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

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 664.2M
Gross Profit 510.6M 76.87%
Operating Income 379.3M 57.10%
Net Income 217.9M 32.80%
EPS (Diluted) $1.77

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 10.4B
Total Liabilities 15.4B
Shareholders Equity -4.9B

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 278.2M
Free Cash Flow 255.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

SBA Communications Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i2.7B2.7B2.6B2.3B2.1B
Cost of Goods Sold i581.7M612.6M668.6M545.5M476.5M
Gross Profit i2.1B2.1B2.0B1.8B1.6B
Gross Margin % i78.3%77.4%74.6%76.4%77.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i258.8M267.9M261.9M220.0M194.3M
Other Operating Expenses i---1.9M1.1M
Total Operating Expenses i258.8M267.9M261.9M221.9M195.4M
Operating Income i1.6B1.1B995.4M843.2M690.4M
Operating Margin % i58.6%41.1%37.8%36.5%33.1%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i42.0M18.3M10.1M3.4M3.0M
Interest Expense i427.4M436.2M399.9M400.0M392.7M
Other Non-Operating Income-390.2M-128.0M-59.9M-174.5M-298.3M
Pre-tax Income i772.7M548.5M525.8M252.6M-17.7M
Income Tax i24.0M51.1M66.0M14.9M-41.8M
Effective Tax Rate % i3.1%9.3%12.6%5.9%0.0%
Net Income i748.7M497.4M459.8M237.6M24.0M
Net Margin % i27.9%18.3%17.5%10.3%1.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.6B1.9B1.7B1.5B1.2B
EPS (Basic) i$6.96$4.64$4.27$2.17$0.22
EPS (Diluted) i$6.94$4.61$4.22$2.14$0.21
Basic Shares Outstanding i107644000108204000107957000109328000111532000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i107644000108204000107957000109328000111532000

Income Statement Trend

SBA Communications Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i189.8M208.5M143.7M367.3M308.6M
Short-term Investments i254.5M1.0M1.3M778.0K-
Accounts Receivable i145.7M182.7M184.4M102.0M74.1M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets22.8M19.1M13.4M15.6M12.6M
Total Current Assets i2.0B484.3M482.7M614.4M473.0M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i10.5B10.5B10.4B9.4B8.4B
Goodwill i2.4B2.5B2.8B2.8B3.2B
Intangible Assets i2.4B2.5B2.8B2.8B3.2B
Long-term Investments50.6M104.7M182.9M60.3M12.1M
Other Non-Current Assets526.4M535.2M458.9M430.1M402.4M
Total Non-Current Assets i9.4B9.7B10.1B9.2B8.7B
Total Assets i11.4B10.2B10.6B9.8B9.2B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i59.5M42.2M51.4M34.1M110.0M
Short-term Debt i1.4B916.6M286.4M262.5M260.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities17.9M3.1M12.9M4.8M14.3M
Total Current Liabilities i1.8B1.4B696.8M616.3M614.8M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i14.3B13.5B14.9B14.3B13.2B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i-----
Other Non-Current Liabilities367.9M404.2M248.1M191.5M186.2M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i14.7B14.0B15.1B14.5B13.4B
Total Liabilities i16.5B15.3B15.8B15.1B14.0B
Equity
Common Stock i1.1M1.1M1.1M1.1M1.1M
Retained Earnings i-7.3B-7.5B-7.5B-7.2B-6.6B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i-5.1B-5.1B-5.2B-5.3B-4.8B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i15.8B14.5B15.2B14.5B13.4B
Working Capital i180.8M-879.0M-214.0M-1.9M-141.8M

Balance Sheet Composition

SBA Communications Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i748.7M497.4M459.8M237.6M24.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i269.5M716.3M707.6M700.2M722.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i74.4M87.9M99.9M84.4M68.9M
Working Capital Changes i-119.2M166.3M-108.5M-6.4M156.0M
Operating Cash Flow i1.3B1.5B1.2B1.2B1.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i-299.8M-130.0M-1.2B-1.3B-271.4M
Investment Purchases i-1.8B-1.3B-881.8M-1.7B-1.3B
Investment Sales i1.5B1.3B878.1M1.7B1.2B
Investing Cash Flow i-581.2M-231.5M-1.2B-1.3B-317.8M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-200.0M-100.0M-431.7M-582.6M-859.3M
Dividends Paid i-424.2M-370.0M-306.8M-253.6M-207.7M
Debt Issuance i4.7B190.0M1.8B6.3B3.7B
Debt Repayment i-3.5B-730.0M-1.2B-5.2B-3.0B
Financing Cash Flow i609.8M-1.1B-173.8M222.6M-678.1M
Free Cash Flow i1.1B1.3B1.1B1.1B997.5M
Net Change in Cash i1.3B198.3M-105.9M83.1M180.1M

Cash Flow Trend

SBA Communications Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 27.03
Forward P/E 24.02
Price to Book -4.94
Price to Sales 8.68
PEG Ratio 0.71

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 32.25%
Operating Margin 54.18%
Return on Equity -14.83%
Return on Assets 9.30%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.36
Debt to Equity -3.04
Beta 0.77

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $8.15
Book Value per Share $-45.95
Revenue per Share $25.33

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Iron Mountain 27.0B654.00-55.54-79.54%0.64%-36.91

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