Nexstar Media Group Reports Record Second Quarter Net Revenue of $1,131.6 Million
Nexstar Media Group reported strong second-quarter 2021 financial results, with net revenue rising 23.7% year-over-year to $1.13 billion and net income increasing 103.5% to $199.8 million. Core advertising revenue surged 42% to $423.5 million, while digital revenue jumped 57.3% to $73.4 million. However, political advertising revenue declined by 60.5%. The company raised its average annual free cash flow guidance for 2021/2022 by $60 million, now expecting approximately $1.33 billion. Nexstar also repurchased $138 million in shares and paid out $30 million in dividends to enhance shareholder value.
- Net revenue increased 23.7% year-over-year to $1.13 billion.
- Net income rose 103.5% to $199.8 million.
- Core advertising revenue surged 42% to $423.5 million.
- Digital revenue jumped 57.3% to $73.4 million.
- Raised average annual free cash flow guidance for 2021/2022 by $60 million to ~$1.33 billion.
- Repurchased $138 million of shares and returned $30 million to shareholders via dividends.
- Political advertising revenue fell 60.5%, from $21.6 million to $8.5 million.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) (“Nexstar” or “the Company”) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 as summarized below:
Summary 2021 Second Quarter Highlights |
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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($ in thousands) |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Change |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Change |
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Core Advertising Revenue |
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$ |
423,458 |
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$ |
298,240 |
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+42.0 |
% |
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$ |
835,172 |
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$ |
715,619 |
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+16.7 |
% |
Political Advertising Revenue |
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$ |
8,511 |
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$ |
21,566 |
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(60.5 |
)% |
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$ |
13,919 |
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$ |
76,907 |
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(81.9 |
)% |
Total Television Advertising Revenue |
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$ |
431,969 |
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$ |
319,806 |
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+35.1 |
% |
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$ |
849,091 |
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$ |
792,526 |
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+7.1 |
% |
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Distribution Fee Revenue |
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$ |
616,949 |
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$ |
536,544 |
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+15.0 |
% |
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$ |
1,238,184 |
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$ |
1,086,260 |
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+14.0 |
% |
Digital Revenue |
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$ |
73,421 |
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$ |
46,661 |
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+57.3 |
% |
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$ |
139,811 |
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$ |
103,101 |
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+35.6 |
% |
Other Revenue |
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$ |
9,251 |
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$ |
11,622 |
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(20.4 |
)% |
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$ |
18,435 |
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$ |
24,568 |
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(25.0 |
)% |
Net Revenue |
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$ |
1,131,590 |
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$ |
914,633 |
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+23.7 |
% |
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$ |
2,245,521 |
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$ |
2,006,455 |
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+11.9 |
% |
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Income from Operations |
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$ |
288,328 |
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$ |
196,253 |
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+46.9 |
% |
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$ |
573,248 |
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$ |
501,268 |
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+14.4 |
% |
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Net income |
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$ |
199,761 |
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$ |
98,141 |
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+103.5 |
% |
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$ |
398,951 |
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$ |
255,835 |
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+55.9 |
% |
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Adjusted EBITDA Before One-Time
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$ |
419,677 |
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$ |
298,282 |
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+40.7 |
% |
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$ |
992,256 |
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$ |
863,455 |
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+14.9 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
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$ |
418,790 |
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$ |
292,836 |
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+43.0 |
% |
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$ |
990,167 |
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$ |
850,572 |
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+16.4 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2) |
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37.0 |
% |
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32.0 |
% |
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44.1 |
% |
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42.4 |
% |
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Free Cash Flow Before One-Time
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$ |
182,101 |
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$ |
200,395 |
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(9.1 |
