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Mar 31, 2023

Lamar Q1 2023 Earnings Report

Net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA increased, while net income decreased due to higher interest expenses.

Key Takeaways

Lamar Advertising Company reported a 4.4% increase in net revenue and a 3.5% increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2023. However, net income decreased by $16.0 million due to an increase in interest expense.

Net revenue increased by 4.4% to $471.3 million compared to Q1 2022.

Net income decreased to $76.2 million, primarily due to a rise in interest expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA rose by 3.5% to $198.0 million.

Free cash flow decreased by 15.8% to $113.3 million.

Total Revenue
$471M
Previous year: $451M
+4.4%
EPS
$0.74
Previous year: $0.91
-18.7%
Diluted AFFO per share
$1.41
Previous year: $1.5
-6.0%
Gross Profit
$304M
Previous year: $294M
+3.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$33.5M
Previous year: $116M
-71.1%
Free Cash Flow
$113M
Previous year: $73.3M
+54.6%
Total Assets
$6.44B
Previous year: $6.09B
+5.7%

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Forward Guidance

Lamar Advertising remains confident in the midpoint of its guidance due to expense management, despite slight softening in business activity in April.