Boston Omaha Corporation Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Published 2 years ago via Business Wire

Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC) (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, in connection with filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We show below summary financial data for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q can be found at www.bostonomaha.com.

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Billboard Rentals, Net

$

10,302,223

 

$

9,138,149

 

Broadband Services (1)

 

8,539,906

 

 

4,076,946

 

Premiums Earned

 

3,107,273

 

 

2,288,449

 

Insurance Commissions

 

476,126

��

 

697,200

 

Investment and Other Income

 

390,257

 

 

92,203

 

Total Revenues

 

22,815,785

 

 

16,292,947

 

 
Depreciation and Amortization Expense

 

4,509,344

 

 

2,933,264

 

 
Net Loss from Operations

 

(2,976,792

)

 

(2,449,736

)

Net Other (Loss) Income

 

(2,114,675

)

 

25,498,646

 

 
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Stockholders

$

(3,321,154

)

$

16,302,593

 

Basic and Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share

$

(0.11

)

$

0.55

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

2023

 

2022

Total Unrestricted Cash & Investments (2)

$

82,044,403

 

$

67,782,480

 

Total Assets

 

706,356,202

 

 

683,717,859

 

Total Liabilities

 

152,188,736

 

 

157,068,480

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

 

15,656,900

 

 

15,713,021

 

Total Boston Omaha Stockholders' Equity

 

527,864,074

 

 

503,527,290

 

Noncontrolling Interests (3)

 

10,646,492

 

 

7,409,068

 

Total Equity

$

538,510,566

 

$

510,936,358

 

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require us to include the unrealized changes in market prices of investments in public securities in our reported earnings(4). In the table above, “Net Other (Loss) Income” includes other investment income of $2,872,219 and $2,615,323 in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and the first quarter of fiscal 2022, respectively, mainly related to public securities held by Boston Omaha. While we intend to hold our current securities for the longer term, we may in the future choose to sell them for a variety of reasons resulting in realized losses or gains.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, “Net Other (Loss) Income” also includes a gain of $24,977,740 related to the deconsolidation of Yellowstone Acquisition Company, which completed its business combination with Sky Harbour on January 25, 2022.

Cash inflow from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1,368,181, compared to a cash outflow of ($15,677,555) for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Our book value per share was $17.13 at March 31, 2023, compared to $16.95 at December 31, 2022.

As of March 31, 2023, we had 29,764,994 shares of Class A common stock and 1,055,560 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

As of May 11, 2023, we had 30,249,443 shares of Class A common stock and 1,055,560 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

(1)

Includes the InfoWest and Go Fiber acquisitions completed on April 1, 2022.

(2)

Investments consist of U.S. treasury securities classified as trading securities and marketable equity securities, of which $7,933,263 is held by our insurance entities at March 31, 2023. Marketable equity securities excludes Sky Harbour Group Corporation (“Sky Harbour”) Class A common stock as we account for our 22.95% stake (as measured at March 31, 2023) under the equity method.

(3)

Noncontrolling interests related to third party capital raised within our build for rent fund.

(4)

Excludes Sky Harbour Class A common stock as we account for our investment under the equity method.

About Boston Omaha Corporation

Boston Omaha Corporation is a public holding company with four majority owned businesses engaged in outdoor advertising, broadband telecommunications services, surety insurance and asset management.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this press release about the Company’s future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements about our financing strategy, future operations, future financial position and results, market growth, total revenue, as well as other statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Any statements in this press release about the Company’s future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements about our financing strategy, future operations, future financial position and results, market growth, total revenue, as well as other statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the Company’s forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements the Company make as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including risks related to the Company’s estimates regarding the potential market opportunity for the Company’s current and future products and services, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the competitive nature of the industries in which we conduct our business, general business and economic conditions, our ability to acquire suitable businesses, our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, the effect of a loss of, or financial distress of, any reinsurance company which reinsures the Company’s insurance operations, the risks associated with our investments in both publicly traded securities and privately held businesses, our history of losses and ability to maintain profitability in the future, the Company’s expectations regarding the Company’s sales, expenses, gross margins and other results of operations, and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as other risks and uncertainties which may be described in any subsequent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company and the other reports the Company files with the SEC. Copies of our SEC filings are available on our website at www.bostonomaha.com. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date hereof. The Company anticipates that general economic conditions and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company’s views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.

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