Free 7-day Trial
All Articles and Columns »

Lamar Advertising Company Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

Nov 03, 2011 | About:
10qk
10qk

Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-09-30.

Lamar Advertising Company has a market cap of $2.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.03 with and P/S ratio of 2.1. Lamar Advertising Company had an annual average earning growth of 5.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Lamar Advertising Company the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.


This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of LAMR over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of LAMR.


Highlight of Business Operations:

Net revenues increased $28.6 million or 3.5% to $845.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $816.6 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was attributable primarily to an increase in billboard net revenues of $21.4 million or 2.9% over the prior period, an increase in logo sign revenue of $5.8 million, which represents an increase of 15.6% over the prior period, and a $1.5 million increase in transit revenue, which represents an increase of 3.4% over the prior period.

Net revenues increased $10.6 million or 3.7% to $296.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $286.1 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was attributable primarily to an increase in billboard net revenues of $9.0 million or 3.5% over the prior period, an increase in logo revenue of $2.3 million or 18.3% increase and a $0.7 million decrease in transit revenue over the prior period, which represents a decrease of 4.0% over the prior period.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, there was a $9.2 million increase in net revenues as compared to acquisition-adjusted net revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The $9.2 million increase in revenue primarily consists of an $8.5 million increase in billboard revenue, a $1.0 million increase in logo revenue, offset by a $0.3 million decrease in transit revenue over the acquisition-adjusted net revenue for the comparable periods in 2010. This increase in revenue represents an increase of 3.2% over the comparable period in 2010. See “Reconciliations” below.

Net revenues increased $28.6 million or 3.5% to $845.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $816.6 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was attributable primarily to an increase in billboard net revenues of $21.4 million or 2.9% over the prior period, an increase in logo sign revenue of $5.8 million, which represents an increase of 15.6% over the prior period, and a $1.5 million increase in transit revenue, which represents an increase of 3.4% over the prior period.

Net revenues increased $10.6 million or 3.7% to $296.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $286.1 million for the same period in 2010. This increase was attributable primarily to an increase in billboard net revenues of $9.0 million or 3.5% over the prior period, an increase in logo revenue of $2.3 million or 18.3% increase and a $0.7 million decrease in transit revenue over the prior period, which represents a decrease of 4.0% over the prior period.

Read the The complete Report

Tickers in the article:

What Worked in the Stock Market for Long-Term Investors?

Extensive research has found that the companies with predictable revenues and earnings outperform the market average; they also suffer lower probability of loss. As a matter of fact, this kind of companies are exactly what Warren Buffett wants to buy and hold forever. Please read the research about what worked in the stock market:

Part I: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Predictability Rank
Part II: Role of Valuations
Part III: Intrinsic Value, Discounted Cash Flow and Margin of Safety


Rate this article:

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes)

Comments

Please leave your comment:



More Gurufocus Links

GuruFocus Affiliate Program: Earn up to $104 per referral. ( Learn More)
Free 7-day Trial