URBAN ONE, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

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SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK and UONE) today reported its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, net revenues were approximately $117.7 million, a decrease of 9.2% from the same period in 2023. The Company reported operating loss of approximately $60.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to operating income of approximately $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Broadcast and digital operating income1 was approximately $34.2 million, a decrease of 27.7% from the same period in 2023. Net loss was approximately $45.4 million or $(0.94) per share (basic) compared to income of $70.4 million or $1.48 per share (basic) for the same period in 2023. Adjusted EBITDA2 was approximately $28.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to approximately $37.5 million for the same period in 2023.

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Alfred C. Liggins, III, Urban One's CEO and President stated, "On a same station basis our radio division finished Q2 -5.6% excluding political, and -3.0% with political. We saw a sequential improvement in national revenues vs. Q1, which was offset by weaker local revenues. Q3 core radio revenue is currently pacing down 6.9% on a same station basis, down 5.1% including political, and up 7.0% overall. We are starting to see a significant uptick in political advertising revenues, and remain optimistic for the remainder of the year, which should benefit both our radio and digital divisions. Our Cable TV business continues to suffer from subscriber churn and audience delivery shortfall, impacting both advertising and affiliate revenues, although we are seeing a bounce-back in ratings and delivery in Q3. Our digital business experienced weaker advertising demand than prior year, but remains well positioned for the second half of the year, particularly with political and CTV advertising. During Q2 we repurchased an additional $35.5 million of our 2028 notes at 78.0%, and we ended the quarter with approximately $132.4 million of cash."


Three Months Ended June 30,


Six Months Ended June 30,


2024


2023


2024


2023


(unaudited)


(unaudited)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share data)


(in thousands, except share data)









NET REVENUES

$        117,744


$        129,652


$        222,154


$        239,521

OPERATING EXPENSES








Programming and technical, excluding stock-based compensation

33,256


32,547


65,915


66,401

Selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation

50,292


49,777


90,029


86,492

Corporate selling, general and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation

9,787


11,385


25,679


19,915

Stock-based compensation

1,079


2,321


2,463


5,598

Depreciation and amortization

2,993


1,886


4,843


4,483

Impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, and long-lived assets

80,758


22,081


80,758


38,856

Total operating expenses

178,165


119,997


269,687


221,745

             Operating (loss) income

(60,421)


9,655


(47,533)


17,776

INTEREST INCOME

1,777


1,898


3,775


2,232

INTEREST EXPENSE

12,404


13,972


25,402


28,040

GAIN ON RETIREMENT OF DEBT

7,425


-


15,299


2,356

Other income, net

14


96,773


900


96,460

(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest in income of subsidiaries

(63,609)


94,354


(52,961)


90,784

(BENEFIT FROM) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

(18,512)


23,197


(16,010)


22,037

Net (loss) income from consolidated operations

(45,097)


71,157


(36,951)


68,747

Loss from unconsolidated joint venture

-


-


(411)


-

NET (LOSS) INCOME

(45,097)


71,157


(37,362)


68,747

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

334


791


576


1,303

NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$       (45,431)


$         70,366


$       (37,938)


$         67,444









Weighted average shares outstanding - basic3

48,483,639


47,629,163


48,434,513


47,514,722

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted4

48,483,639


50,616,435


48,434,513


50,373,714