Beasley Broadcast Group Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Beasley Broadcast Group Inc had an operating margin of -111.5% and a current ratio of 1.00. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.4% | 24.5% | 27.4% | 14.9% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 45.8% | 26.2% | 13.3% | 14.6% | −2.1% | 6.1% | −13.4% | −33.2% | 5.4% | −111.5% | −116.1% |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 20.6% | 68.1% | 6.0% | 34.7% | 37.5% | 2.5% | 5.1% | −9.2% | −0.6% | −16.4% | −30.4% | −2.5% | −95.4% | −55.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 15.6% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 30.5% | 23.6% | 11.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 7.8% | 4.6% | −1.6% | −2.7% | −0.9% | −3.6% | −2.8% | −6.5% | −14.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.8% | 14.9% | 14.1% | 13.1% | 35.7% | 4.8% | 28.3% | 35.7% | 2.3% | 4.8% | −6.8% | −0.6% | −17.3% | −40.3% | −4.0% | — | — |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 2.0% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 1.0% | 1.9% | −2.5% | −0.2% | −5.7% | −11.7% | −1.0% | −46.3% | −36.7% |
| Asset turnover | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.66 |
| Current ratio | 2.11 | 2.31 | 2.64 | 2.50 | 2.51 | 3.40 | 3.05 | 2.92 | 2.46 | 1.50 | 1.92 | 2.52 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.31 | 1.00 | 1.23 |
| Debt to equity | 228.2% | 172.1% | 140.6% | 114.2% | 74.8% | 67.2% | 125.6% | 78.8% | 91.8% | 92.6% | 98.7% | 111.7% | 127.7% | 177.3% | 167.9% | — | 373.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 2.3x | 3.3x | 4.2x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 3.4x | 9.5x | 3.3x | 2.1x | 2.1x | n/m | 0.6x | n/m | n/m | 0.6x | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | 39.7% | 40.0% | 39.6% | — | 34.7% | 36.4% | 14.9% | — | 64.3% | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 191.0% | 190.3% | 169.5% | 148.3% | 34.7% | 192.4% | 29.9% | 27.3% | 311.4% | 89.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | 17.5% | 0.0% | 10.3% | 64.8% | 8.7% | 5.9% | 83.1% | 41.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 1.9% | 1.1% | 10.9% | 1.1% | 32.3% | 35.7% | 30.5% | 26.2% | 28.0% | 48.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 11.3% | −0.6% | 5.5% | −1.1% | −433.6% | 18.1% | 3.0% |
| Net margin | −6.1% | −3.1% | −5.5% | −0.3% | −7.0% | −358.4% | 7.5% | 191.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −9.3% | −2.8% | −8.7% | 4.7% | −14.0% | −8.3% | −9.7% | −28.5% |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 1.31 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.23 |
| Debt to equity | 181.9% | 167.9% | 169.6% | 167.3% | 170.2% | — | — | 373.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $49m of assets due within a year against $40m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $49m short-term assets against $200m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $7m of cash against $145m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 373% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 112% to 373% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$23m of operating cash flow against $145m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$222m against $11m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Beasley Broadcast Group's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -1.4% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 3.3%; its worst year was -116.1%.
- Cash conversion 4 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 4 of 10 years, at a median -1.3% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 30.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.5% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (18 before it).
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