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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings reported a consolidated revenue increase, excluding movements in foreign exchange rates, and is focused on deleveraging.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings reported a 2.7% increase in consolidated revenue, excluding movements in foreign exchange rates, for the third quarter of 2023. The company is focused on deleveraging through organic Adjusted EBITDA growth, improved free cash flow, and strategic asset monetization.

  • Delivered third quarter consolidated revenue of $517 million, up 2.7%, excluding movements in foreign exchange rates.
  • Business trends are improving domestically, and the company anticipates better performance in the U.S. in the fourth quarter.
  • Focus on deleveraging over the near-to-medium term by organically growing Adjusted EBITDA and improving free cash flow.
  • Completed the sale of the business in France and commenced a process to sell the Europe-North segment.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$527M

Previous: $603M-12.6%
EPS (adj)

-$0.11

Previous: -$0.08-37.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$139M

No prior period
AFFO

$24.6M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$113M

Previous: $43.3M-359.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$376M

Previous: -$39.8M-845.9%
Net Income

-$263M

Previous: -$39.8M-562.8%
Operating Income

$69.5M

Previous: $61M+14.0%
Gross Profit

$255M

Previous: $279M-8.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$313M

Previous: $327M-4.3%
Total Assets

$4.65B

Previous: $4.99B-6.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.06M

Previous: $5.29M-4.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Clear Channel · Revenue · Quarterly

$527M

Q3 2023-12.6%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Clear Channel · $98.7M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Airports
    $75.6M
  • Other
    $23.1M+34.4%

Forward guidance

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings expects the following for the fourth quarter of 2023. These expectations exclude movements in FX and results of discontinued operations.

Tailwinds

  • Consolidated Revenue between $591 million and $618 million
  • America Revenue between $293 million and $305 million
  • Airports Revenue between $100 million and $105 million
  • Europe-North Revenue between $170 million and $180 million

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

-1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

24 / 65 earnings

Positive

+26.5%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-20.7%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%+0.0%
Q4 2025-0.8%-0.4%-2.1%
Q3 2025-1.7%+8.3%+9.9%
Q1 2025+5.7%+11.2%+9.2%
Q4 2024-2.2%-7.4%-15.6%
Q3 2024-3.3%-2.7%+0.7%
Q2 2024-4.9%-7.0%+5.6%
Q1 2024+1.9%+1.3%-10.4%
Q4 2023+3.2%-4.8%-12.2%
Q3 2023+14.2%+16.8%+46.0%
Q2 2023-7.1%-8.9%-13.1%
Q1 2023-16.7%-14.3%+6.3%
Q4 2022+5.2%+2.6%-27.7%
Q3 2022-20.7%-6.6%-16.5%
Q2 2022-3.0%+10.9%+0.0%
Q1 2022-14.5%-12.1%-32.2%
Q4 2021+1.9%+3.3%+0.5%
Q3 2021+3.4%+11.3%-4.6%
Q2 2021+11.3%+4.2%+6.3%
Q1 2021-8.6%-15.3%+11.3%
Q4 2020-17.3%-11.5%-10.6%
Q3 2020+26.5%+26.0%+31.0%
Q2 2020+8.3%+30.2%+28.1%
Q1 2020+5.7%+9.9%+59.3%
Q4 2019+1.5%-3.9%-73.0%
Q3 2019+0.8%+0.8%-1.9%
Q2 2019-10.6%-17.8%-14.2%
Q1 2019-1.9%-5.8%+0.4%
Q4 2018-8.7%-7.5%+1.6%
Q3 2018-2.7%-6.2%-9.0%
Q2 2018+3.5%+5.8%+5.8%
Q1 2018-4.3%-7.5%+0.0%
Q4 2017-9.3%-2.1%-10.3%
Q3 2017+2.5%+2.5%+10.1%
Q2 2017-13.9%-2.0%-19.8%
Q1 2017-5.9%-9.8%-22.5%
Q4 2016-12.3%-9.4%+13.4%
Q3 2016+0.0%-6.0%-4.3%
Q2 2016-6.6%-7.9%-2.7%
Q1 2016+9.4%
Q4 2015+2.9%
Q3 2015-17.6%
Q2 2015+3.6%
Q1 2015+1.5%
Q4 2014-2.5%
Q3 2014+3.1%
Q2 2014+0.1%
Q1 2014-6.3%
Q4 2013-1.3%
Q3 2013+2.1%
Q2 2013+0.3%
Q1 2013+0.0%
Q1 2011-0.7%
Q4 2011-0.7%
Q4 2012-0.7%
Q3 2012-1.2%
Q2 2012-7.3%
Q1 2012-3.8%
Q4 2009-3.3%
Q2 2011-3.3%
Q3 2010-11.9%
Q3 2011-11.9%
Q2 2010-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q1 2010+6.9%

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