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Small Markets

Commercial Radio
2005-2009 Financial Summaries

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Small Markets - British Columbia and Territories
  2005 2006   2007   2008   2009   CAGR (%)
($) Reporting Units 69 72   73   72   76   5 yr
Revenue     Var %   Var %   Var %   Var %  
Local Time Sales 46,078,904 50,202,347 8.95 53,561,175 6.69 56,617,100 5.71 54,927,481 -2.98 4.5
National Time Sales 14,315,927 13,629,773 -4.79 15,427,348 13.19 17,168,262 11.28 15,456,213 -9.97 1.9
Network Payments           0   0 n/a n/a
Syndication-Production 418,462 354,101 -15.38 134,831 -61.92 165,176 22.51 151,416 -8.33 -22.4
Other Revenue 725,991 411,241 -43.35 634,337 54.25 845,321 33.26 810,260 -4.15  
Total Revenue 61,539,284 64,597,462 4.97 69,757,691 7.99 74,795,859 7.22 71,345,370 -4.61 3.8
Expenses                    
Program 16,263,340 17,233,042 5.96 18,445,983 7.04 17,769,966 -3.66 19,970,038 12.38 5.3
Technical 2,306,165 2,624,383 13.80 2,787,989 6.23 3,261,258 16.98 3,831,861 17.50 13.5
Sales and Promotion 16,311,638 17,676,289 8.37 19,660,446 11.22 20,106,915 2.27 19,615,652 -2.44 4.7
Administration and General 16,856,153 17,559,183 4.17 19,133,215 8.96 19,007,792 -0.66 18,654,130 -1.86 2.6
Total Expenses 51,737,296 55,092,897 6.49 60,027,633 8.96 60,145,931 0.20 62,071,681 3.20 4.7
Operating Income 9,801,988 9,504,565   9,730,058   14,649,928   9,273,689    
Depreciation 2,330,849 2,538,174 8.89 2,865,212 12.88 1,864,961 -34.91 2,644,863 41.82 3.2
P.B.I.T. 7,471,139 6,966,391   6,864,846   12,784,967   6,628,826    
Interest Expense 1,204,513 1,899,374 57.69 1,305,623 -31.26 1,104,789 -15.38 1,359,751 23.08  
Adjustments -194,455 322,423 -265.81 630,306 95.49 -1,042,625 -265.42 2,745,984 -363.37  
Pre-tax Profit 6,072,171 5,389,440   6,189,529   10,637,553   8,015,059    
Programming (%)                    
Prog Expense/Expense Total 31.4 31.3   30.7   29.5   32.2    
Prog Expense/Revenue Total 26.4 26.7   26.4   23.8   28.0    
Staff                    
Total Salaries 30,371,534 32,019,176 5.42 34,686,153 8.33 33,733,218 -2.75 35,961,770 6.61 4.3
Avg Staff Count 678.0 729.1 7.53 746.1 2.34 653.0 -12.48 699.7 7.15  
Avg Salary ($) 44,794 43,917 -1.96 46,489 5.86 51,656 11.11 51,396 -0.50 3.5
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 58.7 58.1   57.8   56.1   57.9    
Profitability (%)                    
Operating Margin 15.9 14.7   13.9   19.6   13.0    
P.B.I.T. Margin 12.1 10.8   9.8   17.1   9.3    
Pre-tax Margin 9.9 8.3   8.9   14.2   11.2    
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate