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Commercial Radio
2007-2011 Financial Summaries

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Radio FM (Canada - English)

Revenue ($)
Year 2007 2008 Var % 2009 Var % 2010 Var % 2011 Var % CAGR (%)
Reporting Units 348 379   400   419   436    
Local Time Sales 680,977,422 733,115,463 7.66 696,469,405 -5.00 706,439,236 1.43 724,470,833 2.55 1.6
National Time Sales 247,836,235 267,660,666 8.00 241,658,133 -9.71 265,478,080 9.86 294,191,811 10.82 4.4
Network Payments 0 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a n/a
Syndication-Production 4,195,296 2,253,591 -46.28 1,837,898 -18.45 503,993 -72.58 796,594 58.06 -34.0
Government Grants           71,624   82,105 14.63 n/a
Other 13,448,187 17,921,017 33.26 18,818,783 5.01 14,357,620 -23.71 15,500,865 7.96  
Total Revenue 946,457,140 1,020,950,737 7.87 958,784,219 -6.09 986,850,553 2.93 1,035,042,208 4.88 2.3

 

Expenses ($)
Year 2007 2008 Var % 2009 Var % 2010 Var % 2011 Var % CAGR (%)
Reporting Units 348 379   400   419   436    
Program and Production 223,519,876 247,507,307 10.73 253,819,321 2.55 266,982,194 5.19 275,592,915 3.23 5.4
Technical 25,052,176 29,346,971 17.14 30,674,213 4.52 31,971,360 4.23 33,049,046 3.37 7.2
Sales and Promotion 234,318,627 247,388,607 5.58 240,594,000 -2.75 246,200,518 2.33 257,635,588 4.64 2.4
Administration and General 194,284,604 199,193,138 2.53 195,913,703 -1.65 191,414,396 -2.30 200,731,620 4.87 0.8
Total Expenses 677,175,283 723,436,023 6.83 721,001,237 -0.34 736,568,468 2.16 767,009,169 4.13 3.2
Operating Income 269,281,857 297,514,714   237,782,982   250,282,085   268,033,039    
Depreciation 25,116,614 25,367,457 1.00 27,563,505 8.66 28,701,152 4.13 29,144,366 1.54 3.8
P.B.I.T. 244,165,243 272,147,257   210,219,477   221,580,933   238,888,673    
Interest Expense 12,164,381 13,292,457 9.27 8,916,850 -32.92 7,047,355 -20.97 7,852,675 11.43  
Adjustments - Gain (Loss) 18,240,749 21,197,773 16.21 9,075,650 -57.19 -290,469,498 >999± -18,246,246 -93.72  
Pre-tax Profit 250,241,611 280,052,573   210,378,277   -75,935,920   212,789,752    

 

Program and Production (%)
Year 2007 2008 Var % 2009 Var % 2010 Var % 2011 Var % CAGR (%)
Reporting Units 348 379   400   419   436    
Program and Production/Expense Total 33.0 34.2   35.2   36.2   35.9    
Program and Production/Revenue Total 23.6 24.2   26.5   27.1   26.6    

 

Staff ($)
Year 2007 2008 Var % 2009 Var % 2010 Var % 2011 Var % CAGR (%)
Reporting Units 348 379   400   419   436    
Total Salaries 345,460,945 373,007,649 7.97 377,032,224 1.08 378,878,372 0.49 395,084,314 4.28 3.4
Average Staff Count 5,582.3 5,892.4 5.56 5,830.4 -1.05 5,839.5 0.16 6,023.0 3.14  
Average Salary ($) 61,885 63,303 2.29 64,666 2.15 64,882 0.33 65,596 1.10 1.5
Salaries/Expense Total (%) 51.0 51.6   52.3   51.4   51.5    

 

Profitability (%)
Year 2007 2008 Var % 2009 Var % 2010 Var % 2011 Var % CAGR (%)
Reporting Units 348 379   400   419   436    
Operating Margin 28.5 29.1   24.8   25.4   25.9    
P.B.I.T. Margin 25.8 26.7   21.9   22.5   23.1    
Pre-tax Margin 26.4 27.4   21.9   -7.7   20.6