Greenwich, CT – May 8, 2018 Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE: TSQ) (“Townsquare”, or the “Company”) announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.
“We are pleased with our strong start to 2018. In the first quarter, net revenue increased 6.6% and Adjusted EBITDA increased 12.7% over the prior year period,” commented Dhruv Prasad, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Townsquare. “In addition to our strong operating results, we announced two strategic, tuck-in acquisitions of radio stations in New Jersey and in upstate New York; repaid $9.5 million of first lien debt, ending the quarter with net leverage of 5.2x; and initiated our first quarterly dividend, which will be paid on May 15, 2018.”
“Once again, our Local Marketing Solutions segment drove the Company’s growth, with net revenue growth of 5.9%, or 5.6% excluding political revenue,” commented Bill Wilson, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Townsquare. “Our first quarter growth in this segment was driven by continued strength across our local broadcast and digital product offerings, which culminated in our 17th consecutive quarter of positive, organic revenue growth.”
The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend will be payable on August 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2018.
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About Townsquare Media Inc.
Townsquare is a radio, digital media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the U.S. Our assets include 317 radio stations and more than 325 local websites in 67 U.S. markets, a digital marketing solutions company (Townsquare Interactive) serving approximately 12,800 small to medium sized businesses, a proprietary digital programmatic advertising platform (Townsquare Ignite), and approximately 350 live events with nearly 18 million attendees each year in the U.S. and Canada. Our brands include iconic local media assets such as WYRK, KLAQ, K2 and NJ101.5; acclaimed music festivals such as Mountain Jam, WE Fest and the Taste of Country Music Festival; unique touring lifestyle and entertainment events such as the America on Tap craft beer festival series and North American Midway Entertainment, North America’s largest mobile amusement company; and leading tastemaker music and entertainment owned and affiliated websites such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com and www.townsquareignite.com.
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