CAMARILLO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/25/13 -- Salem Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SALM) released its results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.
Fourth Quarter 2012 Highlights
Fourth Quarter 2012 Results
For the quarter ended December 31, 2012 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2011:
Consolidated
Broadcast
Internet
Publishing
Included in the results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 are:
Included in the results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 are:
These results reflect the reclassification of the operations of Samaritan Fundraising to discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
Per share numbers are calculated based on 25,266,368 diluted weighted average shares for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, and 24,737,629 diluted weighted average shares for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.
Year to Date 2012 Results
For the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to the year ended December 31, 2011:
Consolidated
Broadcast
Internet
Publishing
Included in the results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 are:
Included in the results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 are:
These results reflect the reclassification of the operations of Samaritan Fundraising to discontinued operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
Per share numbers are calculated based on 24,986,966 diluted weighted average shares for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, and 24,683,644 diluted weighted average shares for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2012, the company had $213.5 million of 9 5/8% senior secured second lien notes outstanding, $33.0 million drawn on its revolver, $7.5 million subordinated debt and $15.0 million subordinated debt payable to related parties. The company was in compliance with the covenants of its credit facility and bond indenture. The company's bank leverage ratio was 4.87 versus a compliance covenant of 6.25.
Today, Salem launched a tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 9 5/8% Notes and a related consent solicitation to amend the indenture governing the 9 5/8% Notes (collectively, the "Tender Offer"). In connection with the Tender Offer, the company plans to enter into a new senior secured term loan of up to $300 million, which will be used to fund the purchase of any 9 5/8% Notes that are tendered in the Tender Offer, and retire all other outstanding corporate debt. The company also plans to enter into a new senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $25 million. If the requisite consents have been obtained from holders of the 9 5/8% Notes in the Tender Offer, substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default in the indenture governing the 9 5/8% Notes will be eliminated and the liens on the assets that secure the 9 5/8% Notes will be released, making any 9 5/8% Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the Tender Offer effectively subordinated to the new term loan and the new revolving credit facility to the extent of the value of the collateral. Holders of the 9 5/8% Notes who tender by the consent payment deadline, which is anticipated to be March 8, 2013, will receive a consent payment as part of the Tender Offer consideration. The Tender Offer is anticipated to expire on March 22, 2013. Regardless of whether the company obtains the requisite consents from holders of the 9 5/8% Notes in the Tender Offer, the company intends, at its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so, to retire any 9 5/8% Notes that are not tendered in the Tender Offer in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 9 5/8% Notes, which may include redeeming the 9 5/8% Notes.
Cash Distribution
Salem paid a cash distribution of $0.035 per share on its Class A and Class B common stock on December 28, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 14, 2012. The distribution totaled approximately $0.9 million. For the year, Salem has paid $3.4 million, or $0.14 per share, in cash distributions.
Acquisitions and Divestitures
The following transactions were completed since October 1, 2012:
Conference Call Information
Salem will host a teleconference to discuss its results on February 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. To access the teleconference, please dial (719) 325-2159, passcode 9294829 or listen via the investor relations portion of the company's website, located at www.salem.cc. A replay of the teleconference will be available through March 11, 2013 and can be heard by dialing (719) 457-0820, passcode 9294829 or on the investor relations portion on the company's website, located at www.salem.cc.
First Quarter 2013 Outlook
For the first quarter of 2013, Salem is projecting total revenue to increase 1% to 3% over first quarter 2012 total revenue of $54.3 million. Salem is also projecting operating expenses before gain or loss on disposal of assets, terminated transaction costs and abandoned license upgrades and impairments to increase 2% to 5% as compared to the first quarter of 2012 operating expenses of $46.5 million.
About Salem Communications
Salem Communications Corporation is the largest commercial U.S. radio broadcasting company that provides programming targeted at audiences interested in Christian and conservative opinion radio content, as measured by the number of stations and audience coverage. Upon completion of all announced transactions, the company will own and/or operate a national portfolio of 99 radio stations in 38 markets, including 61 stations in 22 of the top 25 markets. We also program the Family Talk™ Christian-themed talk format on SiriusXM Channel 131.
Salem also owns Salem Radio Network, a national radio network that syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 2,400 affiliated radio stations and Salem Media Representatives, a national media advertising sales firm with offices across the country.