)% |
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$ |
666,754 |
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$ |
630,795 |
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+5.7 |
% |
Free Cash Flow(1) |
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$ |
181,214 |
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$ |
194,949 |
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(7.0 |
)% |
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$ |
664,665 |
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$ |
617,912 |
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+7.6 |
% |
The contribution from Nexstar’s |
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(1) |
Definitions and disclosures regarding non-GAAP financial information including reconciliations are included at the end of the press release. Effective November 1, 2020, the Company combined its broadcast and digital operations and no longer reports broadcast cash flow. However, investors can calculate a comparable metric for the combined broadcast and digital operations by adding back corporate expense to Adjusted EBITDA. | |
(2) |
Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenue. |
CEO Comment
Perry A. Sook, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. commented, “Nexstar’s strong operating and financial growth momentum as well as our commitment to enhancing shareholder value was highlighted again in the second quarter as we delivered another period of outstanding financial results and industry-leading capital returns. Record second quarter net revenue reflects our team’s success in generating a faster and stronger-than-anticipated recovery in core advertising as well as continued double-digit distribution revenue growth. Overall, our record second quarter net revenue of
“During the second quarter, we remained active with our initiatives to enhance shareholder value, repurchasing approximately
“Nexstar’s record second quarter net revenue increased
“Second quarter 2021 distribution fee revenue rose
“Second quarter 2021 total digital revenue increased
“During the second quarter, Mission Broadcasting closed on a new
“In June, Nexstar marked its 25th anniversary of the Company’s founding. Over the last two-and-a-half decades, the Company’s transformational growth and financial success have been driven by our revenue diversification strategies, disciplined approach toward capital allocation and an organization-wide commitment to localism and operational excellence. As the largest broadcast group and the top producer of local news programming in North America, Nexstar is mobilizing our resources at scale to leverage the many opportunities we see across the business over the near- and long-term to deliver growing levels of content monetization. To support our next phase of growth, last November we implemented a new operational structure by combining our broadcasting and digital operating subsidiaries under Nexstar Media Inc. to align the Company’s leadership in local content production with its management teams and promoted our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Tom Carter, to President and Chief Operating Officer. In July, we announced that Lee Ann Gliha, an accomplished finance leader with more than 20 years of experience in TMT investment banking, will assume the CFO role from Tom. Lee Ann will be instrumental in advancing our strategic objectives. Overall, we are confident that the actions we have taken over the past year and the management team we have put in place positions Nexstar to continue providing outstanding content and service to our local communities, while extending our record of delivering exceptional financial results and industry leading risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders.
“In summary, our strategic priorities remain focused on serving our local communities and driving increased content monetization, while returning capital to shareholders, reducing leverage and making thoughtful investments in our business to drive future growth. Looking ahead, with Nexstar’s operating momentum across our businesses, we expect to generate year-over-year growth across all of our non-political revenue sources for the remainder of 2021. The solid foundation of our assets and operations combined with the resiliency of our business model give consistency to our results and our service to our local communities and local and national advertisers has never been stronger. As such, we continue to have excellent visibility to deliver on or exceed our upsized free cash flow targets in the 2021/2022 cycle as well as a clear path for the continued near- and long-term enhancement of shareholder value.”
The consolidated debt of Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting, Inc., an independently owned variable interest entity (collectively with Nexstar, the “Company”) at June 30, 2021, was
The table below summarizes the Company’s debt obligations (net of financing costs and discounts).
($ in millions) |
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June 30, 2021 |
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December 31, 2020 |
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Revolving Credit Facilities |
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$ |
59.0 |
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$ |
327.0 |
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First Lien Term Loans |
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$ |
4,778.8 |
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$ |
4,559.1 |
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$ |
1,790.6 |
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$ |
1,791.0 |
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$ |
991.4 |
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$ |
990.9 |
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Total Funded Debt |
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$ |
7,619.8 |
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$ |
7,668.0 |
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Unrestricted Cash |
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$ |
313.3 |
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$ |
152.7 |
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Share Repurchase Authorization and Activity
The Company repurchased a total of 926,162 shares of its Class A common stock in the second quarter of 2021 at an average price of approximately
Second Quarter Conference Call
Nexstar will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET today. Senior management will discuss the financial results and host a question-and-answer session. The dial in number for the audio conference call is 334/777-6978, conference ID 4869641 (domestic and international callers). Participants can also listen to a live webcast of the call through the “Events and Presentations” section under “Investor Relations” on Nexstar’s website at www.nexstar.tv. A webcast replay will be available for 90 days following the live event at www.nexstar.tv.
