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Bull Run Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results
ATLANTA, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bull Run Corporation (OTC:BULL)
today announced net income of $0.9 million for its six months ended February
28, 2005, compared to a net loss of $(2.8) million for the same six-month
period of the prior fiscal year. For the three months ended February 28, 2005,
the Company's net loss was $(0.7) million, compared to a net loss of $(1.7)
million for the second quarter of the prior fiscal year.
The improvements in the current year-to-date results over the prior year are
primarily derived from the stronger performance from the Company's
historically-profitable Collegiate Marketing and Production Services business
segment, and the Company's decision to discontinue its Affinity Events business
segment in August 2004. In December 2004, the Company completed the sale of
assets associated with the Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 basketball tour and the 3v3 Soccer
Shootout tour, the primary components of the Affinity Events segment.
Total revenues from continuing operations, derived entirely by the Company's
operating subsidiary, Host Communications, Inc., were $18.0 million for the
second quarter and $41.1 million for the six-month period ended February 28,
2005, representing a 10.3% increase for the second quarter and a 14.7% increase
year-to-date over the comparable periods of the prior fiscal year. The
Company's Collegiate business is seasonal, and the segment's revenues and
operating profits are anticipated to be higher in the first six months in
comparison with the remaining six months of the year. The Collegiate segment,
which includes the Company's Printing and Publishing operations, is expected to
generate approximately 80-85% of the Company's total annual revenues from
continuing operations.
"As we complete the first half of our fiscal year, we are very encouraged by
the results to date," said Robert S. Prather, Jr., the Company's President and
CEO. "By remaining focused on Host's historically-profitable Collegiate,
Printing and Publishing and Association Management businesses, and by working
to enhance our key business relationships in those areas, we are realizing some
tangible results and enhancing the opportunities for growth."
Thomas J. Stultz, President and CEO of Host since August 2004, "As we near the
completion of our Collegiate year, we are very encouraged about the results
we've achieved thus far, but we understand that there is more to accomplish.
We are excited about working with our current collegiate properties and our
managed associations to develop creative revenue-generating opportunities. We
will continue to seek contract extensions with many of our existing business
partners and aggressively pursue new properties as they become available. The
ten-year extension of our multi-media marketing rights agreement with the
University of Kentucky has helped solidify our position as a recognized leader
in collegiate sports marketing. Meanwhile, we are extremely proud of our
capabilities and the steady performance of our association management teams."
Bull Run, through its wholly-owned operating company, Host Communications,
Inc., provides comprehensive sales, marketing, multimedia, special event and
convention/hospitality services to NCAA Division I universities and conferences
and national/global associations. Bull Run's common stock is quoted on the
Pink Sheets ( http://www.pinksheets.com/ ), a centralized quotation service for
OTC securities, using the symbol "BULL". Additional company information and
stock quotes are available on the Company's corporate web site at
http://www.bullruncorp.com/ .
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward looking" statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are not guaranties of future performance and actual results
may differ materially from those forecasted.
Summarized financial results for each of the three months and six months ended
February 28, 2005 and February 29, 2004 follow:
BULL RUN CORPORATION
Comparative Results of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
February February February February
28, 2005 29, 2004 28, 2005 29, 2004
Revenue from services rendered $18,034 $16,343 $41,109 $35,838
Operating costs and expenses:
Direct operating costs for services
rendered 13,020 10,645 28,796 23,603
Selling, general and administrative 4,283 4,451 8,626 8,859
Amortization of acquisition
intangibles 180 314 359 627
17,483 15,410 37,781 33,089
Operating income 551 933 3,328 2,749
Net change in value of derivative
instrument 102 241 412 547
Debt issue cost amortization (351) (293) (600) (584)
Interest and other, net (1,091) (1,125) (2,250) (2,205)
Income (loss) from continuing
operations (789) (244) 890 507
Discontinued operations 132 (1,446) 23 (3,319)
Net income (loss) (657) (1,690) 913 (2,812)
Preferred dividends (503) (558) (1,032) (1,090)
Net loss available to common
stockholders $(1,160) $(2,248) $(119) $(3,902)
Earnings (loss) per share available to
common stockholders, basic:
Continuing operations $(0.20) $(0.18) $(0.02) $(0.13)
Discontinued operations 0.02 (0.32) 0.00 (0.75)
$(0.18) $(0.50) $(0.02) $(0.88)
Earnings (loss) per share available to
common stockholders, diluted:
Continuing operations $(0.20) $(0.18) $0.06 $(0.13)
Discontinued operations 0.02 (0.32) 0.00 (0.75)
$(0.18) $(0.50) $0.06 $(0.88)
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
Basic 6,529 4,500 6,121 4,420
Diluted 6,529 4,500 15,674 4,420
DATASOURCE: Bull Run Corporation
CONTACT: Robert S. Prather, Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer,
+1-404-266-8333, or Frederick J. Erickson, VP-Finance & Chief Financial
Officer, +1-859-226-4376, both of Bull Run Corporation; or Thomas J. Stultz,
President & Chief Executive Officer of Host Communications, Inc.,
+1-859-226-4356
Web site: http://www.bullruncorp.com/