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Montréal Radio Market - AM

Financial Summary - Radio

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  2004 2005   2006   2007   2008   CAGR (%)
($) Reporting Units 9 9   9   10   9   5 yr
Revenue     Var %   Var %   Var %   Var %  
Local Time Sales 21,381,233 18,319,171 -14.32 18,330,168 0.06 17,208,367 -6.12 17,913,950 4.10 -4.3
National Time Sales 3,594,492 2,252,955 -37.32 2,749,035 22.02 2,303,267 -16.22 2,369,531 2.88 -9.9
Network Payments               0   n/a
Syndication-Production 300   -100.00     387,812   21,700 -94.40 191.6
Other Revenue 71,191 267,653 275.96 142,127 -46.90 714,651 402.83 504,662 -29.38  
Total Revenue 25,047,216 20,839,779 -16.80 21,221,330 1.83 20,614,097 -2.86 20,809,843 0.95 -4.5
Expenses                    
Program 14,898,118 13,199,838 -11.40 12,541,994 -4.98 12,229,265 -2.49 12,872,855 5.26 -3.6
Technical 1,282,065 1,341,714 4.65 1,487,612 10.87 1,572,857 5.73 2,011,624 27.90 11.9
Sales and Promotion 6,026,519 5,557,760 -7.78 5,616,368 1.05 5,393,507 -3.97 4,863,916 -9.82 -5.2
Administration and General 7,819,839 7,022,109 -10.20 6,878,867 -2.04 6,476,422 -5.85 6,253,525 -3.44 -5.4
Total Expenses 30,026,541 27,121,421 -9.68 26,524,841 -2.20 25,672,051 -3.22 26,001,920 1.28 -3.5
Operating Income -4,979,325 -6,281,642   -5,303,511   -5,057,954   -5,192,077    
Depreciation 762,296 634,774 -16.73 535,913 -15.57 644,874 20.33 668,600 3.68 -3.2
P.B.I.T. -5,741,621 -6,916,416   -5,839,424   -5,702,828   -5,860,677    
Interest Expense 558,723 932,142 66.83 452,224 -51.49 468,637 3.63 529,339 12.95  
Adjustments -427,209 536,499 -225.58 -319,845 -159.62 1,136,910 -455.46 639,384 -43.76  
Pre-tax Profit -6,727,553 -7,312,059   -6,611,493   -5,034,555   -5,750,632    
Programming (%)                    
Prog Expense/
Expense Total
49.6 48.7   47.3   47.6   49.5    
Prog Expense/
Revenue Total
59.5 63.3   59.1   59.3   61.9    
Staff                    
Total Salaries 18,117,814 16,992,361 -6.21 16,410,072 -3.43 15,511,679 -5.47 15,123,465 -2.50 -4.4
Avg Staff Count 341.70 350.10 2.46 333.50 -4.74 279.70 -16.13 252.56 -9.70  
Avg Salary ($) 53,023 48,536 -8.46 49,206 1.38 55,458 12.71 59,881 7.97 3.1
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 60.3 62.7   61.9   60.4   58.2    
Profitability (%)                    
Operating Margin -19.9 -30.1   -25.0   -24.5   -25.0    
P.B.I.T. Margin -22.9 -33.2   -27.5   -27.7   -28.2    
Pre-tax Margin -26.9 -35.1   -31.2   -24.4   -27.6    
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate