TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 505.4M
Gross Profit 325.4M 64.39%
Operating Income 121.4M 24.03%
Net Income 139.2M 27.55%
EPS (Diluted) $1.35

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 6.5B
Total Liabilities 5.5B
Shareholders Equity 1.0B
Debt to Equity 5.35

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 210.0M
Free Cash Flow 97.9M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Lamar Advertising Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i2.2B2.1B2.0B1.8B1.6B
Cost of Goods Sold i727.9M696.8M667.3M576.5M557.7M
Gross Profit i1.5B1.4B1.4B1.2B1.0B
Gross Margin % i67.0%67.0%67.2%67.7%64.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i361.1M344.8M350.6M327.0M358.8M
Other Operating Expenses i129.1M106.0M102.5M93.6M-
Total Operating Expenses i490.3M450.8M453.1M420.5M358.8M
Operating Income i526.0M670.0M562.3M519.1M401.1M
Operating Margin % i23.8%31.7%27.7%29.0%25.6%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i2.3M2.1M1.3M763.0K797.0K
Interest Expense i171.7M174.5M127.5M106.4M137.6M
Other Non-Operating Income10.9M9.1M20.0M-16.1M-16.2M
Pre-tax Income i367.5M506.6M456.1M397.3M248.0M
Income Tax i4.5M9.8M17.5M9.3M4.7M
Effective Tax Rate % i1.2%1.9%3.8%2.3%1.9%
Net Income i362.9M496.8M438.6M388.1M243.4M
Net Margin % i16.4%23.5%21.6%21.7%15.5%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i996.4M969.2M917.3M794.5M653.2M
EPS (Basic) i$3.54$4.86$4.32$3.83$2.41
EPS (Diluted) i$3.52$4.85$4.31$3.83$2.41
Basic Shares Outstanding i102258760101920268101527778101133269100756361
Diluted Shares Outstanding i102258760101920268101527778101133269100756361

Income Statement Trend

Lamar Advertising Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i49.5M44.6M52.6M99.8M121.6M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i334.8M301.2M285.0M269.9M240.9M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets41.0M27.4M26.9M18.9M18.1M
Total Current Assets i425.3M373.2M364.6M388.6M380.6M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i5.0B4.7B4.6B4.3B4.1B
Goodwill i5.1B5.2B5.3B4.9B4.7B
Intangible Assets i1.1B1.2B1.2B1.0B914.4M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets99.2M90.6M83.4M98.4M60.6M
Total Non-Current Assets i6.2B6.2B6.1B5.7B5.4B
Total Assets i6.6B6.6B6.5B6.0B5.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i21.6M18.2M19.6M16.4M12.0M
Short-term Debt i469.2M461.9M457.0M374.4M319.2M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities---1.1M-3.5M-
Total Current Liabilities i778.5M713.9M726.0M663.0M547.9M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i4.1B4.2B4.1B3.9B3.8B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i8.0M12.0M9.7M6.4M4.9M
Other Non-Current Liabilities48.6M41.9M39.1M40.2M36.6M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i4.8B4.6B4.6B4.2B4.0B
Total Liabilities i5.5B5.3B5.3B4.8B4.6B
Equity
Common Stock i103.0K102.0K102.0K102.0K101.0K
Retained Earnings i-1.0B-819.2M-804.4M-734.4M-717.3M
Treasury Stock i72.7M67.3M61.4M50.9M44.8M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i1.0B1.2B1.2B1.2B1.2B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i4.6B4.6B4.6B4.2B4.1B
Working Capital i-353.2M-340.7M-361.5M-274.4M-167.3M

Balance Sheet Composition

Lamar Advertising Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i362.9M496.8M438.6M388.1M243.4M
Depreciation & Amortization i463.0M--271.3M251.3M
Stock-Based Compensation i44.5M22.6M23.1M37.4M18.8M
Working Capital Changes i-13.3M-41.3M-16.3M5.5M-10.9M
Operating Cash Flow i859.5M729.5M756.3M985.1M772.4M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i-45.4M---312.3M-45.6M
Investment Purchases i-00-30.0M0
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-39.6M-131.8M-452.0M-677.9M-80.2M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-5.3M-6.0M-10.5M-6.1M-10.5M
Dividends Paid i-579.2M---405.2M-252.3M
Debt Issuance i783.0M0350.0M550.0M1.6B
Debt Repayment i-920.7M-379.7M-576.7M-695.4M-2.9B
Financing Cash Flow i-703.4M-851.6M-427.6M-657.1M-2.5B
Free Cash Flow i748.3M605.3M614.5M608.3M507.6M
Net Change in Cash i116.4M-254.0M-123.3M-349.9M-1.8B

Cash Flow Trend

Lamar Advertising Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 28.44
Forward P/E 21.41
Price to Book 13.65
Price to Sales 5.53
PEG Ratio 2.12

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 19.67%
Operating Margin 33.38%
Return on Equity 41.90%
Return on Assets 5.10%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.58
Debt to Equity 526.06
Beta 1.39

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $4.29
Book Value per Share $8.94
Revenue per Share $21.89

Peer Financial Comparison

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Crown Castle 44.8B36.57-32.67-183.28%-71.71%-21.39
Iron Mountain 26.7B646.79-56.35-79.54%0.64%-36.91

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.