In February, the Company completed the sale of surplus land, buildings and towers to a third party for $25.0 million in cash.
During the 4th quarter, the Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of its Class A common stock for $10.0 million.
During the 4th quarter, due to a sustained decrease in the Company’s stock price, the Company performed an interim impairment test and recorded anon-cash impairment charge of $465 million ($423 million net of taxes) to its broadcasting licenses and goodwill.
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding $1,473 million of senior debt under its credit facilities and $400 million in senior notes (both amounts exclude unamortized premium from purchase price accounting). In addition, the Company had $192 million in cash on hand, including $69 million in restricted cash. Earlier this month, the Company used cash on hand to pay off $160.0 million of the outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility.
Earnings Conference Call and Company Information
Entercom will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast regarding the quarterly earnings release on Friday February 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. The public may access the conference call by dialing Toll Free:888-889-0278 and Toll: (312)470-7365, passcode: Entercom (domestic and international callers). Participants may also listen to a live webcast of the call by visiting the “Investor Relations” section of Entercom’s website atwww.entercom.com. A replay of the conference call will be available for one week by dialing (800)879-6420. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available beginning six hours after the call on the Company’s website for a period of two weeks. Additional information is available on the Company’s website atwww.entercom.com.
Certain Definitions
All references to per share data, unless stated otherwise, are presented as per diluted share. All references to shares outstanding, unless stated otherwise, are presented to exclude unvested restricted stock units. All references to net debt are outstanding debt net of cash on hand.
Same Station Net Revenuesconsist of net revenues adjusted for material station acquisitions and dispositions as if these acquisitions and dispositions had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior period.
Station Expenses consist of station operating expenses excludingnon-cash compensation expense.
Corporate Expenses consist of corporate general and administrative expenses excludingnon-cash compensation expense.
Station Operating Incomeconsists of operating income (loss) before: depreciation and amortization; time brokerage agreement fees (income); corporate general and administrative expenses;non-cash compensation expense (which is otherwise included in station operating expenses); impairment loss; merger and acquisition costs, other expenses related to the refinancing;non-recurring expenses recognized for restructuring charges or similar costs, including transition and integration costs; and gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets.