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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

5321 Corporate Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Lamar Advertising Company Announces

Third Quarter 2017 Operating Results

Three Month Results

 

    Net revenue increased 3.1% to $399.3 million

 

    Net income was $96.3 million, an increase of 13.2%

 

    Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.1% to $182.8 million

Three Month Acquisition-Adjusted Results

 

    Acquisition-adjusted net revenue increased 1.0%

 

    Acquisition-adjusted EBITDA increased 1.8%

Baton Rouge, LA – November 6, 2017 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces the Company’s operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

“Our third-quarter results came in slightly better than anticipated, with revenue at the high end of our expectations and tight control on expenses,” said CEO Sean Reilly. “In addition, we weathered three major hurricanes with minimal damage to our structures.”

Third Quarter Highlights

 

    Consolidated acquisition-adjusted expense growth was held to 0.4%

 

    AFFO increased 2.7%

 

    Closed 13 Acquisitions, $91.8 million cash purchase price

Third Quarter Results

Lamar reported net revenues of $399.3 million for the third quarter of 2017 versus $387.5 million for the third quarter of 2016, a 3.1% increase. Operating income for the third quarter of 2017 increased $11.9 million to $131.7 million as compared to $119.8 million for the same period in 2016. Lamar recognized net income of $96.3 million for the third quarter of 2017 compared to net income of $85.1 million for same period in 2016. Net income per diluted share increased 12.6% to $0.98 from $0.87 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2017 was $182.8 million versus $177.3 million for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of 3.1%.

Cash flow provided by operating activities was $125.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $0.9 million as compared to the same period in 2016. Free cash flow for the third quarter of 2017 was $122.2 million as compared to $116.0 million for the same period in 2016, a 5.4% increase.

For the third quarter of 2017, Funds From Operations, or FFO, was $142.4 million versus $130.9 million for the same period in 2016, an increase of 8.8%. Adjusted Funds From Operations, or AFFO, for the third quarter of 2017 was $137.5 million compared to $134.0 million for the same period in 2016, an increase of 2.7%. Diluted AFFO per share increased 2.2% to $1.40 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $1.37 for the same period in 2016.

 

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Acquisition-Adjusted Three Months Results

Acquisition-adjusted net revenue for the third quarter of 2017 increased 1.0% over Acquisition-adjusted net revenue for the third quarter of 2016. Acquisition-adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2017 increased 1.8% as compared to Acquisition-adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2016. Acquisition-adjusted net revenue and Acquisition-adjusted EBITDA include adjustments to the 2016 period for acquisitions and divestitures for the same time frame as actually owned in the 2017 period. See “Reconciliation of Reported Basis to Acquisition-Adjusted Results”, which provides reconciliations to GAAP for Acquisition-adjusted measures.

Nine Months Results

Lamar reported net revenues of $1.14 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 versus $1.11 billion for the same period in 2016, a 2.6% increase. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $335.4 million as compared to $323.7 million for the same period in 2016. Lamar recognized net income of $230.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to net income of $218.3 million for the same period in 2016. Net income per diluted share increased 4.9% to $2.34 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $2.23 for the same period in 2016. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $493.0 million versus $483.8 million for the same period in 2016, a 1.9% increase.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2017, Lamar had $376.3 million in total liquidity that consisted of $346.9 million available for borrowing under its revolving senior credit facility and approximately $29.4 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding sales trends. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: (1) our significant indebtedness; (2) the state of the economy and financial markets generally and the effect of the broader economy on the demand for advertising; (3) the continued popularity of outdoor advertising as an advertising medium; (4) our need for and ability to obtain additional funding for operations, debt refinancing or acquisitions; (5) our ability to continue to qualify as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) and maintain our status as a REIT; (6) the regulation of the outdoor advertising industry by federal, state and local governments; (7) the integration of companies and assets that we acquire and our ability to recognize cost savings or operating efficiencies as a result of these acquisitions; (8) changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; (9) changes in tax laws applicable to REITs or in the interpretation of those laws; (10) our ability to renew expiring contracts at favorable rates; (11) our ability to successfully implement our digital deployment strategy; and (12) the market for our Class A common stock. For additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements, we refer you to the risk factors included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as supplemented by any risk factors contained in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this document. These statements speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the statements, except as may be required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has presented the following measures that are not measures of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”): Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), Free Cash Flow, Funds From Operations (“FFO”), Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”), Diluted AFFO per share, Outdoor Operating Income and Acquisition-Adjusted Results. Our management reviews our performance by focusing on these key performance indicators not prepared in conformity with GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP performance indicators are meaningful supplemental measures of our operating performance and should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

 

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Our Non-GAAP financial measures are determined as follows:

 

    We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before income tax expense (benefit), interest expense (income), gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and investments, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization and gain or loss on disposition of assets and investments.

 

    Free Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less interest, net of interest income and amortization of deferred financing costs, current taxes, preferred stock dividends and total capital expenditures.

 

    We use the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts definition of FFO, which is defined as net income before gains or losses from the sale or disposal of real estate assets and investments and real estate related depreciation and amortization and including adjustments to eliminate unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest.

 

    We define AFFO as FFO before (i) straight-line revenue and expense; (ii) stock-based compensation expense; (iii) non-cash portion of tax provision; (iv) non-real estate related depreciation and amortization; (v) amortization of deferred financing costs; (vi) loss on extinguishment of debt; (vii) non-recurring infrequent or unusual losses (gains); (viii) less maintenance capital expenditures; and (ix) an adjustment for unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest.

 

    Diluted AFFO per share is defined as AFFO divided by Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding.

 

    Outdoor Operating Income is defined as Operating Income before corporate expenses, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization and gain (loss) on disposition of assets.

 

    Acquisition-Adjusted Results adjusts our net revenue, direct and general and administrative expenses, outdoor operating income, corporate expense and EBITDA for the prior period by adding to, or subtracting from, the corresponding revenue or expense generated by the acquired assets or divested before our acquisition or divestiture of these assets for the same time frame that those assets were owned in the current period. In calculating Acquisition-Adjusted Results, therefore, we include revenue and expenses generated by assets that we did not own in the prior period but acquired in the current period. We refer to the amount of pre-acquisition revenue and expense generated by or subtracted from the acquired assets during the prior period that corresponds with the current period in which we owned the assets (to the extent within the period to which this report relates) as “Acquisition-Adjusted Results”.

Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO, Outdoor Operating Income and Acquisition-Adjusted Results are not intended to replace other performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Free Cash Flow, FFO nor AFFO represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and, therefore, these measures should not be considered indicative of cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity or of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. Rather, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, FFO, AFFO, Diluted AFFO per share, Outdoor Operating Income and Acquisition-Adjusted Results are presented as we believe each is a useful indicator of our current operating performance. Specifically, we believe that these metrics are useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because (1) each is a key measure used by our management team for purposes of decision making and for evaluating our core operating results; (2) Adjusted EBITDA is widely used in the industry to measure operating performance as it excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization, which may vary significantly among companies, depending upon accounting methods and useful lives, particularly where acquisitions and non-operating factors are involved; (3) Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO and Diluted AFFO per share each provides investors with a meaningful measure for evaluating our period-over-period operating performance by eliminating items that are not operational in nature and reflect the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses and interest costs; (4) Acquisition-Adjusted Results is a supplement to enable investors to compare period-over-period results on a more consistent basis without the effects of acquisitions and divestures, which reflects our core performance and organic growth (if any) during the period in which the assets were owned and managed by us; (5) Free Cash Flow is an indicator of our ability to service debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments; (6) Outdoor Operating Income provides investors a measurement of our core results without the impact of fluctuations in stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization and corporate expenses; and (7) each of our Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a measure for comparing our results of operations to those of other companies.

Our measurement of Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO, Outdoor Operating Income and Acquisition-Adjusted Results may not, however, be fully comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, AFFO, Outdoor Operating Income and Acquisition-Adjusted Results to the most directly comparable GAAP measures have been included herein.

