Townsquare Media, Inc.
Business
Townsquare Media, Inc. is a community-focused digital and broadcast media and digital marketing solutions company serving markets outside the top 50 in the United States. It offers digital programmatic advertising and data analytics (Townsquare Ignite), a subscription SAAS digital marketing and business management platform for SMBs (Townsquare Interactive), local radio advertising and related on-air content, plus live events and experiential sponsorships. The company reports three primary segments—Digital Advertising, Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, and Broadcast Advertising—with an Other category for live events. It distributes content and advertising via owned local websites and mobile apps, a network of radio stations, social channels, connected TV and direct local, regional and national sales channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | 427 | 451 | 454 | 463 | 418 | |
| Direct operating expenses, excluding depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation | 318 | 327 | 329 | 325 | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
| Corporate expenses | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Transaction and business realignment costs | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Impairment of investments, goodwill, long-lived, and intangible assets | 9 | 38 | 91 | 31 | — | |
| Net gain on sales and retirement of assets | −9 | −800,000 | 170,000 | −275,000 | 601,000 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 383 | 429 | 473 | 407 | 343 | |
| Operating income | 44 | 22 | −19 | 56 | 74 | |
| Interest expense, net | 48 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 40 | |
| Loss on extinguishment, repayments and repurchases of debt | 1 | 46,000 | — | — | — | |
| Other expense (income), net | 94,000 | −5 | −6 | 2 | −500,000 | |
| Loss from operations before tax | −5 | −10 | −49 | 14 | 29 | |
| Income tax provision | 5 | 1 | −6 | −564,000 | 10 | |
| Net loss | −10 | −11 | −43 | 14 | 19 | |
| Controlling interests | −12 | −13 | −45 | 12 | 17 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diluted (loss) income per share (in dollars per share) | −0.71 | −0.81 | −2.68 | 0.68 | 0.79 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 33 | 61 | 43 | 51 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,979 and $3,924, respectively | 52 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 12 | |
| Total current assets | 69 | 105 | 132 | 121 | 120 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 110 | 110 | 110 | 114 | 107 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 155 | 162 | 200 | 277 | 278 | |
| Goodwill | 148 | 153 | 157 | 161 | 158 | |
| Investments | 725,000 | 725,000 | 4 | 19 | 18 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 45 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 43 | |
| Other assets | 667,000 | 592,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Restricted cash | 100,000 | 0 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Total assets | 529 | 580 | 652 | 745 | 726 | |
| Accounts payable | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred revenue | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 31 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 23 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| Accrued interest | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Total current liabilities | 82 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 76 | |
| Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred finance costs of $24,429 and $1,680, respectively | 421 | 466 | 500 | 524 | 542 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 17 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 20 | |
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 42 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 39 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 425,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 570 | 609 | 642 | 675 | 677 | |
| Total common stock | 175,000 | 167,000 | 168,000 | 173,000 | 169,000 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; 965,399 and 965,399 shares of Class A common stock, respectively | −11 | −11 | −2 | 0 | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 320 | 307 | 311 | 310 | 303 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −353 | −328 | −302 | −244 | −257 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total stockholders deficit | −41 | −28 | 10 | 69 | 50 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders deficit | 529 | 580 | 652 | 745 | 726 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Non-cash lease income | −2 | −1 | 96,000 | 11,000 | — | |
| Net deferred taxes and other | 4 | 644,000 | −7 | −1 | 10 | |
| Allowance for credit losses | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| Trade and barter activity, net | −2 | −1 | −1 | −5 | −11 | |
| Gain on sale of investment | 0 | −4 | −5 | 0 | −446,000 | |
| Unrealized gain on investment | 0 | −202,000 | 388,000 | 2 | −132,000 | |
| Amortization of content rights | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Change in content rights liabilities | −2 | −5 | −3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Other | 2 | 2 | −291,000 | −837,000 | −12,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | 3 | −5 | −4 | −7 | −3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −1 | −538,000 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| Accounts payable | 2 | −751,000 | 982,000 | −2 | −3 | |
| Accrued expenses | −2 | −9 | −2 | −5 | 7 | |
| Accrued interest | −9 | −1 | −783,000 | −551,000 | 9 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 91,000 | −27,000 | 50,000 | −378,000 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 31 | 49 | 68 | 50 | 61 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −15 | −17 | −15 | −16 | −12 | |
| Net proceeds from sales of assets and investment related transactions | 11 | 7 | 6 | 968,000 | 2 | |
| Proceeds from insurance recoveries | 200,000 | 500,000 | 800,000 | 600,000 | 400,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −4 | −10 | −4 | −38 | −11 | |
| Proceeds from Term Loan | 446 | 0 | — | 0 | 550 | |
| Voluntary repayments of Term Loan | −5 | 0 | — | 0 | −4 | |
| Deferred financing costs | −5 | 0 | — | 0 | −9 | |
| Borrowings under the revolving credit facility | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Repayment of borrowings under the revolving credit facility | −16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Dividend payments | −13 | −12 | −9 | 0 | −60,000 | |
| Proceeds from stock options exercised | 853,000 | 8 | 7 | 790,000 | — | |
| Shares withheld in lieu of employee tax withholding | −2 | −324,000 | 0 | 0 | −80 | |
| Withholdings for shares issued under the ESPP | 596,000 | 709,000 | 729,000 | 753,000 | 0 | |
| Repurchases of stock | 0 | −24 | −17 | −225,000 | −1 | |
| Cash distribution to non-controlling interests | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Repayments of capitalized obligations | −2 | −2 | −494,000 | −155,000 | −79,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −54 | −67 | −47 | −20 | −83 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −28 | −29 | 18 | −7 | −33 | |
| Interest | 52 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 29 | |
| Income and Franchise taxes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Debt Instrument, Accrued Financing Costs | 833,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred payments for software licenses | 0 | 20,000 | 4 | 0 | — | |
| Property and equipment acquired in exchange for advertising | 2 | 1 | 997,000 | 1 | 3 | |
| Accrued capital expenditures | 74,000 | 251,000 | 85,000 | 158,000 | 99,000 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities, included in operating cash flows | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | 6 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 |