In addition to its radio broadcast business, Salem owns an Internet and a publishing division. Salem Web Network is a provider of online Christian and conservative-themed content and streaming and includes websites such as Christian faith focused Christianity.com, Questions and Answers about Jesus Christ at Jesus.org, Christian living focused Crosswalk.com®, online Bible at BibleStudyTools.com, Christian videos at GodTube.com, a leading website providing church media at WorshipHouseMedia.com, Christian radio ministries online at OnePlace.com and GodVine.com, online site with content shared by users in an interactive environment. Additionally Salem owns conservative news leader Townhall.com® and conservative political blog HotAir.com, providing conservative commentary, news and blogging. Salem Publishing™ circulates Christian and conservative magazines such as Homecoming® The Magazine, YouthWorker Journal™, The Singing News, FaithTalk Magazine, Preaching and Townhall Magazine™. Xulon Press™ is a provider of self publishing services targeting the Christian audience.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements used in this press release that relate to future plans, events, financial results, prospects or performance are forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the ability of Salem to close and integrate announced transactions, market acceptance of Salem's radio station formats, competition from new technologies, adverse economic conditions, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Salem's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other filings filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Salem undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, changed circumstances or unanticipated events.
Regulation G
Station operating income, Internet operating income and publishing operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Station operating income is defined as net broadcast revenues minus broadcast operating expenses. Internet operating income is defined as net Internet revenue minus Internet operating expenses. Publishing operating income is defined as net publishing revenue minus publishing operating expenses. EBITDA is defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before impairment of long-lived assets, gain or loss on the disposal of assets and non-cash compensation expense. In addition, Salem has provided supplemental information as an attachment to this press release, reconciling these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The company believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, provide useful measures of the company's operating performance.
Station operating income, Internet operating income, publishing operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are generally recognized by the broadcast industry as important measures of performance and are used by investors as well as analysts who report on the industry to provide meaningful comparisons between broadcast. Station operating income, Internet operating income publishing operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not a measure of liquidity or of performance in accordance with GAAP, and should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for, or superior to, the company's results of operations presented on a GAAP basis such as operating income and net income. In addition, Salem's definitions of station operating income, Internet operating income, publishing operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Salem Communications Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share, per share and margin data)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
------------------------ ------------------------
2011 2012 2011 2012
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Unaudited)
Net broadcast revenue $ 45,802 $ 46,956 $ 178,731 $ 183,180
Net Internet revenue 8,136 10,205 27,304 33,474
Net publishing revenue 3,122 3,389 12,131 12,525
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total revenue 57,060 60,550 218,166 229,179
Operating expenses:
Broadcast operating
expenses 29,428 30,483 115,482 120,772
Internet operating
expenses 5,432 7,287 20,889 25,145
Publishing operating
expenses 2,934 3,337 11,475 12,288
Corporate expenses 4,463 4,578 17,503 18,892
Impairment of long-
lived assets - 1,288 - 6,896
Depreciation and
amortization 3,738 3,872 14,971 14,647
(Gain) loss on
disposal of assets 190 (514) (4,153) 49
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses 46,185 50,331 176,167 198,689
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Operating income 10,875 10,219 41,999 30,490
Other income (expense):
Interest income 190 23 344 106
Interest expense (6,540) (6,124) (27,665) (24,911)
Loss on early
redemption of long-
term debt (774) (195) (2,169) (1,088)
Other income
(expense), net (20) 8 (40) 79
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income from continuing
operations before
income taxes 3,731 3,931 12,469 4,676
Provision for income
taxes 2,705 1,921 6,110 153
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income from continuing
operations 1,026 2,010 6,359 4,523
Loss from discontinued
operations, net of tax (580) (1) (741) (95)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income $ 446 $ 2,009 $ 5,618 $ 4,428
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Basic income per share
before discontinued
operations $ 0.04 $ 0.08 $ 0.26 $ 0.18
Income (loss) per share
from discontinued
operations, net of tax (0.02) - (0.03) -
Basic income per share
after discontinued
operations $ 0.02 $ 0.08 $ 0.23 $ 0.18
Diluted income per share
before discontinued
operations $ 0.04 $ 0.08 $ 0.26 $ 0.18
Income (loss) per share
from discontinued
operations, net of tax (0.02) - (0.03) -
Diluted income per share
after discontinued
operations $ 0.02 $ 0.08 $ 0.23 $ 0.18
Dividends per share $ - $ 0.03 $ - $ 0.14
