Deeper Dive to Understanding Machine Learning

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Admin



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Unpacking Black-Box Models

Adam Zewe | MIT News
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Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as “black boxes” because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can’t fully understand how they make predictions.

To provide some insights, researchers use explanation methods that seek to describe individual model decisions. For example, they may highlight words in a movie review that influenced the model’s decision that the review was positive.

But these explanation methods don’t do any good if humans can’t easily understand them, or even misunderstand them. So, MIT researchers created a mathematical framework to formally quantify and evaluate the understandability of explanations for machine-learning models. This can help pinpoint insights about model behavior that might be missed if the researcher is only evaluating a handful of individual explanations to try to understand the entire model.

“With this framework, we can have a very clear picture of not only what we know about the model from these local explanations, but more importantly what we don’t know about it,” says Yilun Zhou, an electrical engineering and computer science graduate student in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and lead author of a paper presenting this framework.

Zhou’s co-authors include Marco Tulio Ribeiro, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research, and senior author Julie Shah, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and the director of the Interactive Robotics Group in CSAIL. The research will be presented at the Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics.

Understanding Local Explanations

One way to understand a machine-learning model is to find another model that mimics its predictions but uses transparent reasoning patterns. However, recent neural network models are so complex that this technique usually fails. Instead, researchers resort to using local explanations that focus on individual inputs. Often, these explanations highlight words in the text to signify their importance to one prediction made by the model.

Implicitly, people then generalize these local explanations to overall model behavior. Someone may see that a local explanation method highlighted positive words (like “memorable,” “flawless,” or “charming”) as being the most influential when the model decided a movie review had a positive sentiment. They are then likely to assume that all positive words make positive contributions to a model’s predictions, but that might not always be the case, Zhou says.

The researchers developed a framework, known as ExSum (short for explanation summary), that formalizes those types of claims into rules that can be tested using quantifiable metrics. ExSum evaluates a rule on an entire dataset, rather than just the single instance for which it is constructed.

Using a graphical user interface, an individual writes rules that can then be tweaked, tuned, and evaluated. For example, when studying a model that learns to classify movie reviews as positive or negative, one might write a rule that says “negation words have negative saliency,” which means that words like “not,” “no,” and “nothing” contribute negatively to the sentiment of movie reviews.

Using ExSum, the user can see if that rule holds up using three specific metrics: coverage, validity, and sharpness. Coverage measures how broadly applicable the rule is across the entire dataset. Validity highlights the percentage of individual examples that agree with the rule. Sharpness describes how precise the rule is; a highly valid rule could be so generic that it isn’t useful for understanding the model.

Testing Assumptions

If a researcher seeks a deeper understanding of how her model is behaving, she can use ExSum to test specific assumptions, Zhou says.

If she suspects her model is discriminative in terms of gender, she could create rules to say that male pronouns have a positive contribution and female pronouns have a negative contribution. If these rules have high validity, it means they are true overall and the model is likely biased.

ExSum can also reveal unexpected information about a model’s behavior. For example, when evaluating the movie review classifier, the researchers were surprised to find that negative words tend to have more pointed and sharper contributions to the model’s decisions than positive words. This could be due to review writers trying to be polite and less blunt when criticizing a film, Zhou explains.

“To really confirm your understanding, you need to evaluate these claims much more rigorously on a lot of instances. This kind of understanding at this fine-grained level, to the best of our knowledge, has never been uncovered in previous works,” he says.

“Going from local explanations to global understanding was a big gap in the literature. ExSum is a good first step at filling that gap,” adds Ribeiro.

Extending the Framework

In the future, Zhou hopes to build upon this work by extending the notion of understandability to other criteria and explanation forms, like counterfactual explanations (which indicate how to modify an input to change the model prediction). For now, they focused on feature attribution methods, which describe the individual features a model used to make a decision (like the words in a movie review).

In addition, he wants to further enhance the framework and user interface so people can create rules faster. Writing rules can require hours of human involvement — and some level of human involvement is crucial because humans must ultimately be able to grasp the explanations — but AI assistance could streamline the process.

As he ponders the future of ExSum, Zhou hopes their work highlights a need to shift the way researchers think about machine-learning model explanations.

“Before this work, if you have a correct local explanation, you are done. You have achieved the holy grail of explaining your model. We are proposing this additional dimension of making sure these explanations are understandable. Understandability needs to be another metric for evaluating our explanations,” says Zhou.

Reprinted with permission of MIT News” and a link to the MIT News homepage ( http://news.mit.edu/)

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Release – Genprex Issues Shareholder Letter and Provides 2022 Corporate Update

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Genprex Issues Shareholder Letter and Provides 2022 Corporate Update

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Company achieves major
milestones in clinical development programs in 2022

Patient
treatment in Acclaim-2 clinical trial commences

AUSTIN, Texas — (May 5, 2022) — Genprex,
Inc. (“Genprex” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that it has issued a shareholder letter and corporate update outlining the Company’s recent progress in its clinical development programs and key milestones and achievements for 2022 and beyond.

“We have had a strong start to this year, achieving many key milestones for our Company,” said Rodney Varner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Genprex. “We announced our second Fast Track Designation for REQORSA™ Immunogene Therapy, we commenced patient treatment in our Phase 1/2 Acclaim-1 clinical trial for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we opened our Phase 1/2 Acclaim-2 clinical trial for NSCLC and commenced patient treatment in that trial (having treated the first patient in April 2022), and we expanded our clinical development pipeline to include small cell lung cancer (SCLC). I am enthusiastic about our future as we continue to advance our leading edge gene therapy programs with the goal of extending hope and life to patients with serious disease and unmet need.”

To read the letter in its entirety, a digital copy of the Company’s Shareholder Letter can be found on the Company’s website here.

About Genprex, Inc.

Genprex, Inc. is a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes. Genprex’s technologies are designed to administer disease-fighting genes to provide new therapies for large patient populations with cancer and diabetes who currently have limited treatment options. Genprex works with world-class institutions and collaborators to develop drug candidates to further its pipeline of gene therapies in order to provide novel treatment approaches. Genprex’s oncology program utilizes its unique, proprietary, non-viral ONCOPREX® Nanoparticle Delivery System, which the Company believes is the first systemic gene therapy delivery platform used for cancer in humans. ONCOPREX encapsulates the gene-expressing plasmids using lipid nanoparticles. The resultant product is administered intravenously, where it is then taken up by tumor cells that express proteins that are deficient. The Company’s lead product candidate, REQORSA™ (quaratusugene ozeplasmid), is being evaluated as a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). REQORSA has a multimodal mechanism of action that has been shown to interrupt cell signaling pathways that cause replication and proliferation of cancer cells; re-establish pathways for apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in cancer cells; and modulate the immune response against cancer cells. REQORSA has also been shown to block mechanisms that create drug resistance. In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation for REQORSA for NSCLC in combination therapy with AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso® (osimertinib) for patients with EFGR mutations whose tumors progressed after treatment with Tagrisso. In 2021, the FDA granted Fast Track Designation for REQORSA for NSCLC in combination therapy with Merck & Co’s Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) for patients whose disease progressed after treatment with Keytruda.

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Because forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the timing and success of Genprex’s clinical trials and regulatory approvals, including the extent and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the effect of Genprex’s product candidates, alone and in combination with other therapies, on cancer and diabetes; Genprex’s future growth and financial status; Genprex’s commercial and strategic partnerships, including those with its third party manufacturers and their ability to successfully perform and scale up the manufacture of its product candidates; and Genprex’s intellectual property and licenses.

These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as predictions of future events and Genprex cannot assure you that the events or circumstances discussed or reflected in these statements will be achieved or will occur. If such forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. You should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by Genprex or any other person that Genprex will achieve its objectives and plans in any specified timeframe, or at all. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Genprex disclaims any obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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Release – Kratos Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Kratos Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Affirms
Full Year 2022 Financial Guidance

SAN DIEGO, May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, today reported its first quarter 2022 financial results. For the first quarter of 2022, Kratos reported Revenues of $196.2 million, Operating Loss of $1.2 million, Net Loss of $15.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $13.8 million. Included in Net Loss is a $13.0 million loss for a debt extinguishment charge reflecting the premium paid to redeem the Company’s 6.5% Senior Notes and the write-off of related deferred financing costs.

First quarter 2022 Operating Loss includes non-cash stock compensation expense of $7.0 million, which increased $0.8 million from the first quarter of 2021, and Company-funded Research and Development expense of $9.2 million, reflecting significant ongoing development efforts being made, including in our space and satellite business to develop our virtual, software based OpenSpace ground station solution.

Kratos reported a first quarter 2022 GAAP loss per share of $0.12, which included the $13.0 million loss for debt extinguishment charge noted above, compared to Net Income of $1.9 million and GAAP EPS income of $0.01 for the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted EPS was $0.04 for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $0.06 for the first quarter of 2021. Kratos has approximately $235 million of net operating loss carryforwards, which are expected to substantially shield the Company from paying future cash income taxes.

First quarter 2022 Revenues of $196.2 million, increased $2.0 million, or 1.0 percent, from first quarter 2021 Revenues of $194.2 million, were adversely impacted by the extended 6 month Continuing Resolution Authorization (CRA), which was not resolved until the end of March 2022. First quarter 2022 revenues were also adversely impacted by continuing and increased supply chain disruptions, and COVID-related employee absenteeism, which resulted in approximately $15.3 million of first quarter 2022 revenues being deferred into future periods. First quarter 2022 revenues include a contribution of $14.7 million from the recent acquisitions of Cosmic Advanced Engineered Solutions, Inc. (Cosmic AES) and CTT, Inc., (CTT) offset by the previously reported loss of an international training services contract of approximately $8.3 million.

First quarter 2022 Cash Flow Used in Operations was $7.9 million, including a use for the increase of inventory balances of $15.3 million during the quarter primarily in our satellite and microwave electronic businesses, in anticipation of the ramps in production in the second half of the year and, in part, to advance inventory levels, in an attempt to mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions. Free Cash Flow Used in Operations was $18.7 million, after funding $10.8 million of capital expenditures, including in our high growth Unmanned Systems, Space, Satellite and Cyber and Turbine Technologies business areas.

For the first quarter of 2022, Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Segment (KUS) generated Revenues of $52.6 million, as compared to $55.9 million in the first quarter of 2021. KUS Operating Income was $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, reflecting a less favorable mix of revenues, including an increase in development programs which typically generate lower margins, an increase in SG&A costs of approximately $1.1 million, an increase of R&D expenses of approximately $1.2 million and increases in supply chain and employee related costs.

First quarter 2022 KUS Adjusted EBITDA was $3.0 million, compared to first quarter 2021 Adjusted EBITDA of $6.4 million, reflecting increases in certain development programs which typically generate lower margins and increases in SG&A, R&D, supply chain related and headcount costs.

KUS’s book-to-bill ratio for the first quarter of 2022 was 0.3 to 1.0 and 1.0 to 1.0 for the last twelve months ended March 27, 2022, with bookings of $236.7 million for the twelve months ended March 27, 2022. Total backlog for KUS at the end of the first quarter of 2022 was $230.5 million compared to $269.6 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021.

For the first quarter of 2022, Kratos’ Government Solutions Segment (KGS) reported Revenues of $143.6 million, compared to Revenues of $138.3 million in the first quarter of 2021. The increased revenues include the contribution of approximately $14.7 million from the recently acquired Cosmic AES and CTT, offset by a reduction of $8.3 million in our Training Solutions business, resulting primarily from the loss of an international training contract, and continued and increased supply chain disruptions, which resulted in first quarter 2022 KGS revenues of approximately $14.6 million being deferred into future periods. KGS reported operating income of $5.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2021, primarily reflecting a less favorable revenue mix and increased costs related to the supply chain and employee base.

Kratos’ Space, Satellite and Cyber business generated Revenues of $72.5 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $58.5 million in the first quarter of 2021. Included in the first quarter 2022 revenues is $12.7 million from the recent Cosmic AES acquisition, offset partially by approximately $7.1 million of supply chain related and other delays, including in the Company’s commercial and international satellite communications business.

First quarter 2022 KGS Adjusted EBITDA was $10.8 million, compared to first quarter 2021 KGS Adjusted EBITDA of $11.7 million, reflecting a less favorable mix of revenues, the continued and increased impact of supply chain disruptions and increases in supply chain and employee related costs.

For the first quarter of 2022, KGS reported a book-to-bill ratio of 1.3 to 1.0, and a book to bill ratio of 1.1 to 1 for the twelve months ended March 27, 2022. Included in KGS is Kratos’ Space, Satellite and Cyber business, which reported a book to bill ratio of 1.3 to 1.0 for the first quarter of 2022, and a book to bill ratio of 1.1 to 1.0 for the twelve months ended March 27, 2022. Bookings for the Space, Satellite and Cyber business for the last twelve months ended March 27, 2022 was $313.8 million. KGS’s total backlog at the end of the first quarter of 2022 was $751.6 million, as compared to $684.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021.

For the first quarter of 2022, Kratos reported consolidated bookings of $198.2 million and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.0 to 1.0, with consolidated bookings of $873.3 million and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.1 to 1.0 for the last twelve months ended March 27, 2022. Backlog on March 27, 2022 was $982.1 million, as compared to $953.9 million at December 26, 2021, and Kratos’ bid and proposal pipeline was $9.4 billion at March 27, 2022, as compared to $9.4 billion at December 26, 2021. Backlog at March 27, 2022 was comprised of funded backlog of $685.7 million and unfunded backlog of $296.4 million.

Eric DeMarco, Kratos’ President and CEO, said, “Since our last report, the Fiscal 2022 Budget has been approved, including significant funding in space, satellite, cyber, unmanned systems, hypersonics, missile defense, strategic deterrence and microwave electronics, all core Kratos business areas. The Fiscal 2023 budget request has also been released, also continuing these as priority national security funding areas. We have now received or have been informed that we will receive several large new contracts in our unmanned systems and our satellite business, including our new software based OpenSpace products. The awards will provide us additional visibility into our Q3 and Q4 forecasted revenue, with a significant increase in our forecasted profitability as we expect to achieve operating leverage on our cost infrastructure.”

Mr. DeMarco, continued, “Over the last few months, the Pentagon has continued to clarify its vision for low cost, force multiplying and loyal wingman unmanned aerial drone systems. We continue to be confident that Kratos’ affordable, made in America, high performance jet drones, which are flying today and not power-points, and which are designed to enable fielding of mass, large quantities and runway independence, providing challenges to adversaries and survivability to our forces, are critical differentiators. We are currently producing approximately 150 jet drone aircraft of various types annually and are ready and able to immediately step up when the customer requires”.

Mr. DeMarco concluded, “We are focused internally, including continuing to win contract awards, expanding our market share, and on program execution and working with our customers contracting offices so that we receive funding as quickly as possible now that the 2022 budget is in place. We are also focused on managing industry wide challenges, including supply chain issues, inflation and increasing costs, COVID related impacts to our customers and employees and obtaining and retaining qualified personnel, all of which are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.”

Financial Guidance

We are providing our initial second quarter guidance and affirming our full year 2022 guidance as follows:



$M	Q222	FY22
Revenues	$205 – $215	$880 – $920
R&D	$9 – $10	$35 – $38
Operating Income (loss)	$(3) – $0	$26 – $30
Depreciation	$5 – $6	$24 – $25
Amortization	$2 – $3	$8 – $9
Stock Based Compensation	$6 – $7	$25 – $26
Adjusted EBITDA	$11 – $14	$85 – $89
Operating Cash Flow		$20 – $30
Capital Expenditures		$50 – $60
Free Cash Flow Use		($30 – $40)

Our second quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 financial guidance we are providing today includes our current forecasted business mix, and our assumptions related to the expected impact of continued employee absenteeism and retention, manufacturing, production and supply chain disruptions, parts shortages and related price increases in materials and components, travel restrictions and other COVID-19 related items that have and continue to impact the industry and Kratos.

Throughout the first quarter of 2022, we experienced a significant increase in the intensity and effects of COVID–19, including the new Omicron variant, on our employees, consultants, vendors, suppliers, customers, etc. We have assumed that these COVID–19 related impacts to our business, which significantly impacted our fiscal first quarter 2022 and continue to impact our second quarter, will begin to subside by the third fiscal quarter, and continue to improve throughout the second half of our fiscal year 2022. Our assumption of an improving COVID-19 and supply chain related environment in the second half of the year, combined with we now have a Fiscal 2022 DoD budget and that the FY 2023 DoD budget request has been submitted, are directly related to our 2022 financial forecast and potential investment decisions. Additionally, we have recently received or been informed that we will receive certain large program awards, including in our Unmanned Systems and Satellite business, which directly relates to our forecasted 2022 quarter over quarter financial forecast improvement, including Kratos’ expectation that its financial performance in the second half of 2022 will be substantially greater than the first half.

We currently estimate that COVID-related issues, including the availability and increased costs of certain raw materials and related components and materials, a lack of capacity at mills supporting Kratos’ hardware programs, and the availability of an experienced skilled workforce to impact our second quarter 2022 Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by approximately $15 to $17 million and $2 to $4 million, respectively, similar to the impact that we experienced on our first quarter 2022 Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA. We also currently estimate these issues to impact our fiscal year 2022 Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA by approximately $34 to $38 million and $7 to $10 million, respectively. We will provide future updates as appropriate. Also included in our fiscal year 2022 estimated Adjusted EBITDA are additional incremental merit increases of approximately $5 million above our historical merit increase levels. These increases were recently implemented to retain our highly skilled workforce amidst a very tight and competitive labor market.

The forecasted financial trajectory in the second half of 2022 reflects the expected mix of revenues, including the expected timing of software product deliveries in our Space, Satellite and Cyber business, based upon the forecasted order flow and roll out of our new OpenSpace solution, and contract awards we have recently received or that we have been informed we will receive.

Forecasted second quarter 2022 and fiscal year 2022 Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA, also reflect the expected mix of development-type contracts and expected investments, including in our Space, Satellite and Cyber, Unmanned Systems, C5ISR, Turbine Technologies and Rocket System businesses, where we have received, informed that we will receive, or are pursuing or expect to receive a number of new contract awards. Kratos’ fiscal year 2022 forecasted revenues also include the final impact of the 2021 loss of a large international training contract, which contributed approximately $13.0 million to the Company’s fiscal year 2021 first and second quarter revenues and include the estimated contribution from the recently closed CTT and Cosmic AES acquisitions.

Management will discuss the Company’s first quarter 2022 financial results, as well as its second quarter and full year 2022 guidance on a conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. Eastern) today. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (866) 374-5140, and referencing the call by ID number 69056240. The conference call will be broadcast live in listen-only mode on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.kratosdefense.com/events-presentations. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Kratos web site approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

About Kratos
Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems for United States National Security related customers, allies, and commercial enterprises. Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technologies for these industries are rapidly brought to market through proven commercial and venture capital backed approaches, including proactive research, and streamlined development processes. At Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we specialize in unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training and combat systems and next generation turbo jet and turbo fan engine development. For more information go to www.kratosdefense.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, express or implied statements concerning the Company’s expectations regarding its future financial performance, including the Company’s expectations for its second quarter and full year 2022 revenues, R&D, operating income, depreciation, amortization, stock based compensation expense, and Adjusted EBITDA, and full year 2022 operating cash flow, capital expenditures and other investments, and free cash flow use, the Company’s future growth trajectory and ability to achieve improved revenue mix and profit in certain of its business segments and the expected timing of such improved revenue mix and profit, the Company’s expectation of ramp on projects and that investments in its business will result in an increase in the Company’s market share and total addressable market and position the Company for significant future organic growth, profitability, cash flow and an increase in shareholder value, the Company’s bid and proposal pipeline, demand for its products and services, including the Company’s alignment with today’s National Security requirements, ability to successfully compete in the tactical unmanned aerial system area and expected new customer awards, including the magnitude and timing of funding and the future opportunity associated with such awards, and expected contract awards related to the Company’s Skyborg Vanguard program and other new tactical unmanned programs, performance of key contracts and programs, including the timing of production and demonstration related to certain of the Company’s contracts and product offerings, the impact of the Company’s restructuring efforts and cost reduction measures, including its ability to improve profitability and cash flow in certain business units as a result of these actions and to achieve financial leverage on fixed administrative costs, benefits to be realized from the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards, the availability and timing of government funding for the Company’s offerings, including the strength of the future funding environment, the short-term delays that may occur as a result of Continuing Resolutions or delays in DoD budget approvals, timing of LRIP and full rate production related to the Company’s unmanned aerial target system offerings, as well as the level of recurring revenues expected to be generated by these programs once they achieve full rate production, market and industry developments, and the current estimated impact of COVID-19 and employee absenteeism, supply chain disruptions, availability of an experienced skilled workforce, inflation and increased costs, and delays on our financial projections, industry, business and operations, including projected growth. Such statements are only predictions, and the Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that may cause the Company’s results to differ include, but are not limited to: risks to our business and financial results related to the reductions and other spending constraints imposed on the U.S. Government and our other customers, including as a result of sequestration and extended continuing resolutions, the Federal budget deficit and Federal government shut-downs; risks of adverse regulatory action or litigation; risks associated with debt leverage and cost savings and cash flow improvements expected as a result of the refinancing of our Senior Notes; risks that our cost-cutting initiatives will not provide the anticipated benefits; risks that changes, cutbacks or delays in spending by the U.S. DoD may occur, which could cause delays or cancellations of key government contracts; risks of delays to or the cancellation of our projects as a result of protest actions submitted by our competitors; risks that changes may occur in Federal government (or other applicable) procurement laws, regulations, policies and budgets; risks of the availability of government funding for the Company’s products and services due to performance, cost growth, or other factors, changes in government and customer priorities and requirements (including cost-cutting initiatives, the potential deferral of awards, terminations or reduction of expenditures to respond to the priorities of Congress and the Administration, or budgetary cuts resulting from Congressional committee recommendations or automatic sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011, as amended); risks that the UAS and UGS markets do not experience significant growth; risks that products we have developed or will develop will become programs of record; risks that we cannot expand our customer base or that our products do not achieve broad acceptance which could impact our ability to achieve our anticipated level of growth; risks of increases in the Federal government initiatives related to in-sourcing; risks related to security breaches, including cyber security attacks and threats or other significant disruptions of our information systems, facilities and infrastructures; risks related to our compliance with applicable contracting and procurement laws, regulations and standards; risks related to the new DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC); risks related to contract performance; risks related to failure of our products or services; risks associated with our subcontractors’ or suppliers’ failure to perform their contractual obligations, including the appearance of counterfeit or corrupt parts in our products; changes in the competitive environment (including as a result of bid protests); failure to successfully integrate acquired operations and competition in the marketplace, which could reduce revenues and profit margins; risks that potential future goodwill impairments will adversely affect our operating results; risks that anticipated tax benefits will not be realized in accordance with our expectations; risks that a change in ownership of our stock could cause further limitation to the future utilization of our net operating losses; risks that we may be required to record valuation allowances on our net operating losses which could adversely impact our profitability and financial condition; risks that the current economic environment will adversely impact our business; currently unforeseen risks associated with COVID-19 and risks related to natural disasters or severe weather. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 26, 2021, and in our other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Performance Metrics

This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted earnings per share (computed using income from continuing operations before income taxes, excluding income (loss) from discontinued operations, excluding income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, excluding depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized contract and development costs, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition and restructuring related items and other, which includes, but is not limited to, legal related items and foreign transaction gains and losses, less the estimated impact to income taxes) and including Adjusted EBITDA (which includes net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and excludes, among other things, losses and gains from discontinued operations, acquisition and restructuring related items, stock compensation expense, foreign transaction gains and losses, and the associated margin rates). Additional non-GAAP financial measures include Free Cash Flow from Operations computed as Cash Flow from Operations less Capital Expenditures and Adjusted EBITDA related to our KUS and KGS businesses. Kratos believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for measuring the Company’s available capital resources, the actual and forecasted operating performance of the Company’s business and the Company’s cash flow, excluding non-recurring items and non-cash items that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, in evaluating the Company’s actual and forecasted operating performance, capital resources and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and investors should carefully evaluate the Company’s financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial results. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures as reported by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies. As appropriate, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and information reconciling these non-GAAP financial measures to the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP are included in this news release.

Another Performance Metric the Company believes is a key performance indicator in our industry is our Book to Bill Ratio as it provides investors with a measure of the amount of bookings or contract awards as compared to the amount of revenues that have been recorded during the period, and provides an indicator of how much of the Company’s backlog is being burned or utilized in a certain period. The Book to Bill Ratio is computed as the number of bookings or contract awards in the period divided by the revenues recorded for the same period. The Company believes that the rolling or last twelve months’ Book to Bill Ratio is meaningful since the timing of quarter-to-quarter bookings can vary.

