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Saga Communications, Inc. Reports 1st Quarter 2019 Results
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Saga Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGA) today reported net revenue decreased $193 thousand to $27.8
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[{"type":"text","content":"GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Saga Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGA) today reported net revenue decreased $193 thousand to $27.8 million and free cash flow increased $324 thousand to $2.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Station operating expense decreased $234 thousand to $23.2 million and operating income decreased $354 thousand to $2.0 million for the same period. Net income decreased $159 thousand to $1.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Diluted earnings per share were $0.23/share in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $0.26/share during the same period in 2018. \nThe results for the quarter were affected by the purchase of the radio stations in the Gainesville – Ocala, FL radio market on December 31, 2018. \nOn a same station basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 net revenue decreased $1.2 million to $26.8 million. Operating income decreased $463 thousand to $1.9 million and station operating expense decreased $1.1 million to $22.3 million. \nThe Company had $39.2 million in cash on hand as of March 31, 2019 and $40.7 million as of May 6, 2019. The Company's total bank debt was $15 million as of the end of the quarter. Including the recent $0.30 per share dividend which was paid on March 29, 2019, the Company will have paid over $64 million in dividends since December 3, 2012.\nCapital expenditures were $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to $1.5 million for the same period last year. The Company expects to spend approximately $5.0 to $5.5 million for capital expenditures during 2019. \nSaga's 2019 1st Quarter conference call will be on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The dial-in number for the call is 612/234-9959. A transcript of the call will be posted to the Company's website as soon as it is available after the call. \nThe Company requests that all parties that have a question that they would like to submit to the Company to please email the inquiry by 10:00 a.m. EDT on May 10, 2019 to [email protected]. The Company will discuss, during the limited period of the conference call, those inquiries it deems of general relevance and interest. Only inquiries made in compliance with the foregoing will be discussed during the call.\nThe attached Selected Supplemental Financial Data tables disclose \"actual\", \"same station\", and \"proforma\"...