Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Salem Media Group (SALM)

Why Investors Should Look Past The Soft Q1 Guidance.

Salem Media owns and operates radio stations in metropolitan markets, predominately with a Christian format. The company’s radio business focuses on the clustering of strategic formats, including Christian teaching and talk, contemporary Christian music, conservative news talk, and Spanish language Christian teaching and talk. 

Michael Kupinski, DOR, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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• Delivered on expectations.  Fourth quarter revenues and cash flow (Adj. EBITDA) of
  $67.19 million and $11.57 million were in line with our expectations of $66.5
  million and $11.55 million, respectively. 
• Soft Q1 guidance does not portend a
  trend. The company anticipates that Q1 revenues will decline between
  3% to 5% with expenses to be down 1% to up 2%. Q1 will be unfavorably impacted
  by the absence of Political advertising, the timing of book releases, the
  Easter shift toward later in the second quarter, and the absence of the full
  impact of expense savings. Subsequent quarters should reflect labor costs
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