Lamar Advertising Q1 revenue slightly beats estimates

Lamar Advertising Company Class A

Lamar Advertising Company Class A

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Overview

  • U.S. outdoor advertising firm's Q1 revenue rose 4.5%, slightly beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 grew 7.7% year-over-year

  • Net income declined 26.9% due to prior-year gain from Vistar Media sale


Outlook

  • Lamar says pacings trending at top end of prior full-year AFFO per share guidance

  • Company reports strong demand from local and national customers for outdoor advertising


Result Drivers

  • ADVERTISER DEMAND - Co said strong demand from local and especially national advertisers drove Q1 results, per CEO Sean Reilly

  • ORGANIC GROWTH - Acquisition-adjusted net revenue rose 3.9%, reflecting underlying growth excluding acquisitions and divestitures

  • PRIOR-YEAR GAIN IMPACT - Net income declined due to a $67.7 mln gain in Q1 2025 from the sale of Vistar Media, not from weaker operations


Company press release: ID:nGNX7gh8Q2


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Slight Beat*

$528.004 mln

$522.86 mln (4 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$1

Q1 Net Income

$101.85 mln

Q1 Adjusted EBITDA

$226.33 mln

Q1 Free Cash Flow

$152.35 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Lamar Advertising Co is $145.00, about 2.7% above its May 6 closing price of $141.15

  • The stock recently traded at 24 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago


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