Boston Omaha Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

By: Boston Omaha Corporation via Business Wire

November 10, 2022 at 16:36 PM EST

Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC) (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 in connection with filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We show below summary financial data for the third quarter of 2022 and 2021. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q can be found at www.bostonomaha.com.

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Billboard Rentals, Net	$	9,942,846		$	8,023,065		$	28,906,159		$	23,129,582
Broadband Services⁽¹⁾		8,102,935			3,773,729			20,258,461			11,329,220
Premiums Earned		2,860,451			2,031,575			7,556,423			5,554,297
Insurance Commissions		383,830			584,082			1,575,274			1,642,962
Investment and Other Income		157,484			85,696			339,192			226,986
Total Revenues		21,447,546			14,498,147			58,635,509			41,883,047

Depreciation and Amortization Expense		4,170,251			2,806,720			10,840,204			7,574,896

Net Loss from Operations		(1,795,197	)		(2,760,998	)		(4,961,915	)		(5,340,248	)
Net Other (Loss) Income		(178,858	)		(33,753,550	)		10,542,120			88,935,971

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	(1,408,521	)	$	(26,276,094	)	$	3,397,733		$	66,799,096
Basic Net (Loss) Income per Share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.89	)	$	0.11		$	2.32
Diluted Net (Loss) Income per Share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.89	)	$	0.11		$	2.32

							September 30,			December 31,
							2022			2021
Total Unrestricted Cash, Treasuries and Marketable Equity Securities⁽²⁾							$	89,728,080		$	230,670,929
Total Assets								674,659,150			807,053,793
Total Liabilities								159,313,479			166,458,071
Total Noncontrolling Interest								15,384,185			144,270,503
Total Stockholders' Equity							$	499,961,486		$	496,325,219

As a result of a change in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in 2018, we are required to include the unrealized changes in market prices of investments in public equity securities in our reported earnings⁽³⁾. While we intend to hold our current securities for the longer term, we may in the future choose to sell them for a variety of reasons resulting in realized losses or gains.

Cash outflow from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $(9,575,058), compared to cash inflow of $6,620,097 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Our book value per share was $16.83 at September 30, 2022, compared to $16.71 at December 31, 2021.

As of September 30, 2022, we had 28,642,801 shares of Class A common stock and 1,055,560 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

As of November 9, 2022, we had 28,642,801 shares of Class A common stock and 1,055,560 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

(1)	Includes the InfoWest and Go Fiber acquisitions completed on April 1, 2022.
(2)	Includes U.S. treasury securities classified as trading securities and marketable equity securities, of which $8,497,117 is held by our insurance entities at September 30, 2022. Marketable equity securities excludes Sky Harbour Group Corporation (“Sky Harbour”) Class A common stock as we account for our 22.96% stake under the equity method.
(3)	Excludes Sky Harbour Class A common stock as we account for our investment under the equity method.

About Boston Omaha Corporation

Boston Omaha Corporation is a public holding company with four majority owned businesses engaged in outdoor advertising, surety insurance, broadband telecommunications services and asset management.

Forward-Looking Statements

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