Urban One Reports Weak Earnings Performance

Urban One, Inc. today reported its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Net revenue was approximately $117.6 million, a decrease of 4.1% from the same period in 2016. Broadcast and digital operating income was approximately $41.8 million, a decrease of 14.6% from the same period in 2016.

Alfred Liggins III

The company reported operating income of approximately $12.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $27.7 million for the same period in 2016. Net income was $802,000 or $0.02 per share compared to net income of approximately $7.3 million or $0.15 per share for the same period in 2016.

Alfred C. Liggins, III, Urban One's CEO and President stated, "Our radio broadcasting revenues improved sequentially from Q1, and also within the quarter itself with June being up 2.3% vs 2017. According to Miller Kaplan, we outperformed our markets by 190Bps in June, which is encouraging. This sequential improvement looks likely to continue for Q3, which is currently pacing (–2.9%). Reach Media continued to experience a soft marketplace for multi-cultural network advertising spend, which was somewhat offset by the success of their Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage cruise.

"TV One experienced soft ratings, which resulted in a 5.9% decline in net advertising revenues for the quarter. We still believe that TV One will achieve the Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $82-84 million provided on the last earnings call, driven by improved affiliate revenues projected for H2. Our digital segment revenues benefited from the acquisition of the Bossip and Madame Noire brands, and we have continued to invest in short-form video and data analytics which should help drive long-term growth for our digital businesses."