Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutTownsquare Media, Inc. operates as a digital media and marketing solutions company in small and medium-sized businesses. It operates through three segments: Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. The Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions segment offers various digital marketing solutions, including hosting, search engine optimization, online directory optimization, e-commerce solutions, online reputation monitoring, social media management, appointment scheduling, payment and invoice, customer management, email marketing, and website retargeting services, as well as traditional and mobile-enabled website design, creation, and development services. The Digital Advertising segment provides digital advertising on its owned and operated digital properties, and digital programmatic advertising platforms, as well as data analytics and management platform. The Broadcast Advertising segment engages in the sale of local radio stations to local, regional, and national spot advertisers, and national network advertisers. As of December 31, 2021, this segment owned and operated 322 radio stations and approximately 330 local websites in 67 local markets. It also owns and operates approximately 200 live events, including concerts, expositions, and other experiential events; and operates local media under the WYRK.com, WJON.com, and NJ101.5.com brands, as well as national music under the XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com brands. The company was formerly known as Regent Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Townsquare Media, Inc. in May 2010. Townsquare Media, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.Show more

Revenue $451M -0.7%
EBITDA $46M +838.5%
Net Income -$13M +71.7%
EPS (Diluted) -0.81 +69.8%
Gross Margin 27.54%
EBITDA Margin 10.26% +845.3%
Operating Margin 4.81% +214.2%
Net Margin -2.82% +71.5%
ROE -
ROIC 3.4% +230.5%
Debt/Equity -
Interest Coverage 0.59 +219.8%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Share count reduced 6.9% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 18 (bottom 18%)
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1.89%

5Y0.89%

3Y2.57%

TTM-2.07%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM146.06%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM138.2%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.73%

5Y Avg2.01%

3Y Avg3.04%

Latest4.02%

Peer Comparison

Marketing Analytics & Intelligence

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
ZDZiff Davis, Inc.	1.5B	37.95	26.73	2.76%	7.62%	6.17%	18.92%	0.49
ACCSACCESS Newswire Inc.	37.8M	9.77	-3.46	-5.97%	-29.15%	-17.3%	6.73%	0.66
TSQTownsquare Media, Inc.	86.48M	5.71	-7.05	-0.72%	4.16%		36.2%
INUVInuvo, Inc.	44.11M	3.02	-7.37	13.37%	-4.44%	-41.85%		0.08
MCHXMarchex, Inc.	68.29M	1.74	-15.82	-3.58%	-10.38%	-15.11%		0.04

