owns the land under […]

Tech Talks: The Next Big OOH Trend

By Nicole Randall, OAAA Communications Senior Director OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members, “What is the next big OOH tech trend?” Lawrence Chan, Cuebiq The application of mobile technology to enhance and prove the medium’s effectiveness is […]

Scenic America Says No More Power Lines

In a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, Scenic America National President Mark Falzone took time from his advocating for reducing the number ofbillboards to say: “When we’re looking at a riverscape, we don’t want to have overhead wires marring the view,” Mr Falzone went on to state:  “No more vegetation management, better […]

Five Things About Lamar

Here are 5 things Insider learned about Lamar Advertising after reading the Lamar’s 2018 10-k Management Continuity. Lamar’s team has been intact forever.  The 10k states “our regional managers have been with us for an average of 33 years.”  33 years with Lamar, not 33 years experience. The Reillys are […]

Scenic America President Wades Into Pittsburgh Controversy

Lamar and the city of Pittsburgh have been having a long running dispute over the Mt. Washington sign.  Scenic America’s President Mark Falzone is going to wade into the controversy.  Here’s what he said yesterday on an interview on KDKA When you come to Pittsburgh next week who are you […]

Sean Reilly on Fairway, Automotive and Digital Signs

Lamar CEO Sean Reilly had plenty to say about the Fairway integration, digital signs and Lamar’s renewed focus on auto dealers on yesterday’s earnings conference call. On integrating the Fairway assets  purchased in December 2018: The integration of Fairway is going very very well.  Typically the low hanging fruit is […]

Lamar revenue up 7% in 4Q 2018

“I’m very pleased with the way we closed out 2018.  Q4 organic growth was 5.6% – a number we haven’t seen in some time.” was how Sean Reilly summarized Lamar’s 4Q financials.  Here are the results from the fourth quarter 2018 earnings release and conference call. Revenues grew 7% to […]

Women Directors in OOH

Women over-index on the public out of home advertising boards versus the Fortune 500.  Here are the numbers for Lamar, Outfront, Clear Channel Outdoor and JC Decaux. Women account for 32% of the board of directors for the four public out of home companies versus 11% of the typical S&P […]