Lamar Advertising Company

Company Profile

Lamar Advertising Company had its IPO on 1996-08-02 under the ticker symbol LAMR.

The company operates in the Real Estate sector and REIT-Specialty industry. Lamar Advertising Company has a staff strength of 3,500 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Lamar Advertising Company opened at $86.71 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $85.57 - $87.19, and closed at $86.81.

This is a -0.39% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 291,486 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Lamar Advertising Company have slipped by -5.1%.

Lamar Advertising Company's Key Ratios

Lamar Advertising Company has a market cap of $8.89 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 7.5575 and a price to sales ratio of 4.9402.

In the last 12-months Lamar Advertising Company’s revenue was $2.08 billion with a gross profit of $1.37 billion and an EBITDA of $933.68 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Lamar Advertising Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Lamar Advertising Company’s operating margin was 27.53% while its return on assets stood at 5.59% with a return of equity of 34.79%.

In Q2, Lamar Advertising Company’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -3% while revenue growth was a positive 4.5%.

Lamar Advertising Company’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

29.4985

Trailing PE

21.2561

PEG

7.43

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.1 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 29.4985 and a PEG multiple of 7.43. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Lamar Advertising Company’s profitability.

Lamar Advertising Company stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 7.0174 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 15.6724. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.9402.

Lamar Advertising Company stock pays annual dividends of $4.9 per share, indicating a yield of 5.78% and a payout ratio of 127.74%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$6.52 billion

Total Liabilities

$698.30 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-77345000.00

Capital Expenditure

$50.72 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

127.74%

Lamar Advertising Company ended 2024 with $6.52 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $6.52 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.17 billion.

Lamar Advertising Company ended 2024 with $9.32 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $698.30 million in other current liabilities, 102000.00 in common stock, $-852901000.00 in retained earnings and $2.04 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $47.78 million and cash and short-term investments were $47.78 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $421,766,000 while long-term debt stood at $3.15 billion.

Lamar Advertising Company’s total current assets stands at $405.28 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $322.19 million compared to accounts payable of $17.18 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Lamar Advertising Company's operating cash flow was $-77345000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $50.72 million.

Comparatively, Lamar Advertising Company paid $1.28 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$86.81

52-Week High

$108.6221

52-Week Low

$77.7917

Analyst Target Price

$100.67

Lamar Advertising Company stock is currently trading at $86.81 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $108.6221 and a 52-week low of $108.6221. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $100.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $93.75 and 200-day moving average was $95.99 The short ratio stood at 4.38 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 87.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9479.8% are held by institutions.