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iHeartMedia(IHRT) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Presentation
2025-08-11 20:30
Q2 2025 Financial Performance - Q2 Revenue reached $934 million, a 0.5% increase year-over-year; excluding political revenue, the increase was 1.5%[10] - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA increased by 3.9% to $156 million, compared to $150 million in Q2 2024[10] - Digital Audio Group revenue grew by 13% to $324 million[10] - Podcast revenue within the Digital Audio Group increased by 28% to $134 million[10] - Multiplatform Group revenue decreased by 5% to $545 million; excluding political revenue, the decrease remained at 5%[10] Segment Performance - Digital Audio Group Adjusted EBITDA margin was 33.2%[10] - Multiplatform Group Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.7%[10] - Audio & Media Services Group Adjusted EBITDA margin was 35%[12] Modernization Program - The company is on track with its modernization program, expecting $150 million in net savings in 2025, primarily driven by technology and AI[33] - The modernization program aims for $200 million in gross savings[13] - 55% of net savings are expected from Sales, Marketing, & Support, 30% from Programming & Content, 10% from Product, Tech, & Other, and 5% from General & Admin[14] Podcast Leadership - iHeartMedia is the 1 podcast publisher in the US, leading in downloads, unique listeners, revenue, and earnings[69] - The company's average monthly podcast audience has more than doubled in 8 years, reaching 158 million in 2025 compared to 67 million in 2017[20, 21]
iHeartMedia(IHRT) - 2025 Q1 - Earnings Call Presentation
2025-05-12 20:22
Q1 2025 Consolidated Results - Q1 Revenue reached $807 million, a 10% increase year-over-year; excluding political revenue, the increase was 18%[10] - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA remained flat at $105 million compared to Q1 2024[10] - The company's cash balance and total available liquidity stood at $168 million and $559 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2025[10] - Free Cash Flow was $(81) million[10] Digital Audio Group Results - Digital Audio Group Revenue increased by 16% to $277 million[10] - Podcast Revenue grew by 28% to $116 million[10] - Digital Revenue excluding Podcast increased by 9% to $161 million[10] - Digital Audio Group Adjusted EBITDA margin was 314%[10] Multiplatform Group Results - Multiplatform Group Revenue decreased by 4% to $473 million; excluding political revenue, the decrease was 3%[10] - Multiplatform Group Adjusted EBITDA margin was 148%[10] Modernization Program - The company is on track with its modernization program, expecting $150 million in net savings in 2025, primarily driven by technology and AI[28]
iHeartMedia(IHRT) - 2024 Q4 - Earnings Call Presentation
2025-02-28 05:58
Financial Performance - Q4 2024 revenue reached $1,118 million, a 4.8% increase, but excluding political revenue, it decreased by 1.8%[10] - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2024 was $246 million, up 18.2% from $208 million in Q4 2023[10] - Full year 2025 consolidated revenue is expected to be approximately flat, while Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be around $770 million[10] - Free cash flow was negative $(24) million, but excluding Debt Exchange Transaction impacts, it was $111 million[10] - Full year 2024 revenue was $3,854.5 million, a 2.8% increase from $3,751.0 million in 2023[48] - Full year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA was $705.6 million, a 1.3% increase from $696.6 million in 2023[48] Segment Performance - Digital Audio Group revenue increased by 7% to $339 million, with podcast revenue up 6% to $140 million and digital revenue excluding podcast up 7% to $199 million[10] - Multiplatform Group revenue remained flat at $684 million, but excluding political revenue, it decreased by 5%[10] - Audio & Media Services Group revenue increased significantly by 44.7% to $97.8 million[12] Debt and Liquidity - The company completed a debt exchange transaction, exchanging approximately $4.8 billion of existing debt and extending maturities by three years[10] - The debt exchange resulted in the lowest net debt in the company's history[10] - Cash balance and total available liquidity were $260 million and $686 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024[10]