Tag: Paul Wright

Clear Channel Outdoor Americas At a Glance

Here’s an overview of Clear Channel Outdoor’s 2Q 2021 performance prepared by Paul Wright and Carson Frost at SignValue. SignValue offers billboard valuation and advisory services nationwide.  You can contact SignValue at 480-657-8400 or info@signvalue.com. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Why aren’t more cellular antennas on billboards?

Cellular billboard antennas are the-next-big-thing-that’s-going-to-happen-but-never-does.  Insider suspects this is because many billboards are in rural areas with little additional demand for cellular/wireless antennas.  Insider has received only 1 request from a cellular company seeking wireless antenna space on a Circle City Outdoor billboard.  It was looking for a billboard near […]

SignValue’s 2021 Out of Home Forecast with Paul Wright and Carson Frost

Today’s podcast guests are Paul Wright and Carson Frost from SignValue, the out of home appraiser and broker. Some highlights from the conversation. Are we seeing 8-14 times cashflow trading multiples in this recession? Yea.  Those multiples have held fairly constant…We’re talking about stabilized cashflows, not current cashflows. Five Trends […]

Where Can I Find Billboards for Sale?

Where can I find billboards for sale?  This is the third most viewed Billboard Insider post. The topic remains of interest to judge from the phone calls Insider receives.  Here’s a refresh of the ways to find billboards for sale. Do-it-yourself.  This means driving around or doing the internet research […]

Investment Bankers Say OOH Valuations Steady Despite Covid

Last week PJ Solomon investment banker Mark Boidman suggested that bid ask spreads are widening in the out of home market.  Insider asked some out of home investment bankers to comment and they suggested that while some buyers are discounting bids for covid, other buyers aren’t. Max Drachman says there’s […]

Paul Wright on Land Lease Costs

You already know that land lease costs are critical to keeping your expenses in check.  Trust me, your land lease costs are one of the first things that buyers will ask about your plant.  So you always try to negotiate low land lease rates on new sign sites, but landowners […]

Dealmakers say out of home multiples stable

Last Friday OUTFRONT CFO Matt Siegal suggested that out of home multiples are lower.  Five investment bankers tell insider that there hasn’t been a dramatic shift in multiples. Max Drachman, Kalil and Co I believe there are many executives that would agree with Matt on feeling an acquisition today would […]

Paul Wright on the New Normal

By Paul Wright, founder and CEO of SignValue One of our consulting partners EY, recently published an article by their EYQ think tank titled “Beyond COVID-19: Will you define the new normal or watch it unfold?”  It is a fantastic read if you get a chance.  The article explores several […]

Should I Sell My Billboard Company?

By Paul Wright, founder and CEO of SignValue Is it a good time to sell my billboard plant? What kind of price do you think we can get?  How long will it take? These are all good questions, but they are just the tip of the iceberg.  Our clients are […]

Comparing the Out of Home Revenue Forecasts

Here’s a comparison of the US out of home revenue forecasts.  The Group M and Magna forecasts came out this week.  Billboard Insider and Signvalue made forecasts in March 2020. Insider asked Paul Wright, the most optimistic of the forecasters if his opinion has changed since March and he said […]