Basic weighted average
shares outstanding 24,554,245 24,726,148 24,475,102 24,577,605
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Diluted weighted average
shares outstanding 24,737,629 25,266,368 24,683,644 24,986,966
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Other data:
Station operating income $ 16,374 $ 16,473 $ 63,249 $ 62,408
Station operating margin 35.7% 35.1% 35.4% 34.1%
Salem Communications Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
December 31, 2011 December 31, 2012
----------------- -----------------
Assets
Cash $ 67 $ 380
Restricted cash 110 -
Trade accounts receivable, net 31,001 32,874
Deferred income taxes 6,403 6,248
Other current assets 4,385 5,858
Property, plant and equipment 111,222 99,467
Intangible assets, net 399,942 406,729
Deferred financing costs 5,489 4,002
Other assets 2,691 3,669
----------------- -----------------
Total assets $ 561,310 $ 559,227
================= =================
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities $ 36,515 $ 48,524
Long-term debt and capital lease
obligations 265,679 248,872
Deferred income taxes 48,077 47,593
Other liabilities 7,991 8,169
Stockholders' equity 203,048 206,069
----------------- -----------------
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 561,310 $ 559,227
================= =================
Salem Communications Corporation
Supplemental Information
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
------------------- -----------------------
2011 2012 2011 2012
--------- --------- ----------- -----------
(Unaudited)
Capital Expenditures
Acquisition related / income
producing $ 257 $ 22 $ 1,950 $ 1,118
Maintenance 1,334 2,120 5,572 7,431
--------- --------- ----------- -----------
Total capital expenditures $ 1,591 $ 2,142 $ 7,522 $ 8,549
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Reconciliation of Same Station
Net Broadcast Revenue to Total
Net Broadcast Revenue
Net broadcast revenue - same
station $ 45,666 $ 46,650 $ 178,025 $ 182,106
Net broadcast revenue -
acquisitions 115 308 232 929
Net broadcast revenue -
dispositions 23 (1) 331 5
Net broadcast revenue - format
changes (2) (1) 143 140
--------- --------- ----------- -----------
Total net broadcast revenue $ 45,802 $ 46,956 $ 178,731 $ 183,180
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Reconciliation of Same Station
Broadcast Operating Expenses to
Total Broadcast Operating
Expenses
Broadcast operating expenses -
same station $ 29,246 $ 30,177 $ 114,930 $ 119,745
Broadcast operating expenses
revenue - acquisitions 102 306 211 808
Broadcast operating expenses -
dispositions 79 2 187 74
Broadcast operating expenses -
format changes 1 (2) 154 145
--------- --------- ----------- -----------
Total broadcast operating
expenses $ 29,428 $ 30,483 $ 115,482 $ 120,772
========= ========= =========== ===========
Reconciliation of Same Station
Operating Income to Total
Station Operating Expenses
Station operating income - same
station $ 16,420 $ 16,473 $ 63,095 $ 62,361
Station operating income -
acquisitions 13 2 21 121
Station operating income -
dispositions (56) (3) 144 (69)
Station operating income -
format changes (3) 1 (11) (5)
--------- --------- ----------- -----------
Total station operating income $ 16,374 $ 16,473 $ 63,249 $ 62,408
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Salem Communications Corporation
Supplemental Information
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
----------------------- --------------------
2011 2012 2011 2012
----------- ---------- --------- ---------
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of SOI and
Internet Operating Income
and Publishing Operating
Income to Operating Income
Station operating income $ 16,374 $ 16,473 $ 63,249 $ 62,408
Internet operating income 2,704 2,918 6,415 8,329
Publishing operating income 188 52 656 237
Less:
Corporate expenses (4,463) (4,578) (17,503) (18,892)
Depreciation and
amortization (3,738) (3,872) (14,971) (14,647)
Impairment of long-lived
assets - (1,288) - (6,896)
(Gain) loss on disposal of
assets (190) 514 4,153 (49)
----------- ---------- --------- ---------
Operating income $ 10,875 $ 10,219 $ 41,999 $ 30,490
=========== ========== ========= =========
Reconciliation of Adjusted to
EBITDA to EBITDA to Net
Income
Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,087 $ 15,246 $ 53,727 $ 53,529
Less:
Stock-based compensation (304) (373) (950) (1,368)
Loss on early retirement of
long-term debt (774) (195) (2,169) (1,088)
Discontinued operations,
net of tax (580) (1) (741) (95)
Impairment of long-lived
assets - (1,288) - (6,896)
(Gain) loss on disposal of
assets (190) 514 4,153 (49)
----------- ---------- --------- ---------
EBITDA 13,239 13,903 54,020 44,033
Plus:
Interest income 190 23 344 106
Less:
Depreciation and
amortization (3,738) (3,872) (14,971) (14,647)
Interest expense (6,540) (6,124) (27,665) (24,911)
Provision for income taxes (2,705) (1,921) (6,110) (153)
----------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net income $ 446 $ 2,009 $ 5,618 $ 4,428
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Reconciliation of Adjusted
EBITDA to Free Cash Flow
Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,087 $ 15,246 $ 53,727 $ 53,529
Less:
Cash interest (12,116) (11,031) (26,053) (23,448)
Cash taxes (8) 26 (226) (220)
Capital expenditures (1,591) (2,142) (7,522) (8,549)
----------- ---------- --------- ---------
Free Cash Flow $ 1,372 $ 2,099 $ 19,926 $ 21,312
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Outstanding Applicable
at December Interest
Selected Debt Data 31, 2012 Rate
----------- ----------
9 5/8% senior subordinated
notes $ 213,500 9.63%
Revolving credit facility 33,000 3.32%
Subordinated debt 7,500 4.25%
Subordinated debt due to
related parties 15,000 5.00%
Company Contact:
Evan D. Masyr
Salem Communications
(805) 384-4512
Email Contact
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