Boston Omaha Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC) (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 in connection with filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We show below summary financial data for the second quarter of 2022 and 2021. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q can be found at www.bostonomaha.com.

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Billboard Rentals, Net	$	9,825,164		$	7,952,832		$	18,963,313		$	15,106,517
Broadband Services^(1)		8,078,580			3,760,454			12,155,526			7,555,491
Premiums Earned		2,407,523			1,736,158			4,695,972			3,522,722
Insurance Commissions		494,244			658,703			1,191,444			1,058,880
Investment and Other Income		89,505			71,734			181,708			141,290
Total Revenues		20,895,016			14,179,881			37,187,963			27,384,900
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		3,736,689			2,456,200			6,669,953			4,768,176
Net Loss from Operations		(716,982	)		(1,093,472	)		(3,166,718	)		(2,579,250	)
Net Other Income (Loss)		(14,777,668	)		12,566,457			10,720,978			122,689,521
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	(11,496,339	)	$	8,637,563		$	4,806,254		$	93,075,190
Basic Net Income (Loss) per Share	$	(0.39	)	$	0.29		$	0.16		$	3.27
Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share	$	(0.39	)	$	0.29		$	0.16		$	3.26
							June 30,			December 31,
							2022			2021
Total Unrestricted Cash, Treasuries and Marketable Equity Securities^(2)							$	101,891,804		$	230,670,929
Total Assets								673,851,058			807,053,793
Total Liabilities								157,160,713			166,458,071
Total Noncontrolling Interest								15,271,794			144,270,503
Total Stockholders' Equity							$	501,418,551		$	496,325,219

As a result of a change in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in 2018, we are required to include the unrealized changes in market prices of investments in public equity securities in our reported earnings⁽³⁾.

In the table above, Net Other Income (Loss) includes other investment losses of $16,933,563 in the second quarter of 2022, which are mainly related to unrealized losses from public securities held by Boston Omaha and our United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company subsidiary. While we intend to hold our current securities for the longer term, we may in the future choose to sell them for a variety of reasons resulting in realized losses or gains.

Cash outflow from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $(14,679,836), compared to cash inflow of $5,290,113 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Our book value per share was $16.88 at June 30, 2022, compared to $16.71 at December 31, 2021.

As of June 30, 2022, we had 28,642,801 shares of Class A common stock and 1,055,560 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

As of August 12, 2022, we had 28,642,801 shares of Class A common stock and 1,055,560 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

(1)	Includes the InfoWest and Go Fiber acquisitions completed on April 1, 2022.
(2)	Includes U.S. treasury securities classified as trading securities and marketable equity securities, of which $9,638,237 is held by our insurance entities at June 30, 2022. Marketable equity securities excludes Sky Harbour Group Corporation (“Sky Harbour”) Class A common stock as we account for our 22.96% stake under the equity method.
(3)	Excludes Sky Harbour Class A common stock as we account for our investment under the equity method.

About Boston Omaha Corporation

Boston Omaha Corporation is a public holding company with four majority owned businesses engaged in outdoor advertising, surety insurance, broadband telecommunications services and asset management.

Forward-Looking Statements

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