NASDAQ$NXST

Nexstar Media Group Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Nexstar reported record second quarter net revenue and distribution revenue.

Nexstar Media Group reported record second quarter net revenue of $1.27 billion, driven by growth in distribution and advertising revenue. The company's net income increased to $106 million, and Adjusted EBITDA reached $398 million.

  • Record second quarter net revenue of $1.27 billion.
  • Net income for the quarter was $106 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached $398 million.
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow was $78 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.27B

Previous: $1.24B+2.3%
EPS

$3.54

Previous: $2.64+34.1%
Adjusted EBITDA

$398M

Previous: $331M+20.2%
Political Advertising Revenue

$45M

Previous: $9M+400.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$81M

Previous: -$77M-5.2%
Free Cash Flow

$37M

Previous: $19M+94.7%
Net Income

$118M

Previous: $96M+22.9%
Operating Income

$240M

Previous: $179M+34.1%
Gross Profit

-$512M

Previous: -$537M+4.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$146M

Previous: $346M-57.8%
Total Assets

$11.8B

Previous: $12.3B-4.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$20M

Previous: $13M+53.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Nexstar · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.27B

Q2 2024+2.3%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Nexstar · $598M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Distribution
    $598M-6.8%

Forward guidance

The company expects to benefit from anticipated record levels of political spending on broadcast television in the second half of the year.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.6%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

38 / 64 earnings

Positive

+11.5%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-10.3%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.5%-0.0%-7.8%
Q4 2025+5.5%+4.7%-8.3%
Q3 2025-3.4%-0.7%-3.7%
Q1 2025+5.4%+11.9%+8.4%
Q4 2024+11.1%+16.0%+20.6%
Q3 2024-9.4%-8.2%-7.1%
Q2 2024-7.9%-8.5%-6.1%
Q1 2024+2.5%+6.9%-6.9%
Q4 2023+2.3%-3.9%+6.1%
Q3 2023-4.8%-5.1%-1.9%
Q2 2023-10.3%-10.5%-27.4%
Q1 2023-3.6%-3.7%+1.4%
Q4 2022-3.2%-4.9%-11.5%
Q3 2022+2.5%+8.5%+17.4%
Q2 2022+1.9%+3.1%+0.5%
Q1 2022+6.2%+12.9%+12.6%
Q4 2021-3.2%+1.9%+8.2%
Q3 2021+6.1%+8.6%+0.1%
Q2 2021+3.3%+1.6%+0.6%
Q1 2021+0.6%-0.6%+0.2%
Q4 2020+8.1%+7.0%+13.6%
Q3 2020+5.6%+15.8%+35.3%
Q2 2020-0.3%-0.3%+6.8%
Q1 2020+11.5%+18.8%+53.1%
Q4 2019-1.8%+1.3%-45.1%
Q3 2019+5.0%+11.6%+12.3%
Q2 2019-0.3%-0.1%+2.5%
Q1 2019+0.3%-3.4%-10.5%
Q4 2018+5.1%+11.8%+21.6%
Q3 2018-2.6%-3.3%+2.5%
Q2 2018+1.0%+0.6%+4.3%
Q1 2018+1.9%+6.6%+13.2%
Q4 2017-3.1%-1.5%-9.8%
Q3 2017+3.5%+4.1%+12.9%
Q2 2017+3.0%+2.9%-5.1%
Q1 2017+0.5%-3.4%-2.0%
Q4 2016+4.2%+3.0%+0.2%
Q3 2016+4.9%+20.7%+34.5%
Q2 2016-3.1%+1.4%+3.2%
Q1 2016-1.2%
Q4 2015+7.1%
Q3 2015+1.0%
Q2 2015+0.2%
Q1 2015-2.1%
Q4 2014+0.5%
Q3 2014+4.8%
Q2 2014+3.5%
Q1 2014-4.0%
Q4 2013-3.9%
Q3 2013-1.3%
Q2 2013-5.1%
Q1 2013+6.7%
Q4 2012+4.9%
Q3 2012+1.9%
Q2 2012+2.5%
Q1 2011+1.0%
Q1 2012+0.9%
Q4 2011-0.5%
Q2 2011-0.5%
Q3 2011-1.5%
Q4 2010+7.8%
Q3 2010-6.9%
Q2 2010+2.2%
Q1 2010-2.0%

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