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Montréal Radio Market - AM - English/Ethnic

Financial Summary - Radio

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  2004 2005   2006   2007   2008   CAGR (%)
($) Reporting Units 4 4   4   5   5   5 yr
Revenue     Var %   Var %   Var %   Var %  
Local Time Sales 9,840,799 9,700,336 -1.43 10,328,661 6.48 10,117,606 -2.04 10,943,128 8.16 2.7
National Time Sales 986,404 927,975 -5.92 1,509,271 62.64 1,269,603 -15.88 1,384,841 9.08 8.9
Network Payments               0   n/a
Syndication-Production           387,812   21,700 -94.40 n/a
Other Revenue 66,131 63,327 -4.24 70,610 11.50 195,887 177.42 265,845 35.71  
Total Revenue 10,893,334 10,691,638 -1.85 11,908,542 11.38 11,970,908 0.52 12,615,514 5.38 3.7
Expenses                    
Program 6,000,996 5,653,012 -5.80 6,241,304 10.41 6,560,859 5.12 6,916,466 5.42 3.6
Technical 838,287 870,860 3.89 893,735 2.63 945,837 5.83 1,140,193 20.55 8.0
Sales and Promotion 2,946,325 2,945,140 -0.04 2,877,033 -2.31 2,828,689 -1.68 2,866,153 1.32 -0.7
Administration and General 3,571,942 3,209,374 -10.15 3,741,426 16.58 3,802,544 1.63 3,829,800 0.72 1.8
Total Expenses 13,357,550 12,678,386 -5.08 13,753,498 8.48 14,137,929 2.80 14,752,612 4.35 2.5
Operating Income -2,464,216 -1,986,748   -1,844,956   -2,167,021   -2,137,098    
Depreciation 331,239 327,672 -1.08 257,883 -21.30 315,807 22.46 320,279 1.42 -0.8
P.B.I.T. -2,795,455 -2,314,420   -2,102,839   -2,482,828   -2,457,377    
Interest Expense 202,722 199,803 -1.44 174,807 -12.51 160,099 -8.41 92,698 -42.10  
Adjustments -173,004 -104,246 -39.74 -38,262 -63.30 -199,462 421.31 -936,271 369.40  
Pre-tax Profit -3,171,181 -2,618,469   -2,315,908   -2,842,389   -3,486,346    
Programming (%)                    
Prog Expense/
Expense Total 		44.9 44.6   45.4   46.4   46.9    
Prog Expense/
Revenue Total 		55.1 52.9   52.4   54.8   54.8    
Staff                    
Total Salaries 8,582,680 8,105,152 -5.56 8,971,481 10.69 8,999,202 0.31 8,642,186 -3.97 0.2
Avg Staff Count 184.90 188.90 2.16 202.50 7.20 182.40 -9.93 166.59 -8.67  
Avg Salary ($) 46,418 42,907 -7.56 44,304 3.25 49,338 11.36 51,877 5.15 2.8
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 64.3 63.9   65.2   63.7   58.6    
Profitability (%)                    
Operating Margin -22.6 -18.6   -15.5   -18.1   -16.9    
P.B.I.T. Margin -25.7 -21.6   -17.7   -20.7   -19.5    
Pre-tax Margin -29.1 -24.5   -19.4   -23.7   -27.6    
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate
Date Modified: 2009-10-19
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