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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Urban One, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Urban One, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026 7 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Urban One reported Q4 2025 net revenue of $97.8 million, down 16.5% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA of $15.6 million (down 41.8%), but full-year EBITDA of $56.7 million came in just inside prior guidance and the company completed a major debt restructuring that reduced total debt to $359.1 million. Management is deferring 2026 guidance update due to softer Q1 radio pacings (down ~5%) and other factors.

Capital structure and debt restructuring 13 Impairment charges and net loss 8 Reach Media event timing benefit 6 Cable television ratings and subscriber declines 5 2026 guidance hold 4 Digital segment headwinds 4

Management tone

Cautious

Net tone -20 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Q1 started off a bit slower than what we had hoped. Current radio pacings are down about 5%”
  • “We are holding that for the moment”
  • “Consolidated net revenue for the three months ended 12/31/2025 was approximately $97,800,000, down 16.5% year-over-year”
  • “We are very pleased that by the end of last year, we were able to do a significant capital market transaction where we repurchased a significant amount of our 2028 notes at a discount”

Forward guidance

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Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 $97.83M -16.5% YoY
Net income · derived Q4 -$54.40M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $56.7 million finished just inside prior guidance, and the company previously issued 2026 guidance of $70 million in EBITDA.
  • Completed a major debt restructuring on 12/18/2025 tendering $185 million of 2028 notes at 60¢, issuing new notes due 2030 and 2031, and upsizing the ABL facility, lowering total debt to $359.1 million.
  • Reach Media net revenue grew 43.9% year-over-year to $13.8 million due to the timing of the Fantastic Voyage Cruise.
  • Operating expenses excluding debt refinancing and cruise items were down approximately 17% year-over-year, with Radio opex down 17.8%, Digital opex down 18.5%, and Cable opex down 8.3%.
  • Completed a one-for-ten reverse stock split in January 2026, regaining Nasdaq listing compliance.
  • Recorded a $9.2 million income tax benefit in the fourth quarter.

Risks & pressure points

  • Q4 consolidated net revenue declined 16.5% year-over-year to $97.8 million and adjusted EBITDA fell 41.8% to $15.6 million.
  • Q4 Radio Broadcasting net revenue fell 26.5% year-over-year to $35.1 million; local ad sales were down 19% and national ad sales down 40.1% versus markets down 12.6% and 29.2% respectively.
  • Q4 Digital net revenue declined 19.6% to $14.7 million with adjusted EBITDA down to $1.8 million from $2.7 million, citing reduced DEI, political, and general client spending.
  • Q4 Cable Television revenue fell 16.8% to $34.9 million, TV advertising down 21.8%, prime delivery down ~20%, affiliate revenue down 9%, and TV One Nielsen subscribers dropped to 30.2 million from 34.1 million at end of Q3.
  • Q1 core radio pacings are running down approximately 5.4%, prompting management to defer 2026 guidance update.
  • Recorded $55.3 million of non-cash impairment charges (primarily $53.1 million at Cable Television), driving net loss to $54.4 million or $12.24 per share versus $35.7 million or $7.81 per share in Q4 2024, and net leverage of 6.14x.

Key moments

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“current outstanding debt balance was approximately $373,400,000, and ending unrestricted cash was $25,500,000, resulting in net debt of approximately $347,900,000, which compares to $56,700,000 of LTM reported adjusted EBITDA for a total net leverage ratio of 6.14x.” Peter Thompson, CFO

Guidance from the call

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Metric Guided
EBITDA
2026
$70M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$228,000
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