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	441.22M	516.87M	507.43M	430.6M	431.41M	371.34M	417.96M	463.08M	454.23M	450.98M
Revenue Growth %	0.18%	0.17%	-0.02%	-0.15%	0%	-0.14%	0.13%	0.11%	-0.02%	-0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+	317.83M	384.71M	384.41M	306.86M	300.43M	282.35M	288.3M	324.93M	329.2M	326.78M
COGS % of Revenue	0.72%	0.74%	0.76%	0.71%	0.7%	0.76%	0.69%	0.7%	0.72%	0.72%
Gross Profit+	123.39M	132.16M	123.02M	123.74M	130.98M	88.99M	129.66M	138.15M	125.03M	124.2M
Gross Margin %	0.28%	0.26%	0.24%	0.29%	0.3%	0.24%	0.31%	0.3%	0.28%	0.28%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.02%	0.07%	-0.07%	0.01%	0.06%	-0.32%	0.46%	0.07%	-0.09%	-0.01%
Operating Expenses+	47.27M	53.6M	52.26M	47.81M	168.12M	163.96M	55.18M	82.56M	144.17M	102.51M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.11%	0.1%	0.1%	0.11%	0.39%	0.44%	0.13%	0.18%	0.32%	0.23%
Selling, General & Admin	29.69M	29.62M	748K	1.63M	2.59M	2.08M	3.72M	3.8M	8.03M	17.17M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.07%	0.06%	0%	0%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.04%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-277K	665K	-288K	-167K	165.53M	161.88M	51.46M	78.76M	136.14M	85.34M
Operating Income+	84.73M	77.43M	11.14M	40.4M	-37.13M	-74.97M	74.48M	55.59M	-19.14M	21.69M
Operating Margin %	0.19%	0.15%	0.02%	0.09%	-0.09%	-0.2%	0.18%	0.12%	-0.04%	0.05%
Operating Income Growth %	1.09%	-0.09%	-0.86%	2.63%	-1.92%	-1.02%	1.99%	-0.25%	-1.34%	2.13%
EBITDA+	102.31M	101.4M	30.14M	59.98M	-11.3M	-54.86M	93.58M	78.95M	4.93M	46.25M
EBITDA Margin %	0.23%	0.2%	0.06%	0.14%	-0.03%	-0.15%	0.22%	0.17%	0.01%	0.1%
EBITDA Growth %	0.78%	-0.01%	-0.7%	0.99%	-1.19%	-3.86%	2.71%	-0.16%	-0.94%	8.39%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	17.58M	23.97M	19M	19.58M	25.84M	20.11M	19.1M	23.36M	24.07M	24.56M
EBIT	52.43M	73.88M	50.16M	15.78M	-38.54M	-72.99M	67.27M	51.97M	-12.28M	25.18M
Net Interest Income+	-35.98M	-34.07M	-32.76M	-34.27M	-33.86M	-31.42M	-39.85M	-39.83M	-37.25M	-36.23M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	1.12M	549K	0	0	1.72M	651K
Interest Expense	34.26M	32.12M	32.75M	34.27M	34.98M	31.97M	39.85M	39.83M	38.97M	36.88M
Other Income/Expense	-66.56M	-37.53M	-33.12M	-34.94M	-34.93M	-29.44M	-45.34M	-41.76M	-30.02M	-31.31M
Pretax Income+	18.17M	40.33M	-21.9M	1.09M	-72.07M	-104.41M	29.14M	13.83M	-49.16M	-9.62M
Pretax Margin %	0.04%	0.08%	-0.04%	0%	-0.17%	-0.28%	0.07%	0.03%	-0.11%	-0.02%
Income Tax+	7.92M	17.04M	-13.03M	1.59M	-14.56M	-23.86M	10.35M	-564K	-6.14M	1.31M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.54%	0.57%	0.51%	-30.07%	0.94%	0.79%	0.57%	0.89%	0.91%	1.32%
Net Income+	9.83M	23.06M	-11.19M	-32.93M	-67.76M	-82.47M	16.74M	12.34M	-44.96M	-12.7M
Net Margin %	0.02%	0.04%	-0.02%	-0.08%	-0.16%	-0.22%	0.04%	0.03%	-0.1%	-0.03%
Net Income Growth %	1.57%	1.35%	-1.49%	-1.94%	-1.06%	-0.22%	1.2%	-0.26%	-4.64%	0.72%
Net Income (Continuing)	10.25M	23.2M	21.83M	-47.96M	-57.5M	-80.55M	18.78M	14.39M	-43.02M	-10.93M
Discontinued Operations	0	2.46M	0	0	-8.15M	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	640K	705K	1.12M	1.29M	2.74M	3.49M	3.33M	3.56M	3.5M	3.41M
EPS (Diluted)+	0.37	0.85	-0.61	-1.78	-3.10	-4.32	0.79	0.68	-2.68	-0.81
EPS Growth %	1.26%	1.3%	-1.72%	-1.92%	-0.74%	-0.39%	1.18%	-0.14%	-4.94%	0.7%
EPS (Basic)	0.58	1.27	-0.61	-1.78	-3.10	-4.32	0.99	0.73	-2.68	-0.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding	27.72M	27.31M	18.46M	27.48M	18.55M	27.7M	21.24M	18.2M	16.76M	15.6M
Basic Shares Outstanding	17.54M	18.25M	18.46M	18.48M	18.55M	18.65M	16.84M	16.99M	16.76M	15.6M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	103.21M	122.63M	138.4M	150.97M	157.33M	149.47M	114.81M	120.69M	132.18M	105.45M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	33.3M	51.54M	65.3M	61.39M	84.67M	83.23M	50.51M	43.42M	61.05M	32.99M
Cash Only	33.3M	51.54M	65.3M	61.39M	84.67M	83.23M	50.51M	43.42M	61.05M	32.99M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	60.14M	59.58M	61.56M	62.6M	67.46M	58.63M	57.65M	61.23M	60.78M	60.63M
