Friday, February 17, 2023
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. owns and operates 61 stations (47 FM and 14 AM) in 15 large- and mid-size markets in the United States. Approximately 20 million consumers listen to the Company’s radio stations weekly over-the-air, online and on smartphones and tablets, and millions regularly engage with the Company’s brands and personalities through digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, digital and web applications and email. The Overwatch League’s Houston Outlaws esports team is a wholly owned subsidiary. The Company also owns BeasleyXP, a national esports content hub, and AXLR-R8, a Rocket League Championship Series team, in its esports portfolio. For more information, please visit www.bbgi.com.
Michael Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Patrick McCann, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Solid Q4 results. The company reported revenue of $72 million, beating our estimate of $70.9 million by 1.7%. Top line revenue benefited from $5.1 million in political advertising as well as strong digital and local advertising. Adj. EBITDA of $12.87 million was roughly in line with our estimate of $14 million.
Favorable guidance. Management provided favorable Q1 revenue guidance to be slightly up from the prior year period. Digital and local advertising revenue are pacing up 15% and 6%, respectively. Notably, Management issued guidance for digital revenue to reach 20% to 30% of total revenue, and digital margins to reach 20%. Digital revenue is currently 16% of total revenue and Digital margins are currently 11%.
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