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021

Service revenues	$	67.9		$	57.3
Product sales		128.3			136.9
Total revenues		196.2			194.2
Cost of service revenues		49.9			42.5
Cost of product sales		94.4			100.7
Total costs		144.3			143.2
Gross profit – service revenues		18.0			14.8
Gross profit – product sales		33.9			36.2

Total gross profit		51.9			51.0

Selling, general and administrative expenses		40.3			35.3
Acquisition and restructuring related items		0.6			0.2
Research and development expenses		9.2			8.0
Depreciation		1.3			1.2
Amortization of intangible assets		1.7			1.4
Operating income (loss)		(1.2	)		4.9
Interest expense, net		(5.9	)		(5.9	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(13.0	)		–
Other income, net		0.1			0.2
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(20.0	)		(0.8	)
Benefit for income taxes from continuing operations		(4.3	)		(2.7	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(15.7	)		1.9
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(0.2	)		–
Net income (loss)		(15.9	)		1.9
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		–			–
Net income (loss) attributable to Kratos	$	(15.9	)	$	1.9

Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to Kratos:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.12	)	$	0.02
Loss from discontinued operations		–			–
Net income (loss)	$	(0.12	)	$	0.02

Diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to Kratos:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.12	)	$	0.01
Loss from discontinued operations		–			–
Net income (loss)	$	(0.12	)	$	0.01

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		125.9			124.1
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		125.9			127.7

Adjusted EBITDA (1)	$	13.8		$	18.1



Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

Note: (1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined as GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Kratos adjusted for net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, income (loss) from discontinued operations, net interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized contract and development costs, stock-based compensation, acquisition and restructuring related items and other, and foreign transaction gain (loss).


Adjusted EBITDA as calculated by us may be calculated differently than Adjusted EBITDA for other companies. We have provided Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is a commonly used measure of financial performance in comparable companies and is provided to help investors evaluate companies on a consistent basis, as well as to enhance understanding of our operating results. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as either an alternative to net income or as an indicator of our operating performance or an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. The adjustments to calculate this non-GAAP financial measure and the basis for such adjustments are outlined below. Please refer to the following table below that reconciles GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.

The adjustments to calculate this non-GAAP financial measure, and the basis for such adjustments, are outlined below:

Interest income and interest expense, net. The Company receives interest income on investments and incurs interest expense on loans, capital leases and other financing arrangements, including the amortization of issue discounts and deferred financing costs. These amounts may vary from period to period due to changes in cash and debt balances.

Income taxes. The Company’s tax expense can fluctuate materially from period to period due to tax adjustments that may not be directly related to underlying operating performance or to the current period of operations and may not necessarily reflect the impact of utilization of our NOLs.

Depreciation. The Company incurs depreciation expense (recorded in cost of revenues and in operating expenses) related to capital assets purchased, leased or constructed to support the ongoing operations of the business. The assets are recorded at cost or fair value and are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of individual assets.

Amortization of intangible assets. The Company incurs amortization of intangible expense related to acquisitions it has made. These intangible assets are valued at the time of acquisition and are amortized over the estimated useful lives.

Amortization of capitalized contract and development costs. The Company incurs amortization of previously capitalized software development and non-recurring engineering costs related to certain targets in its Unmanned Systems and ballistic missile target businesses as these units are sold.

Stock-based compensation expense. The Company incurs expense related to stock-based compensation included in its GAAP presentation of selling, general and administrative expense. Although stock-based compensation is an expense of the Company and viewed as a form of compensation, these expenses vary in amount from period to period, and are affected by market forces that are difficult to predict and are not within the control of management, such as the market price and volatility of the Company’s shares, risk-free interest rates and the expected term and forfeiture rates of the awards. Management believes that exclusion of these expenses allows comparison of operating results to those of other companies that disclose non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation.

Foreign transaction (gain) loss. The Company incurs transaction gains and losses related to transactions with foreign customers in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. In addition, certain intercompany transactions can give rise to realized and unrealized foreign currency gains and losses.

Acquisition and transaction related items. The Company incurs transaction related costs, such as legal and accounting fees and other expenses, related to acquisitions and divestiture activities. Management believes these items are outside the normal operations of the Company’s business and are not indicative of ongoing operating results.

Restructuring costs. The Company incurs restructuring costs for cost reduction actions which include employee termination costs, facility shut-down related costs and remaining lease commitment costs for excess or exited facilities. Management believes that these costs are not indicative of ongoing operating results as they are either non-recurring and/or not expected when full capacity and volumes are achieved.

Legal related items. The Company incurs costs related to pending legal settlements and other legal related matters. Management believes these items are outside the normal operations of the Company’s business and are not indicative of ongoing operating results.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information provided in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be computed in the same manner as similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company expects to continue to incur expenses similar to the Adjusted EBITDA financial adjustments described above, and investors should not infer from the Company’s presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure that these costs are unusual, infrequent, or non-recurring.



Reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Kratos to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021

Net income (loss) attributable to Kratos	$	(15.9	)	$	1.9
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0.2			–
Interest expense, net		5.9			5.9
Loss on extinguishment of debt		13.0			–
Benefit for income taxes from continuing operations		(4.3	)		(2.7	)
Depreciation (including cost of service revenues and product sales)		5.3			4.9
Stock-based compensation		7.0			6.2
Foreign transaction loss		–			0.1
Amortization of intangible assets		1.7			1.4
Amortization of capitalized contract and development costs		0.3			0.2
Acquisition and restructuring related items and other		0.6			0.2
Plus: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		–			–

Adjusted EBITDA	$	13.8		$	18.1


Reconciliation of acquisition and restructuring related items and other included in Adjusted EBITDA:
	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021
Acquisition and transaction related items	$	0.3		$	0.2
Restructuring costs		0.1			–
Legal related items		0.2			–

	$	0.6		$	0.2


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Unaudited Segment Data
(in millions)

	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021
Revenues:
Unmanned Systems	$	52.6		$	55.9
Kratos Government Solutions		143.6			138.3
Total revenues	$	196.2		$	194.2

Operating income (loss)
Unmanned Systems	$	0.5		$	4.2
Kratos Government Solutions		5.6			7.1
Unallocated corporate expense, net		(7.3	)		(6.4	)
Total operating income (loss)	$	(1.2	)	$	4.9

Note: Unallocated corporate expense, net includes costs for certain stock-based compensation programs (including stock-based compensation costs for stock options, employee stock purchase plan and restricted stock units), the effects of items not considered part of management’s evaluation of segment operating performance, and acquisition and restructuring related items, corporate costs not allocated to the segments, legal related items, and other miscellaneous corporate activities.

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021
Unmanned Systems
Operating income	$	0.5		$	4.2
Other income		0.1			0.1
Depreciation		1.6			1.6
Amortization of intangible assets		0.3			0.3
Amortization of capitalized contract and development costs		0.3			0.2
Acquisition and restructuring related items and other		0.2			–
Adjusted EBITDA	$	3.0		$	6.4
% of revenue		5.7	%		11.4	%

Kratos Government Solutions
Operating income	$	5.6		$	7.1
Other income		–			0.2
Depreciation		3.7			3.3
Amortization of intangible assets		1.4			1.1
Acquisition and restructuring related items and other		0.1			–
Adjusted EBITDA	$	10.8		$	11.7
% of revenue		7.5	%		8.5	%

Total Adjusted EBITDA	$	13.8		$	18.1
% of revenue		7.0	%		9.3	%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions)


	March 27,			December 26,
		2022			2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	254.4		$	349.4
Accounts receivable, net		280.7			284.7
Inventoried costs		107.1			91.7
Prepaid expenses		11.1			9.8
Other current assets		34.6			22.5
Total current assets		687.9			758.1
Property, plant and equipment, net		173.5			168.3
Operating lease right-of-use assets		39.6			38.5
Goodwill		522.9			493.9
Intangible assets, net		51.5			43.2
Other assets		90.1			87.5
Total assets	$	1,565.5		$	1,589.5
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	51.7		$	50.4
Accrued expenses		34.2			27.2
Accrued compensation		56.7			47.3
Accrued interest		0.2			1.5
Billings in excess of costs and earnings on uncompleted contracts		49.7			58.1
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		10.5			10.1
Other current liabilities		9.2			25.7
Other current liabilities of discontinued operations		1.1			0.8
Total current liabilities		213.3			221.1
Long-term debt		295.0			296.7
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		33.3			32.7
Other long-term liabilities		73.9			76.2
Other long-term liabilities of discontinued operations		2.5			2.5
Total liabilities		618.0			629.2
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		15.2			15.2
Stockholders’ equity:
Additional paid-in capital		1,582.0			1,578.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		0.6			0.6
Accumulated deficit		(650.3	)		(634.4	)
Total Kratos stockholders’ equity		932.3			945.1
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,565.5		$	1,589.5

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)

	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(15.9	)	$	1.9
Less: loss from discontinued operations		(0.2	)		–
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(15.7	)		1.9
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization		7.0			6.3
Amortization of lease right-of-use assets		2.6			2.2
Deferred income taxes		–			0.1
Stock-based compensation		7.0			6.2
Amortization of deferred financing costs		0.3			0.2
Loss on extinguishment of debt		13.0			–
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts		–			(0.1	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		31.9			9.8
Unbilled receivables		(19.8	)		(1.8	)
Inventoried costs		(15.3	)		(4.2	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(9.5	)		(2.0	)
Operating lease liabilities		(2.7	)		(2.2	)
Accounts payable		1.3			(2.0	)
Accrued compensation		5.6			6.2
Accrued expenses		6.1			(2.7	)
Accrued interest		(1.3	)		4.9
Billings in excess of costs and earnings on uncompleted contracts		(8.3	)		7.1
Income tax receivable and payable		(4.9	)		(2.2	)
Other liabilities		(5.2	)		(5.0	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations		(7.9	)		22.7
Investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(58.5	)		(5.1	)
Capital expenditures		(10.8	)		(9.6	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		(69.3	)		(14.7	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		200.0			–
Repayment of debt		(309.8	)		–
Debt issuance costs		(3.2	)		–
Credit agreement borrowings		100.0			–
Payment under finance leases		(0.3	)		(0.2	)
Payments of employee taxes withheld from share-based awards		(6.8	)		(7.1	)
Proceeds from shares issued under equity plans		2.9			2.5
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations		(17.2	)		(4.8	)
Net cash flows from continuing operations		(94.4	)		3.2
Net operating cash flows of discontinued operations		0.1			(0.5	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(0.7	)		(0.6	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(95.0	)		2.1
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		349.4			381.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	254.4		$	383.6

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Unaudited Non-GAAP Measures
Computation of Adjusted Earnings Per Share
(in millions, except per share data)

Adjusted income from continuing operations and adjusted income from continuing operations per diluted common share (Adjusted EPS) are non-GAAP measures for reporting financial performance and exclude the impact of certain items and, therefore, have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of the Company’s underlying continuing operations results and trends and allows for comparability with our peer company index and industry. The Company uses these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage the Company’s business and to evaluate its performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace. The Company defines adjusted income from continuing operations before amortization of intangible assets, depreciation, stock-based compensation, foreign transaction gain/loss, and acquisition and restructuring related items and other. The estimated impact to income taxes includes the impact to the effective tax rate, current tax provision and deferred tax provision, and excludes the impact of discrete items, including transaction related expenses and release of valuation allowance, or benefit related to the add-backs.* Adjusted EPS reflects adjusted income on a per share basis using weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

The following table reconciles the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures.

	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 28,
		2022			2021
Net income (loss) attributable to Kratos	$	(15.9	)	$	1.9
Less: GAAP benefit for income taxes		(4.3	)		(2.7	)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		–			–
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0.2			–
Loss from continuing operations before taxes		(20.0	)		(0.8	)
Add: Amortization of intangible assets		1.7			1.4
Add: Amortization of capitalized contract and development costs		0.3			0.2
Add: Depreciation		5.3			4.9
Add: Stock-based compensation		7.0			6.2
Add: Loss on extinguishment of debt		13.0			–
Add: Foreign transaction loss		–			0.1
Add: Acquisition and restructuring related items and other		0.6			0.2
Non-GAAP Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes		7.9			12.2
Income taxes on Non-GAAP measure Adjusted income from continuing operations*		2.8			4.5
Non-GAAP Adjusted net income	$	5.1		$	7.7


Diluted earnings per common share	$	(0.12	)	$	0.01
Less: GAAP benefit for income taxes		(0.03	)		(0.02	)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		–			–
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		–			–
Add: Amortization of intangible assets		0.01			0.01
Add: Amortization of capitalized contract and development costs		–			–
Add: Depreciation		0.04			0.04
Add: Stock-based compensation		0.06			0.05
Add: Loss on extinguishment of debt		0.10			–
Add: Foreign transaction loss		–			–
Add: Acquisition and restructuring related items and other		–			–
Income taxes on Non-GAAP measure Adjusted income from continuing operations*		(0.02	)		(0.03	)
Adjusted income from continuing operations per diluted common share	$	0.04		$	0.06

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		125.9			127.7

*The impact to income taxes is calculated by recasting income before income taxes to include the add-backs involved in determining Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes and recalculating the income tax provision (benefit), including current and deferred income taxes, using the Adjusted income from continuing operations before income taxes. The recalculation also adjusts for any discrete tax expense, including transaction related expenses and the release of valuation allowance, or benefit related to the add-backs.

Source: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Release – Entravision Communications Corporation Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Admin

Entravision Communications Corporation Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

Research, News, and Market Data on Entravision

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC), a leading global advertising solutions, media and technology company, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights

All-time first quarter record revenue, EBITDA and free cash flow
Net revenue up 32% over the prior-year quarter
Net income attributable to common stockholders down 65% over the prior-year quarter
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA up 28% over the prior-year quarter
Operating cash flow up 127% over the prior-year quarter
Free cash flow up 10% over the prior-year quarter
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share
Repurchased $7.1 million in shares under the Company’s $20 million share repurchase program
Post quarter entered into a definitive agreement to make an investment in Jack of Digital

“Entravision begins 2022 on very solid footing, with net revenue for the first quarter totaling $197.2 million, up 32% year-over year. Adjusted EBITDA also improved to total $18.1 million, an increase of 28% over the prior-year period,” said Walter Ulloa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Importantly, even as our top line continues to grow, we have maintained a lean, efficient cost structure, helping to drive our cash flow as well as our ability to provide consistent returns to our shareholders.”

Mr. Ulloa continued, “Our strength during the first quarter was largely driven by revenue growth of 51% in our digital segment, which comprised 78% of consolidated revenue. Our broadcast businesses, and, in particular, audio, helped drive our strong margins and cash flow. Simultaneously, our strategic expansion of our commercial partnerships with some of the world’s leading technology platforms has positioned us at the forefront of digital innovation across emerging economies, including Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Pakistan when we complete our investment in Jack of Digital. We are excited about the enormous opportunities that lie in front of us and look forward to sharing our progress throughout the year.”

Quarterly Cash Dividend

The Company announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of $0.025 per share on the Company’s Class A, Class B and Class U common stock, in an aggregate amount of approximately $2.1 million. The quarterly dividend will be payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 16, 2022, and the common stock will trade ex-dividend on June 15, 2022. The Company currently anticipates that future cash dividends will be paid on a quarterly basis; however, any decision to pay future cash dividends will be subject to approval by the Board.

Share Repurchase Program

On March 1, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $20 million of the Company’s common stock. Under this share repurchase program, the Company is authorized to purchase shares from time to time through open market purchases or negotiated purchases, subject to market conditions and other factors. On the same date, the Board terminated the Company’s previous share repurchase program of the Company’s common stock. During the first quarter the Company repurchased $7.1 million of its Class A common stock.

Investment in Jack of Digital

As previously announced, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a strategic stake in Jack of Digital, a digital marketing services company that serves as the exclusive advertising sales partner of TikTok in Pakistan. Subject to regulatory approvals and other pre-closing conditions, the Company anticipates that the investment will be completed during the second quarter of 2022. With this investment, the Company enhances its presence in South Asia.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. The GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to each of these non-GAAP financial measures, and a table reconciling each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included beginning on page 9.

Unaudited Financial Highlights (In thousands, except share and per
share data)

	Three-Month Period
	Ended March 31,
	2022			2021			% Change
Net revenue	$	197,172		$	148,880			32	%
Cost of revenue – digital (1)		129,891			84,756			53	%
Operating expenses (2)		43,862			40,414			9	%
Corporate expenses (3)		8,724			7,158			22	%
Foreign currency (gain) loss		(847	)		586		*

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA (4)		18,113			14,195			28	%

Free cash flow (5)	$	14,327		$	13,029			10	%

Net income (loss)	$	1,887		$	7,002			(73	)%
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	$	–		$	(1,573	)	*
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	1,887		$	5,429			(65	)%

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	0.02		$	0.06			(67	)%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		86,522,378			85,041,628
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted		88,630,216			86,986,581
(1)	Consists primarily of the costs of online media acquired from third-party publishers. Media cost is classified as cost of revenue in the period in which the corresponding revenue is recognized.
(2)	Operating expenses include direct operating and selling, general and administrative expenses. Included in operating expenses are $1.0 million and $0.3 million of non-cash stock-based compensation for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(3)	Corporate expenses include $1.6 million and $0.8 million of non-cash stock-based compensation for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(4)	Consolidated adjusted EBITDA means net income (loss) plus gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation included in operating and corporate expenses, net interest expense, other operating gain (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses, syndication programming amortization less syndication programming payments, revenue from the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, spectrum incentive auction less related expenses, expenses associated with investments, EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, acquisitions and dispositions and certain pro-forma cost savings. We use the term consolidated adjusted EBITDA because that measure is defined in the agreement governing our current credit facility (“the 2017 Credit Facility”) and does not include gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses, syndication programming amortization less syndication programming payments, revenue from FCC spectrum incentive auction less related expenses, expenses associated with investments, EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, acquisitions and dispositions and certain pro-forma cost savings.
(5)	Free cash flow is defined as consolidated adjusted EBITDA less cash paid for income taxes, net interest expense, capital expenditures and non-recurring cash expenses plus dividend income, and other operating gain (loss). Net interest expense is defined as interest expense, less non-cash interest expense relating to amortization of debt finance costs, and less interest income.

Unaudited Financial Results (In thousands)

	Three-Month Period
	Ended March 31,
	2022			2021			% Change
Net revenue	$	197,172		$	148,880			32	%
Cost of revenue – digital (1)		129,891			84,756			53	%
Operating expenses (1)		43,862			40,414			9	%
Corporate expenses (1)		8,724			7,158			22	%
Depreciation and amortization		6,395			5,184			23	%
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		5,100			–		*
Impairment charge		–			1,326			(100	)%
Foreign currency (gain) loss		(847	)		586		*
Other operating (gain) loss		(119	)		(1,913	)		(94	)%

Operating income (loss)		4,166			11,369			(63	)%
Interest expense, net		(1,430	)		(1,577	)		(9	)%
Dividend income		3			2			50	%

Income (loss) before income taxes		2,739			9,794			(72	)%
Income tax benefit (expense)		(852	)		(2,792	)		(69	)%

Net income (loss)		1,887			7,002			(73	)%
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		–			(1,573	)	*
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	1,887		$	5,429			(65	)%
(1)	Cost of revenue, operating expenses and corporate expenses are defined on page 2.

Net revenue in the first quarter of 2022 totaled $197.2 million, up 32% from $148.9 million in the prior-year period. Of the overall increase, approximately $52.2 million was attributable to our digital segment and was primarily due to advertising revenue growth from our digital commercial partnerships business and our acquisitions of MediaDonuts and 365 Digital during the third and fourth quarters of 2021, respectively, both of which did not contribute to net revenue in the comparable period ended March 31, 2021. In addition, of the overall increase, approximately $1.3 million was attributable to our audio segment primarily due to increases in local advertising revenue and political advertising revenue. The overall increase was partially offset by a decrease of approximately $5.2 million attributable to our television segment, primarily due to decreases in local and national advertising revenue, which was mainly attributed to the expiration of our Univision and UniMás network affiliation agreements in Orlando, Tampa and Washington, D.C. on December 31, 2021. Additionally, the decrease in our television segment was attributed to a decrease in revenue from spectrum usage rights, and a decrease in retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by an increase in political advertising revenue.

Cost of revenue in the first quarter of 2022 totaled $129.9 million, up 53% from $84.8 million in the prior-year period. The increase was primarily due to increased costs of revenue related to advertising revenue growth from our digital commercial partnerships business, and our acquisitions of MediaDonuts and 365 Digital during the third and fourth quarters of 2021, respectively, both of which did not incur cost of revenue for us in the comparable period ended March 31, 2021.

Operating expenses in the first quarter of 2022 totaled $43.9 million, up 9% from $40.4 million in the prior-year period. Of the overall increase, approximately $4.4 million was attributable to our digital segment and was primarily due to an increase in expenses associated with the increase in digital advertising revenue, an increase in salary expense and our acquisitions of MediaDonuts and 365 Digital during the third and fourth quarters of 2021, respectively, both of which did not incur operating expenses for us in the comparable period ended March 31, 2021. The overall increase was partially offset by a decrease of approximately $0.7 million that was attributable to our television segment primarily due to a decrease in expenses associated with the decrease in local and national advertising revenue, and a decrease of approximately $0.3 million that was attributable to our audio segment primarily due to a decrease in rating services expense.

Corporate expenses in the first quarter of 2022 totaled $8.7 million, up 22% from $7.2 million in the prior-year period. The increase was primarily due to increases in non-cash stock-based compensation, salaries, and audit fees.

Balance Sheet and Related Metrics

Cash and marketable securities as of March 31, 2022 totaled approximately $211.6 million. Total debt was $211.8 million. Net of $75 million of cash and marketable securities, total leverage as defined in the Company’s credit agreement was 1.5 times as of March 31, 2022. Net of total cash and marketable securities, total leverage was 0.0 times.

Unaudited Segment Results (In thousands)

	Three-Month Period
	Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		% Change
Net Revenue
Digital	$	153,711	$	101,482		51	%
Television		30,867		36,091		(14	)%
Audio		12,594		11,307		11	%
Total	$	197,172	$	148,880		32	%

Cost of Revenue – digital (1)
Digital	$	129,891	$	84,756		53	%

Operating Expenses (1)
Digital		15,235		10,850		40	%
Television		19,240		19,884		(3	)%
Audio		9,387		9,680		(3	)%
Total	$	43,862	$	40,414		9	%

Corporate Expenses (1)	$	8,724	$	7,158		22	%

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA (1)	$	18,113	$	14,195		28	%
(1)	Cost of revenue, operating expenses, corporate expenses, and consolidated adjusted EBITDA are defined on page 2.

Notice of Conference Call

Entravision Communications Corporation will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2022 results on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call, please dial (877) 407-9716 (U.S.) or (201) 493-6779 (Int’l) ten minutes prior to the start time and reference Conference ID number 13728063. The call will also be available via live webcast on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website located at
www.entravision.com.

