NASDAQ$SBAC

SBA Communications Corporation · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

SBA Communications reported first quarter results, updated full year outlook, and declared quarterly cash dividend.

SBA Communications Corporation reported a decrease in total revenues of 2.6%, with site leasing revenue increasing by 1.8% and site development revenue decreasing by 49.2%. Net income increased to $154.5 million, or $1.42 per share, and AFFO per share grew by 5.1% to $3.29.

  • Net income was $154.5 million or $1.42 per share.
  • AFFO per share reached $3.29, a 5.1% increase year-over-year.
  • A new senior secured Term Loan B was issued, and the senior secured revolving credit facility was increased and extended.
  • The company repurchased 0.9 million shares in the first quarter and subsequent period.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$658M

Previous: $676M-2.6%
EPS

$1.42

Previous: $0.92+54.3%
AFFO

$357M

No prior period
AFFO per Share

$3.29

Previous: $3.13+5.1%
Tower Cash Flow Margin

81.1%

Previous: 80.4%+0.9%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

71.2%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$57.9M

Previous: -$49.1M-17.8%
Free Cash Flow

$96.7M

Previous: $52.1M+85.6%
Net Income

$155M

Previous: $101M+52.7%
Operating Income

$323M

Previous: $224M+44.3%
Gross Profit

$520M

Previous: $511M+1.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$240M

Previous: $153M+57.3%
Total Assets

$10B

Previous: $10.5B-5.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$21.5M

Previous: $26.2M-18.1%

Revenue & EPS history

SBA · Revenue · Quarterly

$658M

Q1 2024-2.6%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

SBA · $45.1M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Site Development
    $45.1M-48.9%

Forward guidance

The Company is updating its full year 2024 Outlook for anticipated results.

Tailwinds

  • Site leasing revenue is projected to be between $2,517.0 million and $2,537.0 million.
  • Site development revenue is expected to range from $140.0 million to $160.0 million.
  • Tower Cash Flow is anticipated to be between $2,041.0 million and $2,061.0 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is forecasted to be in the range of $1,889.0 million to $1,909.0 million.
  • AFFO per share is projected to be between $13.09 and $13.46.

Headwinds

  • The outlook assumes acquisitions of only those communication sites under contract.
  • The outlook does not contemplate any additional repurchases of the Company’s stock or new debt financings during 2024.
  • The outlook assumes an average foreign currency exchange rate of 5.15 Brazilian Reais to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, 1.38 Canadian Dollars to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, 2,585 Tanzanian shillings to 1.0 U.S. Dollar, and 19.00 South African Rand to 1.0 U.S. Dollar throughout the last three quarters of 2024.
  • Net cash interest expense is projected to be between $363.0 million to $368.0 million
  • AFFO is projected to be between $1,415.0 million to $1,455.0 million

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 Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

32 / 64 earnings

Positive

+9.4%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-9.6%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.7%+0.1%-6.6%
Q4 2025+4.7%+2.2%-13.1%
Q3 2025+1.3%+2.0%-1.8%
Q1 2025+6.8%+8.4%+3.1%
Q4 2024+3.0%+2.4%+1.7%
Q3 2024-4.2%-6.7%-5.5%
Q2 2024+1.5%+7.0%+6.0%
Q1 2024-5.2%-1.6%-5.0%
Q4 2023-6.1%-2.2%+2.4%
Q3 2023+9.4%+5.8%+20.7%
Q2 2023-2.4%-3.5%-2.8%
Q1 2023-5.3%-8.2%-15.0%
Q4 2022-7.9%-8.3%-12.2%
Q3 2022+2.1%+0.9%+10.8%
Q2 2022+0.7%+2.9%-3.1%
Q1 2022-4.1%-5.3%-5.5%
Q4 2021+3.2%+7.8%+11.8%
Q3 2021+3.8%-0.3%-1.7%
Q2 2021+1.5%+1.8%+7.4%
Q1 2021-0.6%+1.1%+0.7%
Q4 2020-5.0%-2.5%+4.1%
Q3 2020+0.2%+5.6%-2.0%
Q2 2020-0.4%-0.1%+0.8%
Q1 2020-0.1%+1.2%+4.2%
Q4 2019+2.0%+0.4%-20.9%
Q3 2019-2.2%-1.6%-2.7%
Q2 2019+4.9%+5.0%+11.1%
Q1 2019+1.3%+2.9%+1.3%
Q4 2018-0.2%-1.1%+7.7%
Q3 2018+0.8%+4.0%+3.0%
Q2 2018-1.1%-1.0%-1.6%
Q1 2018-0.9%+0.1%+0.0%
Q4 2017-5.6%-11.6%-1.4%
Q3 2017+7.1%+5.3%+15.7%
Q2 2017-0.2%+1.7%+11.2%
Q1 2017+2.0%+2.5%+9.2%
Q4 2016+4.1%+3.4%+7.8%
Q3 2016-5.2%-6.4%-15.2%
Q2 2016+2.0%+0.5%+1.0%
Q1 2016-3.9%
Q4 2015-1.1%
Q3 2015-8.6%
Q2 2015+1.0%
Q1 2015-1.2%
Q4 2014+4.1%
Q3 2014-1.7%
Q2 2014-1.2%
Q1 2014+5.7%
Q4 2013-3.2%
Q3 2013+4.0%
Q2 2013-1.0%
Q1 2013+1.1%
Q4 2012+1.0%
Q3 2012+0.4%
Q2 2012+0.1%
Q1 2012-0.4%
Q4 2011+1.6%
Q3 2011-1.7%
Q2 2011-9.6%
Q1 2011+2.1%
Q4 2010-0.8%
Q3 2010-2.1%
Q2 2010+1.6%
Q1 2010+3.0%

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