$SGA
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC Stock $sga

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2016 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000114420417013932 Filed on March 10, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2016 Q2
Revenue	$30.75M	$29.88M	$30.87M
YoY Change	-13.65%	-11.68%	-10.16%
Cost Of Revenue	$22.04M	$21.78M	$21.84M
YoY Change	86.94%	-10.44%	-10.16%
Gross Profit	$8.710M	$8.100M	$9.020M
YoY Change	216.73%	-14.83%	-10.25%
Gross Profit Margin	28.33%	27.11%	29.22%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.920M	$2.730M	$2.620M
YoY Change	19.18%	5.81%	1.55%
% of Gross Profit	33.52%	33.7%	29.05%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$5.880M
YoY Change	8.29%
% of Gross Profit	67.51%
Operating Expenses	$2.950M	$1.330M	$2.630M
YoY Change	17.53%	-55.81%	1.15%
Operating Profit	$5.753M	$6.768M	$6.396M
YoY Change	-8.99%	4.17%	-14.15%
Interest Expense	$196.0K	$187.0K	$182.0K
YoY Change	12.64%	-18.34%	-25.41%
% of Operating Profit	3.41%	2.76%	2.85%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Pretax Income	$8.202M	$6.581M	$6.214M
YoY Change	33.43%	15.23%	-18.4%
Income Tax	$2.208M	$2.678M	$2.569M
% Of Pretax Income	26.92%	40.69%	41.34%
Net Earnings	$4.937M	$5.414M	$4.811M
YoY Change	33.54%	73.97%	7.53%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.06%	18.12%	15.59%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.84	$0.92	$0.82
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.84	$0.92	$0.81
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	5.785M shares	5.755M shares	5.754M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	5.797M shares	5.764M shares	5.763M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2016 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$26.70M	$22.70M	$17.70M
YoY Change	23.61%	20.11%	-35.4%
Cash & Equivalents	$26.70M	$22.71M	$17.74M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$8.300M	$4.800M	$5.500M
YoY Change	66.0%	-33.33%	7.84%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$17.70M	$21.75M	$22.20M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$52.77M	$49.33M	$45.40M
YoY Change	10.18%	6.31%	-14.02%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$49.17M	$57.63M	$57.80M
YoY Change	-15.41%	-2.33%	7.24%
Goodwill	$7.407M	$7.354M	$7.282M
YoY Change	157.72%	157.67%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$5.975M	$7.300M	$7.300M
YoY Change	-21.02%	4.29%	12.31%
Total Long-Term Assets	$167.2M	$168.5M	$168.6M
YoY Change	6.73%	6.79%	14.3%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$52.77M	$49.33M	$45.40M
Total Long-Term Assets	$167.2M	$168.5M	$168.6M
Total Assets	$220.0M	$217.8M	$214.0M
YoY Change	7.54%	6.68%	6.83%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.618M	$2.575M	$2.700M
YoY Change	-42.19%	-0.96%	28.57%
Accrued Expenses	$3.198M	$3.570M	$4.368M
YoY Change	14.54%	-70.98%	-59.56%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$1.078M	$1.078M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$16.05M	$15.32M	$16.64M
YoY Change	11.91%	-7.17%	13.95%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$35.29M	$35.29M	$35.29M
YoY Change	-2.96%	-3.06%	-2.25%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.885M	$4.058M	$3.876M
YoY Change	11.65%	19.35%	-5.46%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$38.17M	$39.35M	$39.16M
YoY Change	-1.99%	-1.14%	-2.58%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$16.05M	$15.32M	$16.64M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$38.17M	$39.35M	$39.16M
Total Liabilities	$85.02M	$84.58M	$84.95M
YoY Change	3.99%	2.77%	6.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$108.7M	$106.7M	$103.1M
YoY Change	10.75%	9.58%
Common Stock	$59.63M	$59.05M	$58.51M
YoY Change	3.55%	3.78%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$33.38M	$32.64M	$32.64M
YoY Change	1.32%	0.66%
Treasury Stock Shares	1.625K shares
Shareholders Equity	$135.0M	$133.2M	$129.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$220.0M	$217.8M	$214.0M
YoY Change	7.54%	6.68%	6.83%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2016 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.937M	$5.414M	$4.811M
YoY Change	33.54%	73.97%	7.53%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$5.880M
YoY Change	8.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.290M	$8.280M	$5.550M
YoY Change	-10.57%	26.99%	5.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$180.0K	-$1.600M	-$1.540M
YoY Change	-79.07%	-26.61%	18.46%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$880.0K	$1.520M	-$140.0K
YoY Change	-67.16%	-113.77%	-177.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$700.0K	-$80.00K	-$1.680M
YoY Change	-61.75%	-99.39%	48.67%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.690M	-3.220M	-1.470M
YoY Change	-19.96%	75.96%	17.6%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	8.290M	8.280M	5.550M
Cash From Investing Activities	-700.0K	-80.00K	-1.680M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.690M	-3.220M	-1.470M
Net Change In Cash	3.900M	4.980M	2.400M
YoY Change	37.81%	-158.52%	-16.08%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.290M	$8.280M	$5.550M
Capital Expenditures	$180.0K	-$1.600M	-$1.540M
Free Cash Flow	$8.110M	$9.880M	$7.090M
YoY Change	-3.57%	13.56%	8.41%