Definitions and Disclosures Regarding non-GAAP Financial Information
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income, plus interest expense (net), loss on extinguishment of debt, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and broadcast rights, (gain) loss on asset disposal, goodwill and intangible assets impairment, loss (income) on equity investments, distribution from equity investments and other expense (income), minus reimbursement from the FCC related to station repack and broadcast rights payments. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of our assets’ operating performance and a measure of our ability to service debt. It is also used by management to identify the cash available for strategic acquisitions and investments, maintain capital assets and fund ongoing operations and working capital needs. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and lenders as a measure of valuation and ability to service debt.
Effective November 1, 2020, the Company combined its broadcast and digital operations and no longer reports broadcast cash flow. However, investors can calculate a comparable metric for the combined broadcast and digital operations by adding back corporate expense to Adjusted EBITDA.
Free cash flow is calculated as net income, plus interest expense (net), loss on extinguishment of debt, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and broadcast rights, (gain) loss on asset disposal, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill and intangible assets impairment, loss (income) on equity investments, distribution from equity investments and other expense (income), minus payments for broadcast rights, cash interest expense, capital expenditures, proceeds from disposals of property and equipment, and operating cash income tax payments. We consider Free Cash Flow to be an indicator of our assets’ operating performance. In addition, this measure is useful to investors because it is frequently used by industry analysts, investors and lenders as a measure of valuation for broadcast companies, although their definitions of Free Cash Flow may differ from our definition.
For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measurements to the GAAP financial results cited in this news announcement, please see the supplemental tables at the end of this release.
With respect to our forward-looking guidance, no reconciliation between a non-GAAP measure to the closest corresponding GAAP measure is included in this release because we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts and we believe such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. In particular, a reconciliation of forward-looking Free Cash Flow to the closest corresponding GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the charges excluded from these non-GAAP measures such as the measures and effects of stock-based compensation expense specific to equity compensation awards that are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in our stock price and other non-recurring or unusual items such as impairment charges, transaction-related costs and gains or losses on sales of assets. We expect the variability of these items to have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP financial results.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Nexstar Media Inc., consists of three divisions: Broadcasting, Digital, and Networks. The Broadcasting Division operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to 199 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 116 markets or approximately
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements include information preceded by, followed by, or that includes the words "guidance," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "could," or similar expressions. For these statements, Nexstar claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this communication, concerning, among other things, future financial performance, including changes in net revenue, cash flow and operating expenses, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various important factors, including the impact of changes in national and regional economies, the ability to service and refinance our outstanding debt, successful integration of acquired television stations and digital businesses (including achievement of synergies and cost reductions), pricing fluctuations in local and national advertising, future regulatory actions and conditions in the television stations' operating areas, competition from others in the broadcast television markets, volatility in programming costs, the effects of governmental regulation of broadcasting, industry consolidation, technological developments and major world news events. Nexstar undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this communication might not occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. For more details on factors that could affect these expectations, please see Nexstar’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Net revenue |
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$ |
1,131,590 |
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$ |
914,633 |
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$ |
2,245,521 |
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$ |
2,006,455 |
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Operating expenses (income): |
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Corporate expenses |
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41,943 |
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35,399 |
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85,423 |
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88,873 |
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Direct operating expenses, net of trade |
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459,630 |
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413,742 |
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907,412 |
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855,523 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding corporate |
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200,567 |
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157,844 |
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400,524 |
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322,754 |
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Trade expense |
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2,695 |
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2,897 |
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4,305 |
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6,175 |
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Depreciation of property and equipment |
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39,904 |
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35,770 |
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79,372 |
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71,176 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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73,812 |
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69,512 |
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147,499 |
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140,095 |
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Amortization of broadcast rights |
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31,651 |
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35,740 |
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62,534 |
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72,948 |