Days Sales Outstanding	49.75	42.07	44.28	53.06	57.08	57.63	50.34	48.27	48.84	49.07
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	0	11.51M	15.64M	27.86M	5.2M	7.6M	6.66M	16.04M	5.2M	7.3M
Total Non-Current Assets+	957.5M	1.01B	961.86M	797.01M	752.12M	657.08M	650.88M	623.83M	519.87M	474.97M
Property, Plant & Equipment	133.94M	139.61M	146.99M	114.25M	163.65M	160.16M	149.71M	164.81M	157.08M	158.59M
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.29x	3.70x	3.45x	3.77x	2.64x	2.32x	2.79x	2.81x	2.89x	2.84x
Goodwill	292.95M	292.95M	243.04M	240.58M	157.95M	157.95M	157.95M	161.38M	157.27M	152.9M
Intangible Assets	517.98M	513.91M	508.4M	482.78M	388.03M	281.16M	278.26M	276.84M	200.31M	162.16M
Long-Term Investments	5.05M	4.31M	8.09M	10.38M	8.77M	11.99M	18.71M	19.11M	3.54M	725K
Other Non-Current Assets	7.58M	7.49M	68.44M	9.88M	4.67M	7.77M	6.87M	1.69M	1.67M	592K
Total Assets+	1.06B	1.13B	1.1B	947.98M	909.46M	806.54M	765.69M	744.52M	652.05M	580.41M
Asset Turnover	0.42x	0.46x	0.46x	0.45x	0.47x	0.46x	0.55x	0.62x	0.70x	0.78x
Asset Growth %	0.08%	0.07%	-0.03%	-0.14%	-0.04%	-0.11%	-0.05%	-0.03%	-0.12%	-0.11%
Total Current Liabilities+	62.08M	65.15M	73.31M	65.7M	71.56M	65.76M	75.96M	71.71M	76.09M	76.26M
Accounts Payable	9.55M	10.6M	13.44M	12.77M	14.79M	9.06M	5.68M	4.13M	5.04M	4.45M
Days Payables Outstanding	10.97	10.06	12.76	15.18	17.97	11.71	7.19	4.64	5.58	4.97
Short-Term Debt	171K	6.9M	9.52M	5K	17.64M	7.58M	7.4M	0	0	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	15.45M	16.28M	22.43M	27.52M	20.34M	27.81M	38.27M	14.83M	9.06M	9.9M
Current Ratio	1.66x	1.88x	1.89x	2.30x	2.20x	2.27x	1.51x	1.68x	1.74x	1.38x
Quick Ratio	1.66x	1.88x	1.89x	2.30x	2.20x	2.27x	1.51x	1.68x	1.74x	1.38x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	635.19M	677.79M	645.87M	628.53M	655.46M	640.03M	640.15M	603.73M	566.05M	532.6M
Long-Term Debt	588.66M	563.68M	555.62M	555.33M	546.71M	543.43M	541.52M	524.44M	499.66M	465.76M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	631K	0	0	44.99M	44.79M	38.74M	45.11M	41.44M	45.47M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	35.23M	103.2M	70.18M	63.28M	63.41M	48.37M	59.46M	18.75M	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	11.3M	10.28M	20.07M	9.92M	352K	3.45M	425K	15.43M	24.95M	21.37M
Total Liabilities	697.27M	742.94M	719.18M	692.48M	727.02M	705.79M	716.1M	675.44M	642.14M	608.86M
Total Debt+	588.83M	571.22M	565.14M	555.34M	609.34M	595.8M	587.66M	578.56M	550.47M	520.45M
Net Debt	555.53M	519.68M	503.94M	494.82M	524.67M	512.57M	537.15M	535.14M	489.43M	487.46M
Debt / Equity	1.62x	1.46x	1.48x	2.17x	3.34x	5.91x	11.85x	8.38x	55.54x	-
Debt / EBITDA	5.76x	5.63x	18.75x	9.26x	-	-	6.28x	7.33x	111.70x	11.25x
Net Debt / EBITDA	5.43x	5.12x	16.72x	8.25x	-	-	5.74x	6.78x	99.32x	10.54x
Interest Coverage	2.47x	2.41x	0.34x	1.18x	-1.06x	-2.35x	1.87x	1.40x	-0.49x	0.59x
Total Equity+	363.44M	390.05M	381.08M	255.51M	182.44M	100.75M	49.58M	69.08M	9.91M	-28.44M
Equity Growth %	0.06%	0.07%	-0.02%	-0.33%	-0.29%	-0.45%	-0.51%	0.39%	-0.86%	-3.87%
Book Value per Share	13.11	14.28	20.64	9.30	9.84	3.64	2.33	3.79	0.59	-1.82
Total Shareholders' Equity	362.8M	389.35M	379.96M	254.22M	179.7M	97.26M	46.26M	65.52M	6.41M	-31.86M
Common Stock	179K	184K	185K	190K	190K	191K	169K	173K	168K	167K
Retained Earnings	1.39M	24.45M	13.27M	-25.73M	-188.03M	-272.6M	-256.63M	-244.3M	-302.19M	-327.82M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.18M	-11.2M
Accumulated OCI	44K	-722K	-532K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	640K	705K	1.12M	1.29M	2.74M	3.49M	3.33M	3.56M	3.5M	3.41M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	25.94M	59.8M	50.68M	36.63M	39.99M	31.49M	61.08M	50.19M	67.83M	48.75M
Operating CF Margin %	0.06%	0.12%	0.1%	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.15%	0.11%	0.15%	0.11%
Operating CF Growth %	-0.43%	1.31%	-0.15%	-0.28%	0.09%	-0.21%	0.94%	-0.18%	0.35%	-0.28%
Net Income	10.25M	23.29M	-10.27M	-494K	-57.5M	-80.55M	18.78M	14.39M	-43.02M	-10.93M
Depreciation & Amortization	17.58M	23.98M	25.68M	18.96M	25.84M	20.11M	19.1M	23.36M	24.07M	24.56M
