Yellow Pages Ltd (TSX:Y)
C$ 12.96 +0.15 (+1.17%) Market Cap: 175.85 Mil Enterprise Value: 152.64 Mil PE Ratio: 10.37 PB Ratio: 2.93 GF Score: 81/100

Q1 2025 Yellow Pages Ltd Earnings Call Transcript

May 14, 2025 / 12:30PM GMT
Release Date Price: C$11.11 (-0.98%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Yellow Pages Ltd (YLWDF) reported a favorable bending of the revenue curve for the fifth consecutive quarter, indicating improved revenue change rates.
  • The company maintained a strong cash balance of approximately $49 million at the end of April, despite regular seasonal disbursements.
  • The board declared a dividend of $0.25 per common share, reflecting confidence in the company's financial stability.
  • The sales force headcount increased by 9%, supporting revenue generation and customer acquisition efforts.
  • Average spend per customer increased, contributing positively to revenue despite a decline in customer count.
Negative
  • Total revenues decreased by 7.6% year over year, amounting to $50.8 million for the first quarter.
  • Digital revenues declined by 6.8% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in digital customer count.
  • Print revenues decreased by 10.5% year over year, driven by a reduction in the number of print customers.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 22.3% to $11.9 million, with margins dropping from 27.8% to 23.4% compared to the same period last year.
  • Net income fell to $5 million for the first quarter of 2025, down from $8.4 million in the same period last year, due to lower adjusted EBITDA and increased restructuring charges.
Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Yellow Pages first quarter 2025 earnings release call. Today's conference call contains forward-looking information about Yellow Pages outlook, objectives, and strategy. These statements are based assumption and are subject to important risk and uncertainties. Yellow Pages actual results could differ materially from expectations discussed.

The details of Yellow Pages caution regarding forward-looking information, including key assumptions and risks can be found in Yellow Pages management discussion and analysis for the first quarter of 2025.

This call is being recorded and webcast, and all of the disclosure documents are available on the company's website and on SEDAR.

I would not like to turn a meeting over to Mr. David Eckert, Chief Executive Officer. Please go ahead.

David Eckert
Yellow Pages Ltd - President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Sir. Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our first quarter 2025 analyst call.

Really appreciate your continued

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