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Reimbursement from the FCC related to station repack |
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(6,926 |
) |
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(25,716 |
) |
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(12,341 |
) |
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(38,474 |
) |
(Gain) loss on disposal of stations, net |
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(14 |
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50 |
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(2,455 |
) |
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(7,025 |
) |
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent
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- |
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3,933 |
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- |
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3,933 |
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Gain on relinquishment of spectrum |
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- |
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(10,791 |
) |
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- |
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(10,791 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
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843,262 |
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718,380 |
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1,672,273 |
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1,505,187 |
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Income from operations |
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288,328 |
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196,253 |
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573,248 |
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501,268 |
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Income from equity method investments, net |
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27,116 |
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11,332 |
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56,924 |
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25,490 |
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Interest expense, net |
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(70,126 |
) |
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(82,251 |
) |
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(142,180 |
) |
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(183,535 |
) |
Loss on debt extinguishment |
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(63 |
) |
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- |
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(1,052 |
) |
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(7,477 |
) |
Pension and other postretirement plans credit, net |
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17,658 |
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10,762 |
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35,315 |
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21,524 |
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Unrealized gain on equity investments measured at fair value |
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7,857 |
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- |
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7,857 |
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- |
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Other (income) expenses |
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(253 |
) |
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(549 |
) |
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(676 |
) |
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315 |
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Income before income taxes |
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270,517 |
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135,547 |
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529,436 |
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357,585 |
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Income tax expense |
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(70,756 |
) |
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(37,406 |
) |
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(130,485 |
) |
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(101,750 |
) |
Net income |
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199,761 |
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98,141 |
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398,951 |
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255,835 |
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Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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343 |
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1,454 |
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2,060 |
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|
675 |
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Net income attributable to Nexstar |
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$ |
200,104 |
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$ |
99,595 |
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$ |
401,011 |
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$ |
256,510 |
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Net income per common share attributable to Nexstar Media
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Basic |
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$ |
4.70 |
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$ |
2.20 |
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$ |
9.34 |
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$ |
5.64 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
4.51 |
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$ |
2.13 |
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$ |
8.93 |
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$ |
5.43 |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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42,604 |
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45,267 |
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42,948 |
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45,483 |
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Diluted |
44,386 |
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46,849 |
44,901 |
47,231 |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measures) (in thousands, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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Adjusted EBITDA: |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Net income |
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$ |
199,761 |
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$ |
98,141 |
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$ |
398,951 |
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$ |
255,835 |
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Add (Less): |
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Interest expense, net |
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70,126 |
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82,251 |
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142,180 |
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183,535 |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
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63 |