About Entravision Communications Corporation

Entravision is a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company connecting brands to consumers by representing top platforms and publishers. Our dynamic portfolio includes digital, television and audio offerings. Digital, our largest revenue segment, is comprised of four business units: our digital sales representation business; Smadex, our programmatic ad purchasing platform; our branding and mobile performance solutions business; and our digital audio business. Through our digital sales representation business, we connect global media companies such as Meta, Twitter, TikTok and Spotify with advertisers in primarily emerging growth markets worldwide. Smadex is our mobile-first demand side platform, enabling advertisers to execute performance campaigns using machine learning. We also offer a branding and mobile performance solutions business, which provides managed services to advertisers looking to connect with global consumers, primarily on mobile devices, and our digital audio business provides digital audio advertising solutions for advertisers in the Americas. In addition to digital, Entravision has 49 television stations and is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks. Entravision also manages 46 primarily Spanish-language radio stations that feature nationally recognized, Emmy award-winning talent. Shares of Entravision Class A Common Stock trade on the NYSE under ticker: EVC. Learn more about our offerings at entravision.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from these expectations, and the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements made by the Company. From time to time, these risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(Financial Table Follows)

Entravision Communications Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

	Three-Month Period
	Ended March 31,
	2022						2021
Net revenue	$		197,172				$		148,880

Expenses:
Cost of revenue – digital			129,891						84,756
Direct operating expenses			27,823						26,561
Selling, general and administrative expenses			16,039						13,853
Corporate expenses			8,724						7,158
Depreciation and amortization			6,395						5,184
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			5,100						–
Impairment charge			–						1,326
Foreign currency (gain) loss			(847		)				586
Other operating (gain) loss			(119		)				(1,913		)
			193,006						137,511
Operating income (loss)			4,166						11,369
Interest expense			(1,836		)				(1,717		)
Interest income			406						140
Dividend income			3						2
Income (loss) before income taxes			2,739						9,794
Income tax benefit (expense)			(852		)				(2,792		)

Net income (loss)			1,887						7,002
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest			–						(1,573		)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$		1,887				$		5,429

Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$		0.02				$		0.06

Cash dividends declared per common share, basic and diluted	$		0.03				$		0.03

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic			86,522,378						85,041,628
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted			88,630,216						86,986,581
Entravision Communications Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands; unaudited)

		March 31,						December 31,
		2022						2021
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$		126,574				$		185,094
Marketable securities				85,010						–
Restricted cash				749						749
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts				173,419						201,747
Assets held for sale				1,963						1,963
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				36,341						18,925
Total current assets				424,056						408,478
Property and equipment, net				60,174						62,498
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net				61,476						64,034
Intangible assets not subject to amortization				209,053						209,053
Goodwill				71,708						71,708
Deferred income taxes				1,462						1,462
Operating leases right of use asset				25,596						25,582
Other assets				8,084						8,527
Total assets		$		861,609				$		851,342


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt		$		4,947				$		4,903
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				222,610						212,655
Operating lease liabilities				6,808						7,304
Total current liabilities				234,365						224,862
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized debt issuance costs				206,816						207,416
Long-term operating lease liabilities				21,505						20,988
Other long-term liabilities				79,076						72,930
Deferred income taxes				68,092						68,220
Total liabilities				609,854						594,416

Stockholders’ equity
Class A common stock				6						6
Class B common stock				2						2
Class U common stock				1						1
Additional paid-in capital				773,613						780,388
Accumulated deficit				(520,607		)				(522,494	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)				(1,260		)				(977	)
Total stockholders’ equity				251,755						256,926
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$		861,609				$		851,342

Entravision Communications Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands; unaudited)

		Three-Month Period
		Ended March 31,
		2022					2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	1,887				$	7,002
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			6,395					5,184
Impairment charge			—					1,326
Deferred income taxes			(359		)			2,987
Non-cash interest			280					139
Amortization of syndication contracts			116					119
Payments on syndication contracts			(118		)			(124		)
Non-cash stock-based compensation			2,573					1,071
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment			(151		)			—
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			5,100					—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			29,380					9,927
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets			(2,405		)			1,177
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities			10,521					(5,356		)
Net cash provided by operating activities			53,219					23,452
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and intangibles			164					—
Purchases of property and equipment			(1,547		)			(1,838		)
Purchases of marketable securities			(85,517		)			—
Proceeds from marketable securities			—					12,120
Net cash provided by investing activities			(86,900		)			10,282
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from stock option exercises			218					—
Tax payments related to shares withheld for share-based compensation plans			(257		)			(9		)
Payments on long-term debt			(750		)			(750		)
Dividends paid			(2,167		)			(2,126		)
Repurchase of Class A common stock			(7,142		)			—
Payment of contingent consideration			(14,730		)			—
Principal payments under finance lease obligation			(10		)			—
Net cash used in financing activities			(24,838		)			(2,885		)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(1		)			(24		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(58,520		)			30,825
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning			185,843					119,911
Ending		$	127,323				$	150,736
Entravision Communications Corporation
Reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Cash Flows From Operating Activities
(In thousands; unaudited)

The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is operating cash flow. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flows from operating activities for each of the periods presented is as follows:

	Three-Month Period
	Ended March 31,
	2022					2021

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA (1)	$	18,113				$	14,195
EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		–					2,837
Interest expense		(1,836		)			(1,717		)
Interest income		406					140
Dividend income		3					2
Income tax expense		(852		)			(2,792		)
Amortization of syndication contracts		(116		)			(119		)
Payments on syndication contracts		118					124
Non-cash stock-based compensation included in direct operating expenses		(958		)			(316		)
Non-cash stock-based compensation included in corporate expenses		(1,615		)			(755		)
Depreciation and amortization		(6,395		)			(5,184		)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(5,100		)			–
Impairment charge		–					(1,326		)
Other operating gain (loss)		119					1,913
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		–					(1,573		)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		1,887					5,429

Depreciation and amortization		6,395					5,184
Impairment charge		–					1,326
Deferred income taxes		(359		)			2,987
Non-cash interest		280					139
Amortization of syndication contracts		116					119
Payments on syndication contracts		(118		)			(124		)
Non-cash stock-based compensation		2,573					1,071
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment		(151		)			–
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		5,100					–
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		–					1,573
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable		29,380					9,927
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets		(2,405		)			1,177
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		10,521					(5,356		)
Cash flows from operating activities		53,219					23,452

(1)	Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is defined on page 2.
Entravision Communications Corporation
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Cash Flows From Operating Activities
(In thousands; unaudited)

The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is operating cash flow. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flows from operating activities for each of the periods presented is as follows:

		Three-Month Period
		Ended March 31,
		2022			2021
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA (1)		$	18,113		$	14,195
Net interest expense (1)			(1,150	)		(1,438	)
Dividend income			3			2
Cash paid for income taxes			(1,211	)		195
Capital expenditures (2)			(1,547	)		(1,838	)
Other operating gain (loss)			119			1,913
Free cash flow (1)			14,327			13,029

Capital expenditures (2)			1,547			1,838
EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest			–			2,837
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment			(151	)		–
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			29,380			9,927
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets			(2,405	)		1,177
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities			10,521			(5,356	)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities		$	53,219		$	23,452

(1)		Consolidated adjusted EBITDA, net interest expense, and free cash flow are defined on page 2.
(2)		Capital expenditures are not part of the consolidated statement of operations.

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Christopher T. Young
Chief Financial Officer
Entravision Communications Corporation
310-447-3870

Kimberly Esterkin
ADDO Investor Relations
310-829-5400

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Source: Entravision Communications Corporation

Release – Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2022

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Admin

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2022

Research, News, and Market Data on Eagle Bulk Shipping

STAMFORD, Conn., May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) (“Eagle Bulk,” “Eagle” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the midsize drybulk vessel segment, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Quarter highlights:

Generated Revenues, net of $184.4 million

Achieved TCE
⁽¹⁾of $27,407/day basis TCE Revenue⁽¹⁾of $121.6 million

Realized net income of $53.1 million, or $4.09 per basic share

Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾of $64.5 million, or $4.97 per adjusted basic share⁽¹⁾

Generated EBITDA
⁽¹⁾ of $72.1 million

Adjusted EBITDA
⁽¹⁾of $85.0 million

Declared a quarterly dividend of $2.00 per share for the first quarter of 2022. Payable on May 25, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2022

Recent Developments:

Looking ahead, as of May 3, 2022, our coverage position is as follows:

Q2 2022 – 83% of available days fixed at an average TCE of $29,300

Eagle’s CEO Gary Vogel commented, “Over the past few months, the tragic situation in Ukraine has had a direct impact on our industry and our Company, with cargo trading patterns being disrupted and altered. Furthermore, a significant number of our seafarer colleagues are from Ukraine, and they are all affected by what is happening to their country and their loved ones. The safety and well-being of our crew is of paramount importance, and we are focused on supporting them during this difficult time by providing assistance with temporary housing, transportation, and helping with other needs.

Notwithstanding a volatile rate environment, Eagle posted strong results in the first quarter, in what is typically the weakest period of the year. We achieved a TCE of $27,407 per day, generating an adjusted net income of $65 million for the quarter. Based on this result and our expectations for continued strong performance, Eagle’s Board declared a first quarter dividend of $2.00 per share, bringing total distributions to over $6 per share since we initiated our dividend program just seven months ago.

Demand growth for minor bulks remains healthy and continues to outpace demand for the broader drybulk market, resulting in Supramax/Ultramax vessels outperforming the larger dry bulk segments. Voyage distances have also increased, driven primarily by dislocations caused by the war in Ukraine, which has in turn helped to strengthen spot rates. On the back of this and our active management approach to trading, Eagle has thus far procured approximately 83% of its available days for the second quarter at a net TCE of $29,300 per day.”

These are non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the financial tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures and how they are calculated are also included below under the heading “Supplemental Information – Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Fleet Operating Data

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021
Ownership Days	4,770		4,199
Chartered in Days	960		658
Available Days	5,397		4,648
Operating Days	5,381		4,622
Fleet Utilization (%)	99.7	%	99.4	%

Results of Operations for
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company reported net income of $53.1 million, or basic and diluted income of $4.09 per share and $3.27 per share, respectively. In the comparable quarter of 2021, the Company reported net income of $9.8 million, or basic and diluted income of $0.84 per share.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company reported an adjusted net income of $64.5 million, which excludes unrealized losses on derivative instruments of $11.4 million, or basic and diluted adjusted net income of $4.97 per share and $3.97 per share, respectively. In the comparable quarter of 2021, the Company reported adjusted net income of $9.3 million, which excludes unrealized gains on derivative instruments of $0.5 million, or basic and diluted adjusted net income of $0.80 per share.

Revenues, net

Revenues, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $184.4 million compared to $96.6 million in the comparable quarter in 2021. The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to higher charter rates as a result of the market recovery with increase in demand for drybulk products.

Voyage expenses

Voyage expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $43.6 million compared to $26.6 million in the comparable quarter in 2021. The increase in voyage expenses was primarily due to an increase in bunker consumption expense as bunker fuel prices increased in the first quarter, as well as an increase in voyage charter business and an increase in broker commission expense as a result of the increase in revenues.

Vessel operating expenses

Vessel operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $27.9 million compared to $21.5 million in the comparable quarter in 2021. The increase in vessel operating expenses was primarily attributable to higher owned days and an increase in vessel upgrades as a result of an increase in repairs and upgrades performed while vessels were in drydock. The Company continues to incur higher costs related to the delivery of stores and spares, as well as crew changes as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ownership days for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 4,770 and 4,199, respectively.

Average daily vessel operating expenses excluding one-time, non-recurring expenses related to vessel acquisitions for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $5,821 as compared to $4,894 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Charter hire expenses

Charter hire expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $22.7 million compared to $8.5 million in the comparable quarter in 2021. The increase in charter hire expenses was principally due to an increase in chartered-in days and an increase in charter hire rates due to improvement in the charter hire market. The total chartered-in days for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were 960 compared to 658 for the comparable quarter in the prior year. The Company currently charters in four Ultramax vessels on a long-term basis as of the charter-in commencement date with options to extend the charter period.

Depreciation and
amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $14.6 million and $12.5 million, respectively. Total depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes $11.7 million of vessel and other fixed asset depreciation and $2.9 million relating to the amortization of deferred drydocking costs. Comparable amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $10.5 million of vessel and other fixed asset depreciation and $2.0 million of amortization of deferred drydocking costs. The increase in depreciation expense is due to the acquisition of nine Ultramax vessels in 2021, offset by the sale of one vessel in the third quarter of 2021. The increase in amortization of deferred drydock costs is related to completing eleven drydocks since the first quarter of 2021.

General and administrative
expenses

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $10.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively. General and administrative expenses include stock-based compensation of $1.5 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to an increase in legal and consulting expenses, compensation and benefits, and stock-based compensation expense.

Other operating expense

Other operating expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively. In March 2021, the U.S. government began investigating an allegation that one of our vessels may have improperly disposed of ballast water that entered the engine room bilges during a repair. The Company posted a surety bond as security for any fines, penalties or associated costs that may be issued. Other operating expense consists of expenses relating to the incident, which include legal fees, surety bond expenses, vessel off-hire, crew changes and travel costs.

Interest expense

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $4.4 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to a decrease in outstanding debt and lower interest rates due to the refinancing of the Company’s debt in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Realized and unrealized
loss on derivative instruments, net

Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $7.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The increase in realized and unrealized losses is primarily related to losses incurred on our freight forward agreements as a result of the increase in charter hire rates. The non-cash unrealized losses on forward freight agreements (“FFA”) for the remaining nine months of 2022 amounted to $14.3 million based on 2,520 days hedged at a weighted average FFA contract price of $20,942 per day.

