earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.65
Saga Q3 net loss of $104K on $3.8M founder-related charge; adjusted EPS $0.62
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
2022-Q3 EPS reported
$0.82
revenue$84,768,000
- Net revenue up 3.9% to $30.0M; station operating income up 4.1% to $8.9M.
- Operating income $1.1M vs $4.6M; includes $3.8M accrual for payments to founder Ed Christian's estate.
- GAAP net loss of $104K ($0.01 diluted EPS) vs net income $3.5M ($0.58) a year ago.
- Excluding the accrual, operating income would have risen 5.8% to $4.9M; adjusted EPS $0.62.
- Cash & short-term investments $58.3M; paid $0.25 quarterly + $2.00 special dividend on Oct 21.