Stock-Based Compensation	4.28M	4.25M	748K	1.5M	2.59M	2.08M	3.72M	3.8M	8.03M	17.17M
Deferred Taxes	7.74M	15.89M	-13.81M	699K	-15.03M	-24.21M	9.76M	-1.33M	-6.89M	644K
Other Non-Cash Items	-5.31M	7.85M	49.56M	19.43M	93.94M	117.24M	2.27M	29.03M	85.36M	34.07M
Working Capital Changes	-8.58M	-15.46M	-1.22M	-3.47M	-9.85M	-3.18M	7.46M	-19.06M	279K	-16.77M
Change in Receivables	-2.02M	-5.81M	-864K	-1.23M	-6.42M	171K	-3.07M	-7.18M	-3.9M	-5M
Change in Inventory	-9.48M	-6.12M	-194K	1.91M	0	10.1M	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	33K	-2.46M	669K	-3.31M	2.39M	-5.14M	-3.35M	-1.61M	982K	-751K
Cash from Investing+	-71.78M	-20.97M	-28.93M	-18.26M	-5.88M	-14.04M	-10.64M	-37.76M	-3.57M	-9.93M
Capital Expenditures	-15.1M	-20.94M	-22.97M	-18.12M	-19.68M	-15.19M	-12.42M	-15.83M	-14.98M	-17.44M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	19.54M	2.13M	1.24M	24.64M	14.01M	1.55M	1.35M	-3.45M	5.7M	2.4M
Cash from Financing+	54.43M	-19.71M	-7.95M	-18.06M	-10.34M	-18.89M	-83.17M	-19.51M	-46.62M	-67.38M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	-6.18M	-8.28M	-4.2M	-60K	0	-9.34M	-12.31M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-12.02M	-340K	-1.2M	-545K	-1.67M	-1.17M	-81.47M	-432K	4.99M	4.51M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	10.84M	38.87M	27.71M	18.51M	19.53M	16.3M	48.66M	29.36M	52.85M	31.31M
FCF Margin %	0.02%	0.08%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.12%	0.06%	0.12%	0.07%
FCF Growth %	-0.65%	2.58%	-0.29%	-0.33%	0.05%	-0.17%	1.99%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.41%
FCF per Share	0.39	1.42	1.50	0.67	1.05	0.59	2.29	1.61	3.15	2.01
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	2.64x	2.59x	-4.53x	-1.11x	-0.59x	-0.38x	3.65x	4.07x	-1.51x	-3.84x
Interest Paid	38.98M	32.37M	29.92M	34.03M	33.52M	28.52M	28.7M	38.6M	37.55M	35.79M
Taxes Paid	622K	1.13M	722K	1.2M	818K	1.56M	595K	1.2M	1.41M	1.14M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	2.78%	6.12%	-2.9%	-10.35%	-30.95%	-58.24%	22.26%	20.79%	-113.84%	-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.15%	6.35%	0.93%	3.72%	-3.82%	-8.52%	9.31%	7%	-2.6%	3.4%
Gross Margin	27.96%	25.57%	24.24%	28.74%	30.36%	23.96%	31.02%	29.83%	27.53%	27.54%
Net Margin	2.23%	4.46%	-2.2%	-7.65%	-15.71%	-22.21%	4%	2.66%	-9.9%	-2.82%
Debt / Equity	1.62x	1.46x	1.48x	2.17x	3.34x	5.91x	11.85x	8.38x	55.54x	-
Interest Coverage	2.47x	2.41x	0.34x	1.18x	-1.06x	-2.35x	1.87x	1.40x	-0.49x	0.59x
FCF Conversion	2.64x	2.59x	-4.53x	-1.11x	-0.59x	-0.38x	3.65x	4.07x	-1.51x	-3.84x
Revenue Growth	18.01%	17.14%	-1.82%	-15.14%	0.19%	-13.92%	12.55%	10.8%	-1.91%	-0.72%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Broadcasting Advertising	-	-	-	-	-	-	214.85M	223.8M	211.72M	208.96M
Broadcasting Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.16%	-5.40%	-1.30%
Digital Advertising	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	501K	150.28M	158.62M
Digital Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29895.21%	5.55%
Other Digital	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.06M
Other Digital Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Advertising	-	-	-	339.36M	352.81M	298.5M	-	-	-	-
Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	3.96%	-15.39%	-	-	-	-
Interactive	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interactive Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Live Events	97.68M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Live Events Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entertainment	-	174.68M	158.77M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entertainment Growth	-	-	-9.10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Local Advertising	303.13M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Local Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
CANADA	5.1M	25.8M	27.7M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CANADA Growth	-	405.88%	7.36%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) reported $438.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 97% increase from $222.7M in 2012.

Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) saw revenue decline by 0.7% over the past year.

Yes, Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) is profitable, generating $18.2M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (-2.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) pays a dividend with a yield of 13.82%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) generated $26.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

TSQ • • Industrial / General

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Revenue $451M -0.7%
EBITDA $46M +838.5%
Net Income -$13M +71.7%
EPS (Diluted) -0.81 +69.8%
Gross Margin 27.54%
EBITDA Margin 10.26% +845.3%
Operating Margin 4.81% +214.2%
Net Margin -2.82% +71.5%
ROE -
ROIC 3.4% +230.5%
Debt/Equity -
Interest Coverage 0.59 +219.8%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Share count reduced 6.9% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 18 (bottom 18%)
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1.89%

5Y0.89%

3Y2.57%

TTM-2.07%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM146.06%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM138.2%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.73%

5Y Avg2.01%

3Y Avg3.04%

Latest4.02%

Peer Comparison

Marketing Analytics & Intelligence

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ACCSACCESS Newswire Inc.	37.8M	9.77	-3.46	-5.97%	-29.15%	-17.3%	6.73%	0.66
TSQTownsquare Media, Inc.	86.48M	5.71	-7.05	-0.72%	4.16%		36.2%
INUVInuvo, Inc.	44.11M	3.02	-7.37	13.37%	-4.44%	-41.85%		0.08
MCHXMarchex, Inc.	68.29M	1.74	-15.82	-3.58%	-10.38%	-15.11%		0.04

