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Emmis — Wachovia Securities 14th Annual Nantucket Equity Conference (June 2004)

28 slides from Emmis's conference presentation, Jun 25, 2004

  1. Slide 1: Wachovia Securities 14th Annual Nantucket Equity Conference

    Wachovia Securities 14th Annual Nantucket Equity Conference Friday, June 25, 2004

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statements and Regulation G note

    greatmedia. greatpeople. greatservice. ® Note: Certain statements in this presentation constitute “forward- looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involved known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factor

  3. Slide 3: Diversified radio and television assets

    ƒ Diversified radio and television assets ƒ Well positioned and high margin radio assets, with top ten positions in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago ƒ Continued stable performance by television assets through a difficult advertising market, while many competitors experienced negative revenue growth

  4. Slide 4: Emmis' Radio Division consists of the leading U.S. markets

    • Emmis’ Radio Division consists of the leading U.S. Pub markets, including New York 13% City, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as Indianapolis, St. TV Louis, Austin and Phoenix. 40% Actual Revenue Radio 47% Year End Feb. 2004 • Emmis’ Television Division is comprised of 16 network- affiliated stati

  5. Slide 5: Ore

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  6. Slide 6: FM radio stations serving the nation's top three markets

    ƒ 6 FM radio stations serving the nation’s top three markets — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago ƒ Additional 17 FM and 4 AM radio stations with strong positions in large markets including Phoenix, St. Louis, Austin and Indianapolis ƒ In FY 2004, Emmis radio revenues were up 4.5%, two percentage poi

  7. Slide 7: Emmis Domestic Radio Fiscal 2004 Review

    Emmis Domestic Radio Fiscal 2004 Review ($ in millions) Operating and Financial Performance Calendar 2003 vs. Peers Net Revenues Station Operating Income(a) • Emmis met or beat market growth in every quarter CCU (1.0)% (1.7)% • Emmis Markets: +2.7% revenue Infinity (1.1)% (4.7)% (fiscal year) CMLS (

  8. Slide 8: Same-Station Radio Revenue Growth since 1998

    Same-Station Radio Revenue Growth since 1998 B of A Universe ROIA ETM EMMS CMLS CXR BBGI INF CCU 0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

  9. Slide 9: Diversified format, demo…

    Diversified format, demo… Cume by Format Target Demo Soft Adult CHR News/ Hot Adult Sports Rock Country 12-24 25-54 Jazz Hip Hop 18-34 R&B

  10. Slide 10: …and advertiser base

    …and advertiser base Category mix for FY ‘04 1. Auto – 13% 2. Media – 8% 3. Beverages – 7% Local 4. Movies/Videos – 6% 81% 5. Restaurants – 6% 6. Dept. Stores/Clothing – 5% National 7. Banks/Mortgage – 5% 19% 8. Cellular/Pager Services – 5% 9. Entertainment – 3% 10. Home Improvement – 3% Total from

  11. Slide 11: FY Spot Sell Out Change over previous year

    FY Spot Sell Out Change Rate Change 2004 over previous year over previous year Q1 -2.7% +10.5% Q2 -6% +6.1% Q3 -2% +6.2% Q4 -4.1% +4.3%

  12. Slide 12: Radio ratings: Hot97, CD101.9, Kiss 98.7

    Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 Hot97 9.4 10.2 11.0 8.8 10.0 9.5 (18-34) #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 CD101.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.5 (25-54) #7 #8(tie) #10 (tie) #8 (tie) #8 (tie) #10 (tie) Kiss 98.7 5.0 4.4 4.5 5.2 5.5 5.7 (25-54) #3 #3(tie) #2 (tie) #2 #3 #3 Consistent hi

  13. Slide 13: Emmis has #1 station in #1 U.S. revenue market

    ƒ Power 106, has been #1 12+ and 18-34 in the ratings for the past 8 books in the #1 U.S. revenue market Emmis has #1 station in ƒ Fast growing target demo #1 U.S. revenue market ƒ Hot morning personality ƒ One of the top billing stations in the U.S.

  14. Slide 14: Station ratings across Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix, Austin, Indianapolis

    ƒ Chicago’s Q101, the leading alternative rock station in the market, has legendary brand ƒ St . Louis has FM “Rock Block” cluster, based on Winter 2004 ƒ KPNT consistently Top 2 in 18-34 ƒ KSHE Top 3 in 25-54 for 11 of last 12 books; currently #1 ƒ KIHT currently #2 25-54 ƒ Cluster ratings best eve

  15. Slide 15: Emmis TV reaches 7.3 million U.S. Households

    Emmis TV reaches 7.3 million U.S. Households

  16. Slide 16: Emmis Television Fiscal 2004 Review

    Emmis Television Fiscal 2004 Review ($ in millions) Operating and Financial Performance Calendar 2003 vs. Peers • Local revenue for the division was Net Revenues Station Operating Income(a) up 13.7% HTV (4.8)% (10.8)% • Overcame net loss of $13.6 million in political revenue and LIN (4.7)% (14.5)% $

