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Montréal Radio Market - AM - French

Financial Summary - Radio

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  2004 2005   2006   2007   2008   CAGR (%)
($) Reporting Units 5 5   5   5   4   5 yr
Revenue     Var %   Var %   Var %   Var %  
Local Time Sales 11,540,434 8,618,835 -25.32 8,001,507 -7.16 7,090,761 -11.38 6,970,822 -1.69 -11.8
National Time Sales 2,608,088 1,324,980 -49.20 1,239,764 -6.43 1,033,664 -16.62 984,690 -4.74 -21.6
Network Payments               0   n/a
Syndication-Production 300   -100.00         0   -100.0
Other Revenue 5,060 204,326 >999± 71,517 -65.00 518,764 625.37 238,817 -53.96  
Total Revenue 14,153,882 10,148,141 -28.30 9,312,788 -8.23 8,643,189 -7.19 8,194,329 -5.19 -12.8
Expenses                    
Program 8,897,122 7,546,826 -15.18 6,300,690 -16.51 5,668,406 -10.04 5,956,389 5.08 -9.5
Technical 443,778 470,854 6.10 593,877 26.13 627,020 5.58 871,431 38.98 18.4
Sales and Promotion 3,080,194 2,612,620 -15.18 2,739,335 4.85 2,564,818 -6.37 1,997,763 -22.11 -10.3
Administration and General 4,247,897 3,812,735 -10.24 3,137,441 -17.71 2,673,878 -14.78 2,423,725 -9.36 -13.1
Total Expenses 16,668,991 14,443,035 -13.35 12,771,343 -11.57 11,534,122 -9.69 11,249,308 -2.47 -9.4
Operating Income -2,515,109 -4,294,894   -3,458,555   -2,890,933   -3,054,979    
Depreciation 431,057 307,102 -28.76 278,030 -9.47 329,067 18.36 348,321 5.85 -5.2
P.B.I.T. -2,946,166 -4,601,996   -3,736,585   -3,220,000   -3,403,300    
Interest Expense 356,001 732,339 105.71 277,417 -62.12 308,538 11.22 436,641 41.52  
Adjustments -254,205 640,745 -352.06 -281,583 -143.95 1,336,372 -574.59 1,575,655 17.91  
Pre-tax Profit -3,556,372 -4,693,590   -4,295,585   -2,192,166   -2,264,286    
Programming (%)                    
Prog Expense/
Expense Total
53.4 52.3   49.3   49.1   52.9    
Prog Expense/
Revenue Total
62.9 74.4   67.7   65.6   72.7    
Staff                    
Total Salaries 9,535,134 8,887,209 -6.80 7,438,591 -16.30 6,512,477 -12.45 6,481,279 -0.48 -9.2
Avg Staff Count 156.80 161.20 2.81 131.00 -18.73 97.30 -25.73 85.97 -11.64  
Avg Salary ($) 60,811 55,132 -9.34 56,783 3.00 66,932 17.87 75,390 12.64 5.5
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 57.2 61.5   58.2   56.5   57.6    
Profitability (%)                    
Operating Margin -17.8 -42.3   -37.1   -33.4   -37.3    
P.B.I.T. Margin -20.8 -45.3   -40.1   -37.3   -41.5    
Pre-tax Margin -25.1 -46.3   -46.1   -25.4   -27.6    
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate