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SBA Communications Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results; Updates Full Year 2021 Outlook; and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAC) ("SBA" or the "Company") today reported results for the quarter ended
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[{"type":"text","content":" BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAC) (\"SBA\" or the \"Company\") today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.\n\nHighlights of the third quarter include:\n\n\nNet income of $47.8 million or $0.43 per share\n\n\nAFFO per share increased 13.9% over the prior year period\n\n\nTotal revenue of $589.3 million, a 12.7% growth over the prior year period\n\n\nIssued $1.79 billion of Tower Securities at a blended interest rate of 2.217% subsequent to quarter end\n\n\nRepurchased 1.0 million shares cumulatively in the third quarter and subsequent to quarter end\n\n\nIn addition, the Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.58 per share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The distribution is payable December 16, 2021 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2021.\n\n“The increased level of US wireless carrier activity we experienced last quarter continued in the third quarter,” stated Jeffrey Stoops, President and CEO. “US wireless carrier activity continued at materially higher levels compared to the beginning of the year. Domestically, we produced record services revenue, surpassing our second quarter record, and our leasing and services backlogs reached new multi-year highs at quarter-end. While we expect some revenue recognition from third quarter leasing activity by year-end, contributing to our increased full-year 2021 Outlook, we anticipate the substantial majority will begin to be recognized in 2022. Based on our backlogs and conversations with our customers, we expect elevated domestic leasing activities to continue through 2022 and perhaps beyond. Internationally, our leasing results in the third quarter were once again solid and ahead of plan, as our international markets slowly but steadily return to pre-pandemic levels of activity. In addition to growth from increased customer activity and portfolio growth, sound cost controls, substantial stock repurchases and interest rate savings through refinancing a material portion of our debt have allowed us to increase our full-year outlook for AFFO per share and other key financial metrics. Our balance sheet remains strong, further strengthened by material refinancing success, and our net debt/ Adjusted EBITDA leverage remains wit...