Caroline Beasley | CEO |
Marie Tedesco | CFO |
Good morning, and welcome to Beasley Broadcast Group Second Quarter 2023 Conference Call.
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Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone.
Caroline Beasley | CEO |
Marie Tedesco | CFO |
Good morning, and welcome to Beasley Broadcast Group Second Quarter 2023 Conference Call.
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going With has who additional that, comments the it Marie, to to I'm over on hand quarter.
provide Carolyn, and an review quarter our update and everyone. balance second good will our I of results sheet. Thanks, morning,
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now for XX.X% this diversify revenue XX.X% of revenue and $XX.X as grow and to quarter to sources. revenue represent the continue grew the stream we quarter million Digital for our revenue total
second to at total category declined This our our the Consumer category revenue. year-over-year quarter. [X.X%] for remained of our quarter. services XX% Moving revenue during category largest revenue
medical. largest from largest have increase legal We the and decrease coming from the coming
XX% was which for second category and Our year-over-year X.X% total largest accounted of retail, revenue. fell
year-over-year. quarter. which an around growth of in for betting, represents X.X% than increases sports of almost growth more decreased total and and XQ double-digit of fourth category saw the million Philadelphia. revenues year-over-year, X% category up our XX% $X.X Boston our revenue. revenue in including markets, We half saw auto in Auto, category X% generated entertainment largest includes for Entertainment number The XX% total X the accounted in and
that, seen continue year this and inventory improvements throughout improve have the as that vehicles. of of revenue to in on will We expect have reports there been millions category levels
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decreased $XXX,XXX. in compensation to $XXX,XXX $XXX,XXX tax the we and [XX%] had stock-based income or an the quarter, quarter benefit for Noncash of
or $XX,XXX impairment the year decreased loss $X.X XQ negative less negative a million, income million with more Second operating loss million. operating was 'XX of to impairment a and noncash in XQ line quarter noncash $XX income a ago. The of in in by driven XXXX XXXX $X.X
periods. noncash were So basis on both positive losses, excluding the impairment in we an operating
the Second quarter bond of $X was interest reflecting at approximately expense repurchase of and million, XX%. million XQ at million, our a debt decreased a $XXX,XXX to $X.X year-over-year outstanding $XXX end discount
August $XX.X We also interest on million X. made payment approximately of another
to net agency leverage, including previous LTM or such buildup, adjusted decreased was Second compensation, $X.X million. forma quarter as XXXX XX.X% from pro up XXXX quarter our EBITDA the and taxes, forma from to for add-backs noncash XXXX acquisition risk $X.X agency certain X.XXx. our pro digital million year losses
build are We as operations to ended cash XQ cash and $XX.X of XXXX continuing we generating our with from million on cash. up hand
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was that to XQ to compares the $XXX,XXX, million, and of upgrades XXXX for which expenditures XXXX replacements which related spend Boston was transmitters. to year-to-date is Boston $X.X related our Year-to-date $X.X to million, capital compares build-out. of again, CapEx That build-out. was million, the spend and reflecting CapEx of mostly Our quarter $X
spending expect around full to We to year. be CapEx our million $X for for million XXXX $X the
back And that, to with turn it I'll Caroline.
Thank you, Marie.
some I'm we've quarter where performance with had our So headwinds. pleased second in environment an
offsetting business, digital to show in partially spot. growth continue the our We decline in
for content quarter. drive the strategy midyear revenue XX.X% helped digital Our initiated in our XXXX growth
operated we're drive during in XXXX. about So this That to second tremendous opportunity our and audience owned monthly growth overall strategy very our Notably, the of is Again, quarter, this the year. into and almost to last as we XX% reach a balance and in $XX continue monthly now year. next content the continued 'XX audience is local from million same multi-platform audience excited $XX increase compares through million. period
large share other broadcasters. our key X% cluster markets radio XX-XX. with of X% And maintain maintained where and PPM in year-over-year PPM grew Our including continue [indiscernible] to overall, the the market with when positions average to share And our both by by PPM demographic average highest brands in compared markets, dominant grew adults the major our share Nielsen, we adults XX-XX.
seen of period. now quarter, to Digital impressions However, increase was XX% like recent growth up users on O&O for other growth digital total asset That's expect sellable accounts 'XX. continue. a from last to QX increasing largest of 'XX with X the monthly to points trend this and unique our audience. audience QX led our audience XX% the we for same digital quarters, XX% from This by
second set half the the X have Now We in ranked with League the to X esports. now the moving X which Toronto. October We played on team playoffs moved the in Overwatch finals, into have presently now on through XXXX our will grand eyes be and number of world. October season,
prize Our focus platform audience on for on money. remains our computing expanding and social our
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approximately where June August and pretty is down, today, end. that saw X%. and September X% of That's down July is X%. quarter revenue was As third pacing breaking is X% approximately down up to pacing pacing our down similar we
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be the business offset to digital softness continue super local and developing new in comp. to the We focused on political direct
against are value. over several proud members I'd going the like with the acknowledge we our team everything strengthen we and as pursue results before headwinds. last delivered clearly a of to company and And shareholder thrilled we strong for quarters, additional to the across them Q&A, have opportunities lot I'm into absolutely we company as even Finally, are done the build they've accomplished doing.
to with do to were to Marie. over I'm some turn it So going have that questions We that, submitted us.
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on will we to would said, is, And I an address. as investment? question update received Carolyn Yes, few you questions esports your the could like we a do give that first
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some questions all looking sometime you fourth there League, Overwatch of with However, quarter are we some have should options we may the with this. and our are and [OL] update of have an on currently at read, in
on focused could you are -- our we talk next we I our to in are day, due this bonds refinancing reduce the continuing will eye coming XXXX. of of leverage. have And about your certainly February Also and yes, on we are And hyper Great. your that and that. reduce question, debt process take our
We consider exploring is, options noncore will last well our regarding refinance And would bonds be all divesting of assets? you question due our date. the advance in
last quarter, Yes. We consider and that discussed that is this we something doing. will
have very out reach Great. to free you a All your right. have to either you day. myself. And much time any Hope Thank Thank all questions, feel today. great or you. should for you Marie
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