 

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Conference Call Information

A conference call will be held to discuss the Company’s operating results on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. central time. Instructions for the conference call and Webcast are provided below:

Conference Call

 

All Callers:

1-334-323-0520 or 1-334-323-9871

 

Pass Code:

Lamar

 

Replay:

1-334-323-0140 or 1-877-919-4059

 

Passcode:

66755460

 

  Available through Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time

 

Live Webcast:

www.lamar.com

 

Webcast Replay:

www.lamar.com

 

  Available through Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time

 

Company Contact:

Buster Kantrow

 

  Director of Investor Relations

 

  (225) 926-1000

 

  bkantrow@lamar.com

General Information

Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with more than 340,000 displays across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo and transit advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out-of-home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digital billboards in the United States with over 2,700 displays.

 

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LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net revenues

   $ 399,345     $ 387,516     $ 1,142,785     $ 1,113,577  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses (income)

        

Direct advertising expenses

     134,977       131,778       401,896       393,228  

General and administrative expenses

     66,588       64,087       200,160       191,804  

Corporate expenses

     14,983       14,401       47,683       44,712  

Stock-based compensation

     2,017       8,358       7,060       19,650  

Depreciation and amortization

     51,796       49,307       155,003       152,729  

Gain on disposition of assets

     (2,734     (189     (4,377     (12,221
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     267,627       267,742       807,425       789,902  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     131,718       119,774       335,360       323,675  

Other (income) expense

        

Interest income

     (2     (2     (6     (6

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         71       3,198  

Interest expense

     32,064       31,102       95,526       92,469  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     32,062       31,100       95,591       95,661  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     99,656       88,674       239,769       228,014  

Income tax expense

     3,325       3,613       9,257       9,730  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     96,331       85,061       230,512       218,284  

Preferred stock dividends

     91       91       273       273  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common stock

   $ 96,240     $ 84,970     $ 230,239     $ 218,011  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

        

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.98     $ 0.87     $ 2.35     $ 2.25  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.98     $ 0.87     $ 2.34     $ 2.23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

- basic

     98,044,523       97,254,125       97,855,642       97,056,456  

- diluted

     98,490,277       97,881,878       98,340,248       97,631,606  

OTHER DATA

        

Free Cash Flow Computation:

        

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 182,797     $ 177,250     $ 493,046     $ 483,833  

Interest, net

     (30,819     (29,768     (91,654     (88,470

Current tax expense

     (3,096     (4,122     (8,998     (9,880

Preferred stock dividends

     (91     (91     (273     (273

Total capital expenditures

     (26,610     (27,312     (74,446     (78,825
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $ 122,181     $ 115,957     $ 317,675     $ 306,385  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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OTHER DATA (continued):             
           September 30,
2017
    December 31,
2016
 

Selected Balance Sheet Data:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

       $ 29,419     $ 35,530  

Working capital

       $ 131,823     $ 36,929  

Total assets

       $ 4,003,230     $ 3,898,884  

Total debt, net of deferred financing costs (including current maturities)

       $ 2,449,429     $ 2,349,183  

Total stockholders’ equity

       $ 1,090,526     $ 1,069,528  
     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Selected Cash Flow Data:

        

Cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 125,885     $ 126,801     $ 320,638     $ 337,826  

Cash flows used in investing activities

   $ (117,669   $ (46,172   $ (191,029   $ (597,085

Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities

   $ (22,650   $ (84,619   $ (137,487   $ 273,496  

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Reconciliation of Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow:

        

Cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 125,885     $ 126,801     $ 320,638     $ 337,826  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     25,610       18,850       77,765       53,488  

Total capital expenditures

     (26,610     (27,312     (74,446     (78,825

Preferred stock dividends

     (91     (91     (273     (273

Other

     (2,613     (2,291     (6,009     (5,831
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 122,181     $ 115,957     $ 317,675     $ 306,385  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA:

        

Net Income

   $ 96,331     $ 85,061     $ 230,512     $ 218,284  

Interest income

     (2     (2     (6     (6

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         71       3,198  

Interest expense

     32,064       31,102       95,526       92,469  

Income tax expense

     3,325       3,613       9,257       9,730  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     131,718       119,774       335,360       323,675  

