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Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : -2.34 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Townsquare Media Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Townsquare Media's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.34. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Townsquare Media's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 12 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Townsquare Media was 16.73. The lowest was 4.41. And the median was 7.96.


TSQ's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 12.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Townsquare Media's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.06. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.56. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is At Loss.

Townsquare Media's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.21. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.69. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 16.74.


Townsquare Media Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Townsquare Media's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Townsquare Media Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Townsquare Media Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.33 -4.98 1.90 -0.05 -2.69

Townsquare Media Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.50 -0.82 -2.30 -2.69 -2.34

Competitive Comparison of Townsquare Media's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Townsquare Media's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Townsquare Media's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Townsquare Media's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Townsquare Media's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Townsquare Media Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Townsquare Media's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -41.4
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 24.1
Change In Deferred Tax -5.1
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 16.4
Change In Working Capital -5.1
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 18.8

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Townsquare Media's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-41.4 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Townsquare Media's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $24.1 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Townsquare Media's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-5.1 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $16.4 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Townsquare Media's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $16.4 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Townsquare Media's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-5.1 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Townsquare Media's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 18.762 Mil.

Townsquare Media's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -41.404 +24.08+-5.118
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-16.368987866969+-5.104)/18.762
=-2.34

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=11.57/-2.34
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Manhattanville Road, Suite 202, Purchase, New York, NY, USA, 10577
Townsquare Media Inc 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 United States. It has three segments which are Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. It earns the majority of the revenue from the Broadcasting Advertising segment. Its portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com, and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com.
Executives
Erik Hellum officer: COO, Local Media C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Scott Schatz officer: EVP, Finance Op and Tech C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
David Lebow director C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC, 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. 10 percent owner TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gary D Way director C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
David Quick director 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Fund Gp Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Ocm Pof Iv Aif Gap Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Atlas Ocm Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Aif Investments, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Aif Investment Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Partners Ltd 10 percent owner 181 BAY STREET, BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 300, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 10 percent owner BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 100, PO BOX 762, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3