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	441.22M	516.87M	507.43M	430.6M	431.41M	371.34M	417.96M	463.08M	454.23M	450.98M
Revenue Growth %	0.18%	0.17%	-0.02%	-0.15%	0%	-0.14%	0.13%	0.11%	-0.02%	-0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+	317.83M	384.71M	384.41M	306.86M	300.43M	282.35M	288.3M	324.93M	329.2M	326.78M
COGS % of Revenue	0.72%	0.74%	0.76%	0.71%	0.7%	0.76%	0.69%	0.7%	0.72%	0.72%
Gross Profit+	123.39M	132.16M	123.02M	123.74M	130.98M	88.99M	129.66M	138.15M	125.03M	124.2M
Gross Margin %	0.28%	0.26%	0.24%	0.29%	0.3%	0.24%	0.31%	0.3%	0.28%	0.28%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.02%	0.07%	-0.07%	0.01%	0.06%	-0.32%	0.46%	0.07%	-0.09%	-0.01%
Operating Expenses+	47.27M	53.6M	52.26M	47.81M	168.12M	163.96M	55.18M	82.56M	144.17M	102.51M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.11%	0.1%	0.1%	0.11%	0.39%	0.44%	0.13%	0.18%	0.32%	0.23%
Selling, General & Admin	29.69M	29.62M	748K	1.63M	2.59M	2.08M	3.72M	3.8M	8.03M	17.17M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.07%	0.06%	0%	0%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.04%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-277K	665K	-288K	-167K	165.53M	161.88M	51.46M	78.76M	136.14M	85.34M
Operating Income+	84.73M	77.43M	11.14M	40.4M	-37.13M	-74.97M	74.48M	55.59M	-19.14M	21.69M
Operating Margin %	0.19%	0.15%	0.02%	0.09%	-0.09%	-0.2%	0.18%	0.12%	-0.04%	0.05%
Operating Income Growth %	1.09%	-0.09%	-0.86%	2.63%	-1.92%	-1.02%	1.99%	-0.25%	-1.34%	2.13%
EBITDA+	102.31M	101.4M	30.14M	59.98M	-11.3M	-54.86M	93.58M	78.95M	4.93M	46.25M
EBITDA Margin %	0.23%	0.2%	0.06%	0.14%	-0.03%	-0.15%	0.22%	0.17%	0.01%	0.1%
EBITDA Growth %	0.78%	-0.01%	-0.7%	0.99%	-1.19%	-3.86%	2.71%	-0.16%	-0.94%	8.39%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	17.58M	23.97M	19M	19.58M	25.84M	20.11M	19.1M	23.36M	24.07M	24.56M
EBIT	52.43M	73.88M	50.16M	15.78M	-38.54M	-72.99M	67.27M	51.97M	-12.28M	25.18M
Net Interest Income+	-35.98M	-34.07M	-32.76M	-34.27M	-33.86M	-31.42M	-39.85M	-39.83M	-37.25M	-36.23M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	1.12M	549K	0	0	1.72M	651K
Interest Expense	34.26M	32.12M	32.75M	34.27M	34.98M	31.97M	39.85M	39.83M	38.97M	36.88M
Other Income/Expense	-66.56M	-37.53M	-33.12M	-34.94M	-34.93M	-29.44M	-45.34M	-41.76M	-30.02M	-31.31M
Pretax Income+	18.17M	40.33M	-21.9M	1.09M	-72.07M	-104.41M	29.14M	13.83M	-49.16M	-9.62M
Pretax Margin %	0.04%	0.08%	-0.04%	0%	-0.17%	-0.28%	0.07%	0.03%	-0.11%	-0.02%
Income Tax+	7.92M	17.04M	-13.03M	1.59M	-14.56M	-23.86M	10.35M	-564K	-6.14M	1.31M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.54%	0.57%	0.51%	-30.07%	0.94%	0.79%	0.57%	0.89%	0.91%	1.32%
Net Income+	9.83M	23.06M	-11.19M	-32.93M	-67.76M	-82.47M	16.74M	12.34M	-44.96M	-12.7M
Net Margin %	0.02%	0.04%	-0.02%	-0.08%	-0.16%	-0.22%	0.04%	0.03%	-0.1%	-0.03%
Net Income Growth %	1.57%	1.35%	-1.49%	-1.94%	-1.06%	-0.22%	1.2%	-0.26%	-4.64%	0.72%
Net Income (Continuing)	10.25M	23.2M	21.83M	-47.96M	-57.5M	-80.55M	18.78M	14.39M	-43.02M	-10.93M
Discontinued Operations	0	2.46M	0	0	-8.15M	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	640K	705K	1.12M	1.29M	2.74M	3.49M	3.33M	3.56M	3.5M	3.41M
EPS (Diluted)+	0.37	0.85	-0.61	-1.78	-3.10	-4.32	0.79	0.68	-2.68	-0.81
EPS Growth %	1.26%	1.3%	-1.72%	-1.92%	-0.74%	-0.39%	1.18%	-0.14%	-4.94%	0.7%
EPS (Basic)	0.58	1.27	-0.61	-1.78	-3.10	-4.32	0.99	0.73	-2.68	-0.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding	27.72M	27.31M	18.46M	27.48M	18.55M	27.7M	21.24M	18.2M	16.76M	15.6M
Basic Shares Outstanding	17.54M	18.25M	18.46M	18.48M	18.55M	18.65M	16.84M	16.99M	16.76M	15.6M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	0%	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	103.21M	122.63M	138.4M	150.97M	157.33M	149.47M	114.81M	120.69M	132.18M	105.45M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	33.3M	51.54M	65.3M	61.39M	84.67M	83.23M	50.51M	43.42M	61.05M	32.99M
Cash Only	33.3M	51.54M	65.3M	61.39M	84.67M	83.23M	50.51M	43.42M	61.05M	32.99M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	60.14M	59.58M	61.56M	62.6M	67.46M	58.63M	57.65M	61.23M	60.78M	60.63M
Days Sales Outstanding	49.75	42.07	44.28	53.06	57.08	57.63	50.34	48.27	48.84	49.07
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	0	11.51M	15.64M	27.86M	5.2M	7.6M	6.66M	16.04M	5.2M	7.3M
