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Friday, February 28, 2020
Gray Television Inc. (GTN)
Why We Are Raising Our Price Target
Gray Television, Inc. operates as a television broadcast company in the United States. As of April 6, 2010, it operated 36 television stations in 30 markets, including 17 affiliated with CBS Inc.; 10 affiliated with the National Broadcasting Company, Inc.; 8 affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company (ABC); and 1 affiliated with FOX Entertainment Group, Inc. (FOX). The company also operated 39 digital second channels comprising 1 affiliated with ABC, 4 affiliated with FOX, 7 affiliated with CW Network, LLC, 18 affiliated with Twentieth Television, Inc., 2 affiliated with Universal Sports Network, and 7 local news/weather channels. Gray Television, Inc. was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Michael kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Exceeds Q4 expectations. Q4 revenues of $579.0 million was better than our $553.0 million estimate on the strength of Political advertising ($35.0 million versus our $26.0 million estimate). Cash flow was $215.0 million, better than our $193.0 million estimate.
Political is a barn-burner. Guidance for high margin, Political advertising for the first quarter of $35 mil to $40 mil is better than our $30 mil estimate. The company raised its full year Political guidance to a range of $250 mil to $275 mil, which, we believe, may prove to be…
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