The following table shows our open positions on FFAs as of March 31, 2022:

FFA Period	Number of Days Hedged	Average FFA Contract Price
Quarter ending June 30, 2022	405	$	16,672
Quarter ending September 30, 2022	1,125		22,503
Quarter ending December 31, 2022	990		20,914

Liquidity and Capital Resources

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
Net cash provided by operating activities ⁽¹⁾	$	42,254		$	14,333
Net cash used in investing activities ⁽²⁾		(3,937	)		(53,385	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities ⁽³⁾		(40,862	)		30,916
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(2,545	)		(8,136	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		86,222			88,849
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	83,677		$	80,713

⁽¹⁾	Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $42.3 million and $14.3 million, respectively. The increase in cash flows provided by operating activities resulted primarily from the increase in revenues due to higher charter hire rates.

⁽²⁾	Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $3.9 million, compared to $53.4 million in the comparable period in the prior year. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company paid $3.5 million for the purchase of ballast water treatment systems on our fleet. Additionally, the Company paid $0.3 million for vessel improvements and $0.2 million for other fixed assets.

⁽³⁾	Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $40.9 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $30.9 million in the comparable period in 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company repaid $12.5 million of the Global Ultraco Facility. The Company also paid $26.8 million in dividends and $1.9 million to settle net share equity awards.

As of March 31, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash was $83.7 million compared to $86.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s outstanding debt of $389.2 million which excludes debt discount and debt issuance costs consisted of $275.1 million under the Global Ultraco Debt Facility and $114.1 million under the Convertible Bond Debt.

In addition, as of March 31, 2022, we had $100.0 million in an undrawn revolver facility available under the Global Ultraco Debt Facility.

We continuously evaluate potential transactions that we believe will be accretive to earnings, enhance shareholder value or are in the best interests of the Company, including without limitation, business combinations, the acquisition of vessels or related businesses, repayment or refinancing of existing debt, the issuance of new securities, share repurchases or other transactions.

Capital Expenditures and
Drydocking

Our capital expenditures relate to the purchase of vessels and capital improvements to our vessels, which are expected to enhance the revenue earning capabilities and safety of the vessels.

In addition to acquisitions that we may undertake in future periods, the Company’s other major capital expenditures include funding the Company’s program of regularly scheduled drydocking necessary to comply with international shipping standards and environmental laws and regulations. Although the Company has some flexibility regarding the timing of its drydocking, the costs are relatively predictable. Management anticipates that vessels are to be drydocked every two and a half years for vessels older than 15 years and five years for vessels younger than 15 years. Funding of these requirements is anticipated to be met with cash from operations. We anticipate that this process of recertification will require us to reposition these vessels from a discharge port to shipyard facilities, which will reduce our available days and operating days during that period.

Drydocking costs incurred are deferred and amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the period through the date of the next scheduled drydocking for those vessels. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, four of our vessels completed drydock and one vessel was in drydock as of March 31, 2022, and we incurred drydocking expenditures of $10.8 million. In the three months ended March 31, 2021, four of our vessels completed drydock and we incurred drydocking expenditures of $4.8 million.

The following table represents certain information about the estimated costs for anticipated vessel drydockings, ballast water treatment systems (“BWTS”), and vessel upgrades in the next four quarters, along with the anticipated off-hire days:

		Projected Costs⁽¹⁾ (in millions)
Quarter Ending	Off-hire Days⁽²⁾	BWTS		Drydocks		Vessel Upgrades⁽³⁾
June 30, 2022	213	$	0.5	$	3.1	$	0.6
September 30, 2022	139		0.3		2.7		0.2
December 31, 2022	118		0.6		2.1		0.2
March 31, 2023	120		0.1		2.6		0.4

⁽¹⁾	Actual costs will vary based on various factors, including where the drydockings are actually performed.

⁽²⁾	Actual duration of off-hire days will vary based on the age and condition of the vessel, yard schedules and other factors.

⁽³⁾	Vessel upgrades represents capex relating to items such as high-spec low friction hull paint which improves fuel efficiency and reduces fuel costs, NeoPanama Canal chock fittings enabling vessels to carry additional cargo through the new Panama Canal locks, as well as other retrofitted fuel-saving devices. Vessel upgrades are discretionary in nature and evaluated on a business case-by-case basis.

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The following table summarizes the Company’s selected condensed consolidated financial and other data for the periods indicated below.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
Revenues, net	$	184,398		$	96,572

Voyage expenses		43,627			26,615
Vessel operating expenses		27,915			21,519
Charter hire expenses		22,711			8,480
Depreciation and amortization		14,580			12,506
General and administrative expenses		10,054			7,698
Other operating expense		133			961
Total operating expenses		119,020			77,779
Operating income		65,378			18,793
Interest expense		4,447			8,251
Interest income		(45	)		(17	)
Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net		7,903			710
Total other expense, net		12,305			8,944
Net income	$	53,073		$	9,849

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		12,974,125			11,729,492
Diluted		16,254,898			11,744,568

Per share amounts:
Basic net income	$	4.09		$	0.84
Diluted net income	$	3.27		$	0.84

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
(In thousands, except share data and par values)

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	83,602		$	86,147
Accounts receivable, net of a reserve of $1,837 and $1,818, respectively		40,918			28,456
Prepaid expenses		5,278			3,362
Inventories		27,771			17,651
Collateral on derivatives		21,307			15,081
Fair value of derivative assets – current		5,516			4,669
Other current assets		797			667
Total current assets		185,189			156,033
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels and vessel improvements, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $230,318 and $218,670, respectively		900,920			908,076
Operating lease right-of-use assets		18,654			17,017
Other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,452 and $1,403, respectively		368			257
Restricted cash – noncurrent		75			75
Deferred drydock costs, net		44,985			37,093
Fair value of derivative assets – noncurrent		8,476			3,112
Advances for ballast water systems and other assets		3,920			4,995
Total noncurrent assets		977,398			970,625
Total assets	$	1,162,587		$	1,126,658
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	23,396		$	20,781
Accrued interest		1,512			2,957
Other accrued liabilities		18,815			17,994
Fair value of derivative liabilities – current		13,111			4,253
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		15,749			15,728
Unearned charter hire revenue		12,746			12,088
Current portion of long-term debt		49,800			49,800
Total current liabilities		135,129			123,601
Noncurrent liabilities:
Global Ultraco Debt Facility, net of debt issuance costs		217,245			229,290
Convertible Bond Debt, net of debt discount and debt issuance costs		113,150			100,954
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities		2,899			1,282
Other noncurrent accrued liabilities		395			265
Total noncurrent liabilities		333,689			331,791
Total liabilities		468,818			455,392
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized, 12,985,994 and 12,917,027 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		130			129
Additional paid-in capital		961,930			982,746
Accumulated deficit		(278,858	)		(313,495	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		10,567			1,886
Total stockholders’ equity		693,769			671,266
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,162,587		$	1,126,658

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	53,073		$	9,849
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		11,697			10,507
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets		5,706			3,080
Amortization of deferred drydocking costs		2,883			1,999
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs		567			1,629
Net unrealized loss/(gain) on fair value of derivatives		11,450			(503	)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,487			872
Drydocking expenditures		(10,774	)		(4,821	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts payable		3,010			6,488
Accounts receivable		(12,462	)		(6,697	)
Accrued interest		(1,445	)		2,150
Inventories		(10,120	)		(3,096	)
Operating lease liabilities current and noncurrent		(5,706	)		(3,302	)
Collateral on derivatives		(6,226	)		—
Fair value of derivatives, other current and noncurrent assets		(252	)		(5,743	)
Other accrued liabilities		623			159
Prepaid expenses		(1,916	)		(308	)
Unearned charter hire revenue		659			2,070
Net cash provided by operating activities		42,254			14,333

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of vessels and vessel improvements		(283	)		(47,977	)
Advances for vessel purchases		—			(4,720	)
Purchase of scrubbers and ballast water systems		(3,494	)		(755	)
Proceeds from hull and machinery insurance claims		—			75
Purchase of other fixed assets		(160	)		(8	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(3,937	)		(53,385	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of term loan under New Ultraco Debt Facility		—			(7,811	)
Repayment of revolver loan under Super Senior Facility		—			(15,000	)
Proceeds from revolver loan under New Ultraco Debt Facility		—			55,000
Repayment of term loan under Global Ultraco Debt Facility		(12,450	)		—
Cash received from exercise of stock options		85			—
Cash used to settle net share equity awards		(1,862	)		(811	)
Equity offerings issuance costs		201			(292	)
Financing costs paid to lenders		(18	)		(170	)
Dividends paid		(26,818	)		—
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities		(40,862	)		30,916

Net decrease in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(2,545	)		(8,136	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		86,222			88,849
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	83,677		$	80,713
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	4,791		$	4,320
Accruals for vessel purchases and vessel improvements included in Other accrued liabilities	$	70		$	244
Accruals for scrubbers and ballast water treatment systems included in Accounts payable and Other accrued liabilities	$	2,943		$	3,153
Accruals for dividends payable included in Other accrued liabilities and Other noncurrent accrued liabilities	$	785		$	—
Accruals for debt issuance costs included in Accounts payable and Other accrued liabilities	$	—		$	250

Supplemental Information – Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes various financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We believe these measures provide important supplemental information to investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results. We use these measures, together with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP” or “U.S. GAAP”) measures, for internal managerial purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. However, we do not, and you should not, rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations, that when taken together with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures that we also provide in our press releases, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We strongly encourage you to review all of our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures, even if they have similar names.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(1) Adjusted net income and
Adjusted Basic and Diluted income per share

Adjusted net income and Adjusted Basic and Diluted income per share represents Net income and Basic and Diluted income per share, respectively, as adjusted to exclude non-cash unrealized losses/(gains) on derivatives and loss on debt extinguishment. The Company utilizes derivative instruments such as FFAs to partially hedge against its underlying long physical position in ships (as represented by owned and third-party chartered-in vessels). The Company does not apply hedge accounting, and, as such, the mark-to-market gains/(losses) on forward hedge positions impact current quarter results, causing timing mismatches in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Additionally, we believe that loss on debt extinguishment is not representative of our normal business operations. We believe that Adjusted net income and Adjusted income per share are more useful to analysts and investors in comparing the results of operations and operational trends between periods and relative to other peer companies in our industry. Our Adjusted net income should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flows provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. As noted above, our Adjusted net income may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate Adjusted net income in the same manner.

The following table presents the reconciliation of our Net income to Adjusted net income:

Reconciliation of GAAP Net income to Adjusted Net income
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021
Net income	$	53,073	$	9,849
Adjustments to reconcile net income to Adjusted net income:
Unrealized loss/(gain) on derivatives		11,450		(503	)
Adjusted Net income	$	64,523	$	9,346

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		12,974,125		11,729,492
Diluted⁽¹⁾		16,254,898		11,744,568

Per share amounts:
Basic adjusted net income	$	4.97	$	0.80
Diluted adjusted net income⁽¹⁾	$	3.97	$	0.80

⁽¹⁾	The number of shares used in the Diluted income per share and Diluted adjusted net income per share calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes 3,150,381 dilutive shares related to the Convertible Bond Debt based on the if-converted method per U.S. GAAP in addition to the restricted stock awards and restricted stock units based on the Treasury stock method.

⁽²⁾	EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

We define EBITDA as net income under GAAP adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is used as a supplemental financial measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks and others, to assess our operating performance as compared to that of other companies in our industry, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical costs basis. Our Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income/(loss), operating income/(loss), cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted to exclude the items which represent certain non-cash, one-time and other items such as vessel impairment, gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets, unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives, loss on debt extinguishment and stock-based compensation expenses that the Company believes are not indicative of the ongoing performance of its core operations.

The following table presents a reconciliation of our net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

Reconciliation of GAAP Net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
Net income	$	53,073		$	9,849
Adjustments to reconcile net income to EBITDA:
Interest expense		4,447			8,251
Interest income		(45	)		(17	)
Income taxes		—			—
EBIT		57,475			18,083
Depreciation and amortization		14,580			12,506
EBITDA		72,055			30,589
Non-cash, one-time and other adjustments to EBITDA⁽¹⁾		12,937			369
Adjusted EBITDA	$	84,992		$	30,958

⁽¹⁾	One-time and other adjustments to EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes stock-based compensation and unrealized losses on derivatives. One-time and other adjustments to EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes stock-based compensation and unrealized gains on derivatives.