Facts In Submission

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CY2016	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 6.6pt"> </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <strong>Use of Estimates</strong></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 6.6pt">  </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.26in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. While we do not believe that the ultimate settlement of any amounts reported will materially affect our financial position or results of future operations, actual results may differ from estimates provided.</div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
CY2016	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 6.6pt"> </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <strong>Concentration of Risk</strong></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 6.6pt">  </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.26in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Our top six markets when combined represented <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 46</font>%, <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 44</font>% and <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 43</font>% of our net operating revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.</div>  </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.26in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> We sell advertising to local and national companies throughout the United States. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and generally do not require collateral. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts at a level which we believe is sufficient to cover potential credit losses.</div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12500000	USD
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9640000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10050000	USD
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	30686000	USD
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	23054000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	24954000	USD
CY2016	us-gaap	Advertising Cost Policy Expensed Advertising Cost AdvertisingCostPolicyExpensedAdvertisingCost	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 6.6pt"> </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <strong>Advertising and Promotion Costs</strong></div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 6.6pt">  </div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> Advertising and promotion costs are expensed as incurred. Such costs amounted to $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,975,000</font>, $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,804,000</font> and $<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,056,000</font> for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015and 2014, respectively.</div> </div> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	167074000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	159968000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.30
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Amount Per Share DividendsPayableAmountPerShare	0.20
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Stock DividendsCommonStockStock	2900000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.30
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Stock DividendsCommonStockStock	1800000	USD
CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.25
CY2016Q2	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Stock DividendsCommonStockStock	1500000	USD
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.25
CY2016Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Stock DividendsCommonStockStock	1500000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Sale Leaseback Transaction Net Proceeds Investing Activities SaleLeasebackTransactionNetProceedsInvestingActivities	1619000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	36365000	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	36365000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	2723000	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	2554000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Write Off Of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost	0	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Write Off Of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost	0	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Write Off Of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost	0	USD
CY2016	sga	Income Tax Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxBenefitContinuingOperations	12500000	USD
CY2015	sga	Income Tax Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxBenefitContinuingOperations	9640000	USD
CY2014	sga	Income Tax Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxBenefitContinuingOperations	10050000	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Accrued IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	0	USD
CY2016	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Administrative Expenses DefinedContributionPlanAdministrativeExpenses	1200	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Administrative Expenses DefinedContributionPlanAdministrativeExpenses	7000	USD
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CY2015	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	250000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	260000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	1543000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	8407000	USD
CY2016	sga	Business Acquisition Proforma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Taxes Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items BusinessAcquisitionProformaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeTaxesChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItems	30671000	USD
CY2015	sga	Business Acquisition Proforma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Taxes Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items BusinessAcquisitionProformaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeTaxesChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItems	24523000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Program Rights Obligations ProgramRightsObligations	1555000	USD
CY2016	sga	Ceo Employment Agreement CeoEmploymentAgreement	In June 2011, we entered into a new employment agreement with Edward K. Christian, Chairman, President and CEO, which became effective as of June 1, 2011, and replaces and supersedes his prior employment agreement. On February 12, 2016 we entered into an amendment to the agreement. The amendment extends the term of the employment agreement to March 31, 2021. The amendment also states that on each anniversary of the effective date of the employment agreement, the Companys Compensation committee shall determine in its discretion the amount of any annual increases (which shall not be less than the greater of 4 % or a defined cost of living increase). Mr. Christian may defer any or all of his annual salary.
CY2016	sga	Deferred Compensation Details DeferredCompensationDetails	On December 2, 2014, Mr. Christian agreed to defer approximately $100,000 of his 2015 salary which was paid 100% on January 8, 2016. On December 21, 2015, Mr. Christian agreed to defer approximately $100,000 of his 2016 salary to be paid 100% on January 6, 2017. On December 13, 2016, Mr. Christian agreed to defer approximately $100,000 of his 2017 salary to be paid 100% on January 5, 2018.
CY2013Q4	sga	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercise Price Description ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisePriceDescription	may not be exercised at a price which is less than 100% of the fair market value of shares at the date of grant.
CY2016	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	10000	shares
CY2015	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	34000	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	53000	shares
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Indefinitelived Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill	1936000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Nonrecurring AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring	13282000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage	1	pure
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income OtherNonoperatingIncome	417000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Accrued IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	0	USD
CY2015Q2	us-gaap	Proceeds From Insurance Settlement Investing Activities ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities	777000	USD

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