Total Non-Current Assets+	957.5M	1.01B	961.86M	797.01M	752.12M	657.08M	650.88M	623.83M	519.87M	474.97M
Property, Plant & Equipment	133.94M	139.61M	146.99M	114.25M	163.65M	160.16M	149.71M	164.81M	157.08M	158.59M
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.29x	3.70x	3.45x	3.77x	2.64x	2.32x	2.79x	2.81x	2.89x	2.84x
Goodwill	292.95M	292.95M	243.04M	240.58M	157.95M	157.95M	157.95M	161.38M	157.27M	152.9M
Intangible Assets	517.98M	513.91M	508.4M	482.78M	388.03M	281.16M	278.26M	276.84M	200.31M	162.16M
Long-Term Investments	5.05M	4.31M	8.09M	10.38M	8.77M	11.99M	18.71M	19.11M	3.54M	725K
Other Non-Current Assets	7.58M	7.49M	68.44M	9.88M	4.67M	7.77M	6.87M	1.69M	1.67M	592K
Total Assets+	1.06B	1.13B	1.1B	947.98M	909.46M	806.54M	765.69M	744.52M	652.05M	580.41M
Asset Turnover	0.42x	0.46x	0.46x	0.45x	0.47x	0.46x	0.55x	0.62x	0.70x	0.78x
Asset Growth %	0.08%	0.07%	-0.03%	-0.14%	-0.04%	-0.11%	-0.05%	-0.03%	-0.12%	-0.11%
Total Current Liabilities+	62.08M	65.15M	73.31M	65.7M	71.56M	65.76M	75.96M	71.71M	76.09M	76.26M
Accounts Payable	9.55M	10.6M	13.44M	12.77M	14.79M	9.06M	5.68M	4.13M	5.04M	4.45M
Days Payables Outstanding	10.97	10.06	12.76	15.18	17.97	11.71	7.19	4.64	5.58	4.97
Short-Term Debt	171K	6.9M	9.52M	5K	17.64M	7.58M	7.4M	0	0	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	15.45M	16.28M	22.43M	27.52M	20.34M	27.81M	38.27M	14.83M	9.06M	9.9M
Current Ratio	1.66x	1.88x	1.89x	2.30x	2.20x	2.27x	1.51x	1.68x	1.74x	1.38x
Quick Ratio	1.66x	1.88x	1.89x	2.30x	2.20x	2.27x	1.51x	1.68x	1.74x	1.38x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	635.19M	677.79M	645.87M	628.53M	655.46M	640.03M	640.15M	603.73M	566.05M	532.6M
Long-Term Debt	588.66M	563.68M	555.62M	555.33M	546.71M	543.43M	541.52M	524.44M	499.66M	465.76M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	631K	0	0	44.99M	44.79M	38.74M	45.11M	41.44M	45.47M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	35.23M	103.2M	70.18M	63.28M	63.41M	48.37M	59.46M	18.75M	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	11.3M	10.28M	20.07M	9.92M	352K	3.45M	425K	15.43M	24.95M	21.37M
Total Liabilities	697.27M	742.94M	719.18M	692.48M	727.02M	705.79M	716.1M	675.44M	642.14M	608.86M
Total Debt+	588.83M	571.22M	565.14M	555.34M	609.34M	595.8M	587.66M	578.56M	550.47M	520.45M
Net Debt	555.53M	519.68M	503.94M	494.82M	524.67M	512.57M	537.15M	535.14M	489.43M	487.46M
Debt / Equity	1.62x	1.46x	1.48x	2.17x	3.34x	5.91x	11.85x	8.38x	55.54x	-
Debt / EBITDA	5.76x	5.63x	18.75x	9.26x	-	-	6.28x	7.33x	111.70x	11.25x
Net Debt / EBITDA	5.43x	5.12x	16.72x	8.25x	-	-	5.74x	6.78x	99.32x	10.54x
Interest Coverage	2.47x	2.41x	0.34x	1.18x	-1.06x	-2.35x	1.87x	1.40x	-0.49x	0.59x
Total Equity+	363.44M	390.05M	381.08M	255.51M	182.44M	100.75M	49.58M	69.08M	9.91M	-28.44M
Equity Growth %	0.06%	0.07%	-0.02%	-0.33%	-0.29%	-0.45%	-0.51%	0.39%	-0.86%	-3.87%
Book Value per Share	13.11	14.28	20.64	9.30	9.84	3.64	2.33	3.79	0.59	-1.82
Total Shareholders' Equity	362.8M	389.35M	379.96M	254.22M	179.7M	97.26M	46.26M	65.52M	6.41M	-31.86M
Common Stock	179K	184K	185K	190K	190K	191K	169K	173K	168K	167K
Retained Earnings	1.39M	24.45M	13.27M	-25.73M	-188.03M	-272.6M	-256.63M	-244.3M	-302.19M	-327.82M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.18M	-11.2M
Accumulated OCI	44K	-722K	-532K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	640K	705K	1.12M	1.29M	2.74M	3.49M	3.33M	3.56M	3.5M	3.41M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	25.94M	59.8M	50.68M	36.63M	39.99M	31.49M	61.08M	50.19M	67.83M	48.75M
Operating CF Margin %	0.06%	0.12%	0.1%	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.15%	0.11%	0.15%	0.11%
Operating CF Growth %	-0.43%	1.31%	-0.15%	-0.28%	0.09%	-0.21%	0.94%	-0.18%	0.35%	-0.28%
Net Income	10.25M	23.29M	-10.27M	-494K	-57.5M	-80.55M	18.78M	14.39M	-43.02M	-10.93M
Depreciation & Amortization	17.58M	23.98M	25.68M	18.96M	25.84M	20.11M	19.1M	23.36M	24.07M	24.56M
Stock-Based Compensation	4.28M	4.25M	748K	1.5M	2.59M	2.08M	3.72M	3.8M	8.03M	17.17M
Deferred Taxes	7.74M	15.89M	-13.81M	699K	-15.03M	-24.21M	9.76M	-1.33M	-6.89M	644K
Other Non-Cash Items	-5.31M	7.85M	49.56M	19.43M	93.94M	117.24M	2.27M	29.03M	85.36M	34.07M
Working Capital Changes	-8.58M	-15.46M	-1.22M	-3.47M	-9.85M	-3.18M	7.46M	-19.06M	279K	-16.77M