  17. Slide 17: Emmis TV revenue share and expense growth

    ƒ Emmis TV grew revenue share at 11 of 13 measured stations in calendar ’03 ƒ Limited network compensation - $2 m in FY ’04 ƒ Held expense growth to 1.7%

  18. Slide 18: Emmis owns and operates 16 TV stations

    ƒ Emmis owns and operates 16 TV stations in 14 markets ƒ Emmis’ TV markets are predominantly middle- sized, with 2 large markets, Orlando & Portland ƒ Diversity of network affiliation ƒ CBS(5), Fox(5), NBC(3), WB(2), ABC(1) ƒ The Television group has attained remarkable revenue growth by applying th

  19. Slide 19: Category mix for FY '04

    Category mix for FY ‘04 1. Auto – 26% 2. Restaurant – 11% 3. Retail – 9% 4. Furniture – 5% 5. Medical/Drugs – 4% 6. Entertainment – 4% 7. Food Products – 4% 8. Professional Services – 4% 9. Home Repair/Hardware – 3% 10. Telephone – 3% Local National Total from Top 10 Categories – 75%

  20. Slide 20: Publishing: minimal capital requirements, high returns

    5 million monthly readers ƒ Minimal capital requirements ƒ High returns on investment ƒ Sláger is #1 in Budapest ƒ Emmis Mags win National Magazine Award and 24 of 63 national awards at CRMA (5/2004)

  21. Slide 21: Emmis Financials

    Emmis Financials

  22. Slide 22: Summary Historical Financials

    Summary Historical Financials ($ in millions) Station Operating Income Net Revenues and Adjusted EBITDA (a,b) $700 $250 $223.9 R $219.8 A GR $579.5 $599.6 % CAG 20.1 $600 %C 20.8 $539.8 $200 $185.7 $500 $473.3 $174.2 $150 $400 $125.4 $198.4 $199.8 $325.3 $300 $165.4 $100 $89.5 $156.6 $232.8 $110.0 $

  23. Slide 23: Total Leverage

    Total Leverage FY FY 95 95 FY FY 96 96 FY FY 97 97 FY FY 98 98 FY FY 99 99 FY FY 00 00 FY FY 01 01 FY FY 02 02 FY03 FY03 FY04 FY04 10.0x 10.0x 9.3x 9.0x 9.0x 6.7x 2/28/02 8.0x 8.0x 2/29/04 7.0x 7.0x 6.0x 6.0x Average leverage – 5.5x 5.0x 5.0x 4.0x 4.0x 6.5x 3.0x 3.0x 2/28/03 2.0x 2.0x 1.0x 1.0x 0.0x

  24. Slide 24: Debt Restructuring: $1.4 billion debt refinancing

    Debt Restructuring: $1.4 billion debt refinancing results in significant benefits to Emmis ƒ Significantly lowers cost of capital by approx. 200 bps ƒ Improves pro forma free cash flow by approx. $25 mm ƒ Allows for rapid near-term deleveraging ƒ Extends maturities to 7.5 - 8 years with nominal mand

  25. Slide 25: Interest Expense Savings Summary

    Interest Expense Savings Summary Feb. 29, 2004 Pro Forma Feb. 29, 2004 Amount Rate Expense Amount Rate Expense Credit Facility Revolver $ 45.0 Libor + 2.25% $ 1.5 $ 302.1 Libor + 2.25% $ 10.2 Term Loan A 196.0 Libor + 2.25% 6.6 N/A N/A N/A Term Loan B 498.8 Libor + 2.25% 16.8 675.0 Libor + 1.75% 19.

  26. Slide 26: Compelling Valuation

    Compelling Valuation Dollars in millions Net Revenues (1) $ 592 Less: Station operating expense (1) 372 Less: Corporate expenses 24 Adjusted EBITDA 196 (2) Less: Interest expense 61 Less: Capital expenditures 30 Less: Minority interest 3 Less: Cash taxes 1 Less: Preferred dividends 9 Free cash flow

  27. Slide 27: Trailing Free Cash Flow Multiples

    Trailing Free Cash Flow Multiples Emmis FY2/04 vs. Comps CY03 Emmis 2/04 Emmis 2/04 PF FCF $67 $92 FCF/Share $1.21 $1.67 24.0x 25.2x 23.4x 22.7x 21.5x 20.3x 20.1x 17.6x 18.0x 15.4x 12.8x EMMS EMMS CMLS ROIAK CDL CXR ETM GTN LIN HTV Newspapers 2/04 2/04PF Radio TV Note: Free Cash Flow = Operating Inc

  28. Slide 28: Wachovia Securities 14th Annual Nantucket Equity Conference

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