Stock-based compensation

     2,017       8,358       7,060       19,650  

Depreciation and amortization

     51,796       49,307       155,003       152,729  

Gain on disposition of assets

     (2,734     (189     (4,377     (12,221
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 182,797     $ 177,250     $ 493,046     $ 483,833  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital expenditure detail by category:

        

Billboards - traditional

   $ 10,161     $ 10,950     $ 23,700     $ 34,322  

Billboards - digital

     8,605       9,283       29,568       24,757  

Logo

     2,498       2,160       6,409       5,421  

Transit

     290       387       578       603  

Land and buildings

     3,682       2,956       8,196       8,504  

Operating equipment

     1,374       1,576       5,995       5,218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 26,610     $ 27,312     $ 74,446     $ 78,825  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
        
     2017      2016      % Change  

Reconciliation of Reported Basis to Acquisition-Adjusted Results (a):

        

Net revenue

   $ 399,345      $ 387,516        3.1

Acquisitions and divestitures

     —          7,736     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Acquisition-adjusted results-net revenue

   $ 399,345      $ 395,252        1.0

Reported direct advertising and G&A expenses

   $ 201,565      $ 195,865        2.9

Acquisitions and divestitures

     —          5,441     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Acquisition-adjusted results-direct advertising and G&A expenses

   $ 201,565      $ 201,306        0.1

Outdoor operating income

   $ 197,780      $ 191,651        3.2

Acquisitions and divestitures

     —          2,295     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Acquisition-adjusted results-outdoor operating income

   $ 197,780      $ 193,946        2.0

Reported corporate expenses

   $ 14,983      $ 14,401        4.0

Acquisitions and divestitures

     —          —       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Acquisition-adjusted results-corporate expenses

   $ 14,983      $ 14,401        4.0

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 182,797      $ 177,250        3.1

Acquisitions and divestitures

     —          2,295     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Acquisition-adjusted results-EBITDA

   $ 182,797      $ 179,545        1.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a) Acquisition-adjusted net revenue, direct advertising and general and administrative expenses, outdoor operating income, corporate expenses and EBITDA include adjustments to 2016 for acquisitions and divestitures for the same time frame as actually owned in 2017.

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
 
     2017     2016  

Reconciliation of Net Income to Outdoor Operating Income:

    

Net Income

   $ 96,331     $ 85,061  

Interest income

     (2     (2

Interest expense

     32,064       31,102  

Income tax expense

     3,325       3,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     131,718       119,774  

Corporate expenses

     14,983       14,401  

Stock-based compensation

     2,017       8,358  

Depreciation and amortization

     51,796       49,307  

Gain on disposition of assets

     (2,734     (189
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outdoor Operating Income

   $ 197,780     $ 191,651  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

UNAUDITED REIT MEASURES

AND RECONCILIATIONS TO GAAP MEASURES

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

Adjusted Funds From Operations:

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net income

   $ 96,331     $ 85,061     $ 230,512     $ 218,284  

Depreciation and amortization related to real estate

     48,613       46,327       145,999       142,394  

Gain from disposition of real estate assets and investments

     (2,707     (546     (4,114     (12,020

Adjustment for unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest

     190       52       580       318  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funds From Operations

   $ 142,427     $ 130,894     $ 372,977     $ 348,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Straight-line (income) expense

     (287     (46     (382     231  

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,017       8,358       7,060       19,650  

Non-cash portion of tax provision

     229       (509     259       (150

Non-real estate related depreciation and amortization

     3,183       2,980       9,004       10,335  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,243       1,332       3,866       3,993  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —         —         71       3,198  

Capitalized expenditures—maintenance

     (11,082     (9,005     (31,760     (25,942

Adjustment for unconsolidated affiliates and non-controlling interest

     (190     (52     (580     (318
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Funds From Operations

   $ 137,540     $ 133,952     $ 360,515     $ 359,973  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Divided by weighted average diluted common shares outstanding

     98,490,277       97,881,878       98,340,248       97,631,606  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted AFFO per share

   $ 1.40     $ 1.37     $ 3.67     $ 3.69  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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