Change in Receivables	-2.02M	-5.81M	-864K	-1.23M	-6.42M	171K	-3.07M	-7.18M	-3.9M	-5M
Change in Inventory	-9.48M	-6.12M	-194K	1.91M	0	10.1M	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	33K	-2.46M	669K	-3.31M	2.39M	-5.14M	-3.35M	-1.61M	982K	-751K
Cash from Investing+	-71.78M	-20.97M	-28.93M	-18.26M	-5.88M	-14.04M	-10.64M	-37.76M	-3.57M	-9.93M
Capital Expenditures	-15.1M	-20.94M	-22.97M	-18.12M	-19.68M	-15.19M	-12.42M	-15.83M	-14.98M	-17.44M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	19.54M	2.13M	1.24M	24.64M	14.01M	1.55M	1.35M	-3.45M	5.7M	2.4M
Cash from Financing+	54.43M	-19.71M	-7.95M	-18.06M	-10.34M	-18.89M	-83.17M	-19.51M	-46.62M	-67.38M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	-6.18M	-8.28M	-4.2M	-60K	0	-9.34M	-12.31M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-12.02M	-340K	-1.2M	-545K	-1.67M	-1.17M	-81.47M	-432K	4.99M	4.51M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	10.84M	38.87M	27.71M	18.51M	19.53M	16.3M	48.66M	29.36M	52.85M	31.31M
FCF Margin %	0.02%	0.08%	0.05%	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.12%	0.06%	0.12%	0.07%
FCF Growth %	-0.65%	2.58%	-0.29%	-0.33%	0.05%	-0.17%	1.99%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.41%
FCF per Share	0.39	1.42	1.50	0.67	1.05	0.59	2.29	1.61	3.15	2.01
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	2.64x	2.59x	-4.53x	-1.11x	-0.59x	-0.38x	3.65x	4.07x	-1.51x	-3.84x
Interest Paid	38.98M	32.37M	29.92M	34.03M	33.52M	28.52M	28.7M	38.6M	37.55M	35.79M
Taxes Paid	622K	1.13M	722K	1.2M	818K	1.56M	595K	1.2M	1.41M	1.14M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	2.78%	6.12%	-2.9%	-10.35%	-30.95%	-58.24%	22.26%	20.79%	-113.84%	-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.15%	6.35%	0.93%	3.72%	-3.82%	-8.52%	9.31%	7%	-2.6%	3.4%
Gross Margin	27.96%	25.57%	24.24%	28.74%	30.36%	23.96%	31.02%	29.83%	27.53%	27.54%
Net Margin	2.23%	4.46%	-2.2%	-7.65%	-15.71%	-22.21%	4%	2.66%	-9.9%	-2.82%
Debt / Equity	1.62x	1.46x	1.48x	2.17x	3.34x	5.91x	11.85x	8.38x	55.54x	-
Interest Coverage	2.47x	2.41x	0.34x	1.18x	-1.06x	-2.35x	1.87x	1.40x	-0.49x	0.59x
FCF Conversion	2.64x	2.59x	-4.53x	-1.11x	-0.59x	-0.38x	3.65x	4.07x	-1.51x	-3.84x
Revenue Growth	18.01%	17.14%	-1.82%	-15.14%	0.19%	-13.92%	12.55%	10.8%	-1.91%	-0.72%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Broadcasting Advertising	-	-	-	-	-	-	214.85M	223.8M	211.72M	208.96M
Broadcasting Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.16%	-5.40%	-1.30%
Digital Advertising	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	501K	150.28M	158.62M
Digital Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29895.21%	5.55%
Other Digital	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.06M
Other Digital Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Advertising	-	-	-	339.36M	352.81M	298.5M	-	-	-	-
Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	3.96%	-15.39%	-	-	-	-
Interactive	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interactive Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Live Events	97.68M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Live Events Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entertainment	-	174.68M	158.77M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Entertainment Growth	-	-	-9.10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Local Advertising	303.13M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Local Advertising Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
CANADA	5.1M	25.8M	27.7M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CANADA Growth	-	405.88%	7.36%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) reported $438.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 97% increase from $222.7M in 2012.

Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) saw revenue decline by 0.7% over the past year.

Yes, Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) is profitable, generating $18.2M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (-2.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) pays a dividend with a yield of 13.82%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ) generated $26.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.