⁽³⁾	TCE revenue and TCE

Time charter equivalent (“TCE”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is commonly used in the shipping industry primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per-day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters generally are expressed in such amounts. The Company defines TCE as shipping revenues less voyage expenses and charter hire expenses, adjusted for realized gains/(losses) on FFAs and bunker swaps, divided by the number of owned available days. TCE provides additional meaningful information in conjunction with shipping revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, because it assists Company management in making decisions regarding the deployment and use of its vessels and in evaluating their financial performance. The Company’s calculation of TCE may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. The Company calculates relative performance by comparing TCE against the Baltic Supramax Index (“BSI”) adjusted for commissions and fleet makeup. Owned available days is the number of our ownership days less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to vessel familiarization upon acquisition, repairs, vessel upgrades or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues.

The following table presents the reconciliation of revenues, net to TCE:

Reconciliation of Revenues, net to TCE
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands, except owned available days and TCE data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022			March 31, 2021
Revenues, net	$	184,398		$	96,572
Less:
Voyage expenses		(43,627	)		(26,615	)
Charter hire expenses		(22,711	)		(8,480	)
Reversal of one legacy time charter ⁽¹⁾		—			83
Realized gain/(loss) on FFAs and bunker swaps		3,547			(1,213	)
TCE revenue	$	121,607		$	60,347

Owned available days		4,437			3,990
TCE	$	27,407		$	15,124

⁽¹⁾	Prior to the third quarter of 2021, the Company adjusted for the impact of one legacy time charter in the TCE revenue and TCE financial measures.

Glossary of Terms:

Ownership days: We define ownership days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet has been owned by us. Ownership days are an indicator of the size of our fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that we recorded during a period.

Chartered-in under operating lease days: We define chartered-in under operating lease days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which we chartered-in vessels. Periodically, the Company charters in vessels on a single trip basis.

Available days: We define available days as the number of our ownership days and chartered-in days less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to vessel familiarization upon acquisition, repairs, vessel upgrades or special surveys and other reasons which prevent the vessel from performing under the relevant charter party such as surveys, medical events, stowaway disembarkation, etc. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues.

Operating days: We define operating days as the number of available days in a period less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues.

Fleet utilization: We calculate fleet utilization by dividing the number of our operating days during a period by the number of our available days during the period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure a company’s efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades, special surveys or vessel positioning. Our fleet continues to perform at high utilization rates.

Definitions of capitalized terms related to our Indebtedness

Global Ultraco Debt Facility: Global Ultraco Debt Facility refers to the senior secured credit facility entered into by Ultraco on October 1, 2021, along with certain of its vessel-owning subsidiaries as guarantors, with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (PUBL), Danish Ship Finance A/S, Nordea Bank ABP, Filial I Norge, DNB Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, and ING Bank N.V., London Branch. The Global Ultraco Debt Facility provides for an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million, which consists of (i) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $300.0 million and (ii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million. The Global Ultraco Debt Facility is secured by 49 of the Company’s vessels. As of March 31, 2022, $100.0 million of the revolving credit facility remains undrawn.

Convertible Bond Debt: Convertible Bond Debt refers to $114.1 million that the Company raised from its issuance of 5.0% Convertible Senior Notes on July 29, 2019. They are due in 2024.

New Ultraco Debt Facility: New Ultraco Debt Facility refers to senior secured credit facility for $208.4 million entered into by Ultraco Shipping LLC (“Ultraco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as the borrower (the “New Ultraco Debt Facility”), with the Company and certain of its indirectly vessel-owning subsidiaries, as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the lenders party thereto, the swap banks party thereto, ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC (“ABN AMRO”), Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (PUBL) and DNB Markets Inc., as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as arranger, security trustee and facility agent. The New Ultraco Debt Facility was refinanced on October 1, 2021.

Super Senior Facility: Super Senior Facility refers to the credit facility for $15.0 million, by and among Shipco as borrower, and ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, as original lender, mandated lead arranger and agent. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company cancelled the Super Senior Revolving Facility. There were no outstanding amounts under the facility.

Conference Call Information

As previously announced, members of Eagle Bulk’s senior management team will host a teleconference and webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 6, 2022, to discuss the first quarter results.

To participate in the teleconference, investors and analysts are invited to call +1 844-282-4411 in the U.S., or +1 512-900-2336 outside of the U.S., and reference participant code 4384843. A simultaneous webcast of the call, including a slide presentation for interested investors and others, may be accessed by visiting http://www.eagleships.com.

A replay will be available following the call from 11:00 AM ET on May 6, 2022 until 11:00 AM ET on May 16, 2022. To access the replay, call +1 855-859-2056 in the U.S., or +1 404-537-3406 outside of the U.S., and reference passcode 4384843.

About Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (“Eagle” or the “Company”) is a U.S. based fully integrated, shipowner-operator providing global transportation solutions to a diverse group of customers including miners, producers, traders, and end users. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in Singapore and Copenhagen, Denmark, Eagle focuses exclusively on the versatile mid-size drybulk vessel segment and owns one of the largest fleets of Supramax/Ultramax vessels in the world. The Company performs all management services in-house (including: strategic, commercial, operational, technical, and administrative) and employs an active management approach to fleet trading with the objective of optimizing revenue performance and maximizing earnings on a risk-managed basis. For further information, please visit our website: www.eagleships.com.

Website Information

We intend to use our website,
www.eagleships.com, as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in our website’s Investor Relations section. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor Relations portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, filings with the SEC, public conference calls, and webcasts. To subscribe to our e-mail alert service, please click the “Investor Alerts” link in the Investor Relations section of our website and submit your email address. The information contained in, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into or a part of this document or any other report or document we file with or furnish to the SEC, and any references to our website are intended to be inactive textual references only.

Disclaimer: Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements reflect current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. These statements may include words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events.

The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes as a result of COVID-19, including the availability and effectiveness of vaccines on a widespread basis and the impact of any mutations of the virus, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in vessel operating expenses, including drydocking and insurance costs, or actions taken by regulatory authorities, ability of our counterparties to perform their obligations under sales agreements, charter contracts, and other agreements on a timely basis, potential liability from future litigation, domestic and international political conditions including the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which may impact our ability to retain and source crew, and in turn, could adversely affect our revenue, expenses and profitability, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.

Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. with the SEC.

CONTACT

Company Contact:
Frank De Costanzo
Chief Financial Officer
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
Tel. +1 203-276-8100
Email:
investor@eagleships.com

Media:
Rose and Company
Tel. +1 212-359-2228
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Source: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

Can You Gauge the Onset of Market Capitulation?

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Admin



Image Credit: LM (Flickr)

Winners and Losers in a Market Capitulation

Capitulation can occur on an individual level, but the term is typically used when so many market participants are giving up on their holdings that the stock market moves down as if a bottom has fallen out. The setup for capitulation is in place well in advance of the hours, days, or months that these market events happen. And unlike black swan events which are almost always surprises, market capitulation is characterized by a build-up, and then a release.

It’s also characterized by many investors questioning themselves for holding for so long and potentially letting a profit turn into a loss.

Capitulate Definition

– to surrender often after negotiation of terms
The enemy was forced to capitulate unconditionally.

-to cease resisting: ACQUIESCE
The company capitulated to the labor union to avoid a strike.
-Merriam-Webster Online

Praying to the Gods of Breakeven

Market capitulation starts after the market has been strong and has rewarded risk-takers. Then stocks seem to be facing headwinds and average investor fears grow. But not by so much that they don’t keep assets in the market. At some point, while they are holding, and prices continue to decline, greed is overtaken taken by fear. That is to say, fear that their positions will never go back up. This fear is then accompanied by hope.

When all hope is lost, investors face what they believe to be reality and finally hit the sell button. They’re often so tired of the painful days that led them to that moment that they don’t care what the fill price is. This causes the market fall to accelerate, then masses holding positions on margin are also forced to sell. These margin calls help feed the accelerated market decline.

Later, like most financial market behavior, when the last person is done selling, there is only one direction the market can head. Up. While it may go sideways for a while, as recently as last year the market indexes hit all-time highs, this after many market capitulations that came before 2021. So up would seem to be the market’s natural long-term direction.

Seeing it Coming

Markets can come down much faster than they climb back up. So taking some risk off the table while the probability of a painful sell-off is increasing, is one way to spare yourself from the worst. This is tricky as people often “lose” more money in lost opportunity than ever lost permanently in the stock market.

Market players tend to behave in a bear cycle similar to a person playing slots at a casino. The machine takes some money, takes some more money, then occasionally pays. This gives the player hope which convinces them to stay in their seat. Market participants also stay involved because they’re occasionally rewarded and they’d prefer not to miss out on regaining the amount they are down. Investors may also stay involved because they know that out of every single market fall in history, the market has always come back and hit new highs.

Pay attention to the market’s technical signs if they indicate it may not hold up. Did it easily break through a support level? Is there greater volume on down days than up days? How far past its moving average has it declined?

Fundamental signs are also always worth paying attention to. Is joblessness rising, consumer confidence falling, are taxes being raised, or are interest rates causing money to be too tight for businesses to thrive?

If the market you’re involved in is showing either technical signs of weakening or fundamental factors working against it, the risks have increased.

Using it to Your Advantage

Market professionals consider the capitulation phase as reflecting the bottom of the market’s price. If investors could identify when capitulation has taken place and it is exhausted fully, they could buy at the bottom. At the point of full capitulation, there are no sellers left, only buyers and the market’s bubble has burst and is set to reinflate.

Signs of Nearing Stock Capitulation

Since the capitulation phase reflects the bottom of a market’s decline, if investors could identify when capitulation has taken place, it would signal the ideal time to buy. As mentioned before, this is because everyone who wanted to sell the security has already done so, and only buyers are left.

The problem in identifying capitulation is that it is usually only visible in hindsight rather than in foresight.

Source: Koyfin

The one year chart above shows a slow march downward for 2022 for all S&P sectors except for oil (XLE) and utilities (XLU). No sector appears to have had the bottom fall out, and there are still investors whose positions are sitting well above what they paid for them. Newer positions however may now be at a loss. The longer the downward slide continues, the more likely individuals will give up hope and margin account holders will be called to sell their positions. This increases the likelihood of a short but sharp downward search for the bottom.

So far the 2022 move downward has been orderly and on a percentage basis not huge, but it is a real reminder that stocks go both up and down. It seemingly doesn’t show that capitulation is imminent or that it has already occurred.

Fundamentally the outlook for stocks is not one of disaster as labor markets are tight, and there is still a large amount of money in the system that the Federal Reserve has not begun to mop up yet. Also, company earnings are mixed to strong.

Crypto-Capitulation

Capitulation that occurs in cryptocurrency markets is often stronger than in equity markets. For example, Bitcoin had a precipitous drop starting on May 2, 2021 when it fell from $57,300. to $29,800. by July 17, 2021. This 40% drop was partially attributed to negative news coming out of China about Bitcoin mining. Capitulation is often more prevalent in speculative assets.

Bottom Line

If seeing the onset of capitulation and knowing when it is exhausted was easy, we’d all be rich. Since that isn’t the case, we can act prudently in a few different ways. Hedging one’s position using the futures market when they feel risk is increasing is one way. This can be effective both while holding a position as the market seems to be gaining downside momentum, or when the investor believes they have found the bottom but would like to protect any new investment.

It is important to remember that the overall indexes have always grown and reached new highs as the economy continues to expand.

Paul Hoffman

Managing Editor, Channelchek

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Comstock Mining (LODE) – Going All In

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Comstock Mining (LODE)
Going All In

Comstock (NYSE: LODE) innovates technologies that contribute to global decarbonization and circularity by efficiently converting under-utilized natural resources into renewable fuels and electrification products that contribute to balancing global uses and emissions of carbon. The Company intends to achieve exponential growth and extraordinary financial, natural, and social gains by building, owning, and operating a fleet of advanced carbon neutral extraction and refining facilities, by selling an array of complimentary process solutions and related services, and by licensing selected technologies to qualified strategic partners. To learn more, please visit www.comstock.inc.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Focusing on its mission. Comstock Mining hosted a webcast to discuss first quarter results and recent developments. The company is going all in on technologies that enable systemic decarbonization. Its renewable fuels division is advancing technologies to commercialize the conversion of woody biomass into advanced cellulosic fuels. Its lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling business, LiNiCo, is commercializing a process to crush and separate lithium-ion batteries, extract lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite, and use the recovered metals to produce 99% pure cathode active precursor products.