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|
- |
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|
1,052 |
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|
7,477 |
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Income tax expense |
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|
70,756 |
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|
37,406 |
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|
130,485 |
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|
101,750 |
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Depreciation of property and equipment |
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|
39,904 |
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|
35,770 |
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|
79,372 |
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|
71,176 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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|
73,812 |
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|
69,512 |
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|
147,499 |
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|
140,095 |
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Amortization of broadcast rights |
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31,651 |
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|
35,740 |
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|
62,534 |
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|
72,948 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets attributable to favorable leases |
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|
152 |
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|
152 |
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|
304 |
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|
304 |
|
Gain on asset disposal, net |
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(8,748 |
) |
|
|
(420 |
) |
|
|
(8,438 |
) |
|
|
(808 |
) |
Loss on operating lease terminations, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,933 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,933 |
|
Gain on relinquishment of spectrum |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,791 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,791 |
) |
Corporate one-time transaction expenses |
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
5,446 |
|
|
|
2,089 |
|
|
|
12,883 |
|
Income from equity method investments, net |
|
|
(27,116 |
) |
|
|
(11,332 |
) |
|
|
(56,924 |
) |
|
|
(25,490 |
) |
Distributions from equity method investments |
|
|
29,678 |
|
|
|
26,692 |
|
|
|
207,383 |
|
|
|
197,092 |
|
Unrealized gain on equity investments measured at fair value |
|
|
(7,857 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(7,857 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Other expenses (income) |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
(315 |
) |
(Gain) loss on disposal of stations and business units, net |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
(2,455 |
) |
|
|
(7,025 |
) |
Reimbursement from the FCC related to station repack |
|
|
(6,926 |
) |
|
|
(25,716 |
) |
|
|
(12,341 |
) |
|
|
(38,474 |
) |
Payments for broadcast rights |
|
|
(46,705 |
) |
|
|
(49,111 |
) |
|
|
(92,269 |
) |
|
|
(100,894 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA before one-time transaction expenses |
|
|
419,677 |
|
|
|
298,282 |
|
|
|
992,256 |
|
|
|
863,455 |
|
Margin % |
|
|
37.1 |
% |
|
|
32.6 |
% |
|
|
44.2 |
% |
|
|
43.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Corporate one-time transaction expenses |
|
|
(887 |
) |
|
|
(5,446 |
) |
|
|
(2,089 |
) |
|
|
(12,883 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
418,790 |
|
|
$ |
292,836 |
|
|
$ |
990,167 |
|
|
$ |
850,572 |
|
Margin % |
|
|
37.0 |
% |
|
|
32.0 |
% |
|
|
44.1 |
% |
|
|
42.4 |
% |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP Measure) (in thousands, unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
||||||||||
Free Cash Flow: |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||||
Net income |
|
$ |
199,761 |
|
|
$ |
98,141 |
|
|
$ |
398,951 |
|
|
$ |
255,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add (Less): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
70,126 |
|
|
|
82,251 |
|
|
|
142,180 |
|
|
|
183,535 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,052 |
|
|
|
7,477 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
70,756 |
|
|
|
37,406 |
|
|
|
130,485 |
|
|
|
101,750 |
|
Depreciation of property and equipment |
|
|
39,904 |
|
|
|
35,770 |
|
|
|
79,372 |
|
|
|
71,176 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
73,812 |
|
|
|
69,512 |
|
|
|
147,499 |
|
|
|
140,095 |
|
Amortization of broadcast rights |
|
|
31,651 |
|
|
|
35,740 |
|
|
|
62,534 |
|
|
|
72,948 |
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets attributable to favorable leases |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
Gain on asset disposal, net |
|
|
(8,748 |
) |
|
|
(420 |
) |
|
|
(8,438 |
) |
|
|
(808 |
) |
Loss on operating lease terminations, net |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
Change in the estimated fair value of contingent
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,933 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,933 |
|
Gain on relinquishment of spectrum |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,791 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,791 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
10,418 |
|
|
|
12,749 |
|
|
|
22,021 |
|
|
|
23,434 |
|
Corporate one-time transaction expenses |
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
5,446 |
|
|
|
2,089 |
|
|
|
12,883 |
|
Income from equity method investments, net |
|
|
(27,116 |
) |
|
|
(11,332 |
) |
|
|
(56,924 |
) |
|
|
(25,490 |
) |
Distributions from equity method investments |
|
|
29,678 |
|
|
|
26,692 |
|
|
|
207,383 |
|
|
|
197,092 |
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of stations and business units, net |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
(2,455 |
) |
|
|
(7,025 |
) |
Unrealized gain on equity investments measured at fair value |
|
|
(7,857 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(7,857 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Other expenses (income) |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
(315 |
) |
Payments for broadcast rights |
|
|
(46,705 |
) |
|
|
(49,111 |
) |
|
|
(92,269 |
) |
|
|
(100,894 |
) |
Cash interest expense |
|
|
(66,409 |
) |
|
|
(77,922 |
) |
|
|
(134,768 |
) |
|
|
(174,570 |
) |
Capital expenditures, excluding station repack and CVR spectrum(1) |
|
|
(33,517 |
) |
|
|
(40,395 |
) |
|
|
(61,067 |
) |
|
|
(83,372 |
) |
Capital expenditures related to station repack |
|
|
(966 |
) |
|
|
(12,987 |
) |
|
|
(5,363 |
) |
|
|
(29,898 |
) |
Proceeds from disposal of assets |
|
|
13,281 |
|
|
|
528 |
|
|
|
14,154 |
|
|
|
958 |
|
Operating cash income tax payments, net |
|
|
(167,309 |
) |
|
|
(5,576 |
) |
|
|
(172,820 |
) |
|
|
(7,686 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow before one-time transaction expenses |
|
|
182,101 |
|
|
|
200,395 |
|
|
|
666,754 |
|
|
|
630,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate one-time transaction expenses |
|
|
(887 |
) |
|
|
(5,446 |
) |
|
|
(2,089 |
) |
|
|
(12,883 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
181,214 |
|
|
$ |
194,949 |
|
|
$ |
664,665 |
|
|
$ |
617,912 |
|
________________ | ||
(1) |
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 capital expenditures related to relinquishment of the CVR spectrum were |
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