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UONE (Urban One) Degree of Operating Leverage : 22.07 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Urban One Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 22.07. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

UONE's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
89.43% of 984 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs UONE: 22.07

Urban One Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Urban One Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Urban One Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.65 14.84 -0.25 25.02 27.54

Urban One Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.09 21.80 19.73 27.54 22.07

Competitive Comparison of Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Urban One Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Urban One's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( -54.241 (Mar. 2025) / 86.984 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 437.499 (Mar. 2025) / 472.231 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-1.6236/-0.0735
=22.07***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Urban One  (NAS:UONE) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Urban One Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1010 Wayne Avenue, 14th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 20910
Urban One Inc is an urban oriented, multi-media company. Its business is radio broadcasting franchise that is the radio broadcasting operation that targets African-American and urban listeners. It operates through the following segments: Radio Broadcasting, Reach Media, Digital, and Cable Television. The Radio Broadcasting segment includes all the broadcasting related operations. The Reach Media segment consists of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and its related activities. The Digital segment focuses on its online business, including the operations of Interactive One. The Cable Television segment deals with TV One's operations.
Executives
Kristopher Simpson officer: SVP & General Counsel 1010 WAYNE AVENUE, FLOOR 14, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Mitchell B Doyle Jr director
Eric Semler 10 percent owner 4625 FIELDSTON ROAD, BRONX NY 10471
Tcs Capital Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Tcs Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
D Geoffrey Armstrong director 5900 PRINCESS GARDEN PARKWAY, 7TH FL, LANHAM MD 20706
Terry L Jones director C/O CYBER DIGITAL INC, 400 OSER AVENUE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner ONE NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005
David M Kantor officer: CEO, Radio Division 1010 WAYNE AVENUE, FLOOR 14, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Catherine L Hughes director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairperson and Secretary 5900 PRINCESS GARDEN PARKWAY 8TH FL, LANHAM MD 20706
Brigade Capital Management, Lp 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan Donald E Iii 10 percent owner C/O BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 717 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1301, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Capital Management Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Karen Wishart officer: EVP 1010 WAYNE AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Christopher J. Wegmann officer: President, Radio Division 1010 WAYNE AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, SILVER SPRING MD 20910