Making significant headway. Comstock is currently building commercial pilot scale cellulosic fuels and LIB facilities, and the company is preparing to commence crushing and separating operations that will produce mineral-rich black mass at its 137,000 square foot LIB recycling facility later this year and deploy lithium extraction in the same facility next year. The company’s pilot scale cellulosic fuel system will also be operational at its Wisconsin facility later this year. Comstock has established a near-term goal to commission its first 100 million gallon biorefinery by 2025 and LiNiCo expects to produce marketable, battery-grade lithium carbonate by the end of the second quarter of 2023….

This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary. Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision.

Euroseas (ESEA) – Euroseas agrees to buy two container vessels

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Euroseas (ESEA)
Euroseas agrees to buy two container vessels

Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 140 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ESEA. Euroseas operates in the container shipping market. Euroseas’ operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.

Michael Heim, CFA, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Euroseas agreed to acquire two 4,250 teu container vessels for a combined price of $37 million. The acquisitions increase ESEA’s fleet to 18 vessels with 54,621 teu with an additional 7 newbuildings and 16,600 teu to be delivered in 2023-24. The price per teu is in line with recent prices, which have skyrocketed in the last 18 months as shipping rates have risen.

Euroseas has locked in shipping sales contracts to assure the acquisitions are immediately accretive to EBITDA. The M/V Seaspan Manila ship has a contract through February 2025 at prices near $20,000 (with ceiling and floor pricing after April 2024). The M/V Seaspan Melbourne has a contract until March 2025 at $19,000/day. Combined, management believes the ships will add $20 million to EBITDA, or approximately $2.75 per share….

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Blackboxstocks (BLBX) – E*Trade Integration and Mobile App Launch

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Blackboxstocks (BLBX)
E*Trade Integration and Mobile App Launch

Blackboxstocks, Inc. is a financial technology and social media hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics and news for stock and options traders of all levels. Our web-based software employs “predictive technology” enhanced by artificial intelligence to find volatility and unusual market activity that may result in the rapid change in the price of a stock or option. Blackbox continuously scans the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, CBOE, and all other options markets, analyzing over 10,000 stocks and up to 1,500,000 options contracts multiple times per second. We provide our users with a fully interactive social media platform that is integrated into our dashboard, enabling our users to exchange information and ideas quickly and efficiently through a common network. We recently introduced a live audio/video feature that allows our members to broadcast on their own channels to share trade strategies and market insight within the Blackbox community. Blackbox is a SaaS company with a growing base of users that spans 42 countries; current subscription fees are $99.97 per month or $959.00 annually. For more information, go to: www.blackboxstocks.com .

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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A Busy Day. Blackboxstocks’ management recently announced the release of the Company’s native mobile app on the iOS and Android app stores, as well as the integration with E*TRADE with the Blackbox platform.

Mobile App Launch. The Company officially completed the development of the Blackbox app and released it on Apple and Android phones. Recall, the app utilizes most of the features of the desktop site (over 90% according to the Company) while also giving the user real time alerts on their device even when not actively using the app….

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Kelly Services (KELYA) – Another Company Acquired

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Kelly Services (KELYA)
Another Company Acquired

Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) connects talented people to companies in need of their skills in areas including Science, Engineering, Education, Office, Contact Center, Light Industrial, and more. We’re always thinking about what’s next in the evolving world of work, and we help people ditch the script on old ways of thinking and embrace the value of all workstyles in the workplace. We directly employ nearly 350,000 people around the world and connect thousands more with work through our global network of talent suppliers and partners in our outsourcing and consulting practice. Revenue in 2021 was $4.9 billion. Visit kellyservices.com and let us help with what’s next for you.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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A New Acquisition. Kelly’s management announced the acquisition of Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS), a firm that provides in-school therapy services involving occupational and physical, along with speech-language pathology and mental and behavioral health services. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Going Back to School. Management noted that the acquisition will be a part of the Kelly Education segment, and we believe that the acquisition will be additive to Kelly’s top-line revenue, as schools are having a return to in-person learning globally, and the Company is already seeing strong demand for their Education segment as of the fourth quarter of 2021.

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Lineage Cell Therapeutics (LCTX) – Additional Data Presented Confirms Our OpRegen Expectations

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Lineage Cell Therapeutics (LCTX)
Additional Data Presented Confirms Our OpRegen Expectations

Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs. Lineage’s programs are based on its robust proprietary cell-based therapy platform and associated in-house development and manufacturing capabilities. With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials. These differentiated cells are developed to either replace or support cells that are dysfunctional or absent due to degenerative disease or traumatic injury or administered as a means of helping the body mount an effective immune response to cancer. Lineage’s clinical programs are in markets with billion dollar opportunities and include five allogeneic (“off-the-shelf”) product candidates: (i) OpRegen, a retinal pigment epithelial cell therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration; (ii) OPC1, an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell therapy in Phase 1/2a development for the treatment of acute spinal cord injuries; (iii) VAC2, a dendritic cell therapy produced from Lineage’s VAC technology platform for immuno-oncology and infectious disease, currently in Phase 1 clinical development for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (iv) ANP1, an auditory neuronal progenitor cell therapy for the potential treatment of auditory neuropathy, and (v) PNC1, a photoreceptor neural cell therapy for the treatment of vision loss due to photoreceptor dysfunction or damage. For more information, please visit www.lineagecell.com or follow the company on Twitter @LineageCell.

Robert LeBoyer, Vice President, Research Analyst, Life Sciences , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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OpRegen Data Presented At ARVO. Lineage Cell Therapeutics presented data from the Phase 1/2a trial testing OpRegen, its retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation for treating age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). The data was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vison and Ophthalmology, ARVO. The presentation added additional patient data from its last cohort, demonstrating safety, tolerability, and improvements in visual function and cellular structure.

Additional Data From The Efficacy Cohort Was Presented. The Phase 1/2a trial is an open-label trial with three cohorts of 4 patients each receiving ascending doses to establish safety, then a fourth cohort of 12 patients to test efficacy. Patients in the updated presentation have been assessed at 12 months following OpRegen treatment, with some patients followed for up to 5 years….

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The GEO Group (GEO) – 1Q22 Results Above Expectations

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The GEO Group (GEO)
1Q22 Results Above Expectations

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is a leading diversified government service provider, specializing in design, financing, development, and support services for secure facilities, processing centers, and community reentry centers in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s diversified services include enhanced in-custody rehabilitation and post-release support through the award-winning GEO Continuum of Care®, secure transportation, electronic monitoring, community-based programs, and correctional health and mental health care. GEO’s worldwide operations include the ownership and/or delivery of support services for 103 facilities totaling approximately 83,000 beds, including idle facilities and projects under development, with a workforce of up to approximately 18,000 employees.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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1Q22 Results. The GEO Group’s 1Q22 results were above expectations, with revenue for the quarter of $551.2 million, adjusted EBITDA of $125.2 million, AFFO of $0.64 per diluted share, EPS of $0.26, and adjusted net income of $0.31 per share. We had forecast $550 million, $98.5 million, $0.50, $0.20, and $0.21, respectively. GEO’s results highlight the resiliency of the business model, in our opinion.

BI Building. GEO’s BI monitoring subsidiary remains strong. BI now monitors over 200,000 people under the ISAP program, up from about 90,000 18 months ago. As we mentioned in a previous report, ICE is preparing for up to 600,000 enrollees in its ATD programs by year-end, up from 215,000 enrolled today. As the largest purveyor of ATD solutions to the government, such a surge should benefit GEO, in our view….

This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

Release – Entravision Expands into Kenya and Names New Director of Local Operations

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Entravision Expands into Kenya and Names New Director of Local Operations

Research, News, and Market Data on Entravision

Expansion provides access to a
high-growth, emerging digital advertising industry with significant expansion
opportunities across East Africa

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Entravision (NYSE: EVC or “the Company”), a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company, announced today its expansion into Kenya. This expansion provides Entravision, through its Africa-based digital business unit, Entravision 365 Digital, a presence in East Africa, as it looks to expand its breadth of digital solutions, media representations and creative services to new emerging markets.

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220504005241/en/

With the expansion into Kenya, the Company also welcomes Maggie Ndirangu as its newly appointed Managing Director of Kenya Operations. Ms. Ndirangu has regional expertise and extensive knowledge of the digital landscape across Africa. This expansion aligns with Entravision’s goal to position Entravision 365 Digital as a local digital marketing solutions powerhouse, serving African companies and local leaders with advanced branding, performance, and creative needs.

“We’re thrilled to launch Entravision’s operations in Kenya, an exciting market for our African expansion,” said Julian Jordaan, CEO of Entravision 365 Digital. “With the third highest connected consumer base in Sub-Saharan Africa, and growing at a rapid rate, we believe that these numbers will only continue to climb and ultimately represent 17% of the digital advertising industry within the Sub-Saharan market by 2023. Kenya also has incredible talent and an advertising ecosystem primed with opportunity.”

Jordaan continued, “We are also pleased to welcome Maggie Ndirangu as Managing Director of our Kenyan operations. Maggie is an exceptional leader who brings with her years of knowledge in the marketing and advertising industries. She will be taking our partnerships, media representations and services to brands across the Kenya market.”

“Kenya has become a technology powerhouse in Africa over the last few years, with many global companies setting up Sub-Saharan African headquarters here. I’m honored to be joining Entravision to lead the Company’s expansion into East Africa and deliver marketing solutions that help businesses reach consumers, drive engagements and promote positive business impact across this region,” said Maggie Ndirangu.

Sub-Saharan Africa is an attractive digital marketplace with nearly 500 million digitally connected consumers. Importantly, the Sub-Saharan African customer is young, tech-savvy and digitally connected. By combining the Company’s platform and publisher partnerships with technology-driven design service, or “365 Studio,” Entravision’s evolution continues into a leading marketing technology service provider in the world’s highest growth economies.

About Entravision

Entravision is a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company connecting brands to consumers by representing top platforms and publishers. Its dynamic portfolio includes digital, television and audio offerings. Digital, the company’s largest revenue segment, is comprised of four business units: a digital sales representation business; Smadex, a programmatic ad purchasing platform; a branding and mobile performance solutions business; and a digital audio business. Through the digital sales representation business, the company connects global media companies such as Meta, Twitter, TikTok and Spotify with advertisers in primarily emerging growth markets worldwide. Smadex is the company’s mobile-first demand side platform, enabling advertisers to execute performance campaigns using machine learning. Entravision also offers a branding and mobile performance solutions business, which provides managed services to advertisers looking to connect with global consumers, primarily on mobile devices, and its digital audio business provides digital audio advertising solutions for advertisers in the Americas. In addition to digital, Entravision has 49 television stations and is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks. Entravision also manages 46 primarily Spanish-language radio stations that feature nationally recognized, Emmy award-winning talent. Shares of Entravision Class A Common Stock trade on the NYSE under ticker: EVC. Learn more about the company’s offerings at entravision.com or connect with the company on LinkedIn.

About Entravision 365 Digital

Entravision 365 Digital is an African online media and ad-technology business with a rich heritage in the African advertising industry. For 21 years the business has represented the largest publishers and platforms in Africa and have helped global brands reach connected consumers and drive business impact. With a mission to connect publishers to brands, and brands to consumers, Entravision 365 Digital helps brands reach audiences at scale through its exclusive partnership with leading platforms like TikTok, Anzu, Boomplay, Triton Digital and many more. Entravision 365 Digital is a business unit of Entravision, a leading global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company connecting brands to consumers by representing top platforms and publishers. Learn more about all of our innovative media, marketing and technology offerings at entravision365digital.com or connect with us on
LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

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For more information please contact:

Entravision

Investors:
Christopher T. Young
Chief Financial Officer
310-447-3870

Kimberly Esterkin
Addo Investor Relations
evc@addo.com
310-829-5400

Entravision 365 Digital South Africa

Julian Jordaan
Chief Executive Officer, Entravision 365 Digital
+27 21 555 1975
Julian@365Digital.co.za
www.entravision365digital.com

Entravision 365 Digital Kenya

Maggie Ndirangu
Managing Director
maggie.ndirangu@entravision.com

Source: Entravision

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