Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill (Tables)

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Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill
The following table presents the changes in goodwill including business acquisitions as described in Note 3—Recent Transactions.
 
    
Year Ended December 31,
 
         2019         
    
20
20
    
 
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance, beginning of period before cumulative loss on impairment,
   $ 28,818     
$
28,454
 
Accumulated loss on impairment
     (2,029   
 
(4,456
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period after cumulative loss on impairment
     26,789     
 
23,998
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Acquisitions of digital media entities
     6     
 
66
 
Disposition of radio stations
     (29   
 
—  
 
Disposition of digital media entities
     (341   
 
—  
 
Impairments based on the estimated fair value goodwill
     (2,427   
 
(307
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending period balance
   $ 23,998     
$
23,757
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance, end of period before cumulative loss on impairment
     28,454     
 
28,520
 
Accumulated loss on impairment
     (4,456   
 
(4,763
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending period balance
   $ 23,998     
$
23,757
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Broadcast Markets Enterprise Valuations [Member]  
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instrument Disclosure
The tables below present the percentage within a range by which the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of each of our market clusters, including goodwill:
 
 
 
Broadcast Market Clusters as of December 31, 2020
 
 
 
Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds
Carrying Value Including Goodwill
 
 
 
< 10%
 
 
>11% to 20%
 
 
>21% to 50%
 
 
> than 51%
 
 
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
Number of accounting units
  
 
1
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
3
 
Carrying value including goodwill (
in thousands
)
  
 
8,386
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
43,617
 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations were as follows:
 
Broadcast Markets Enterprise Valuations
   December 31, 2019   
December 31, 2020
Risk-adjusted discount rate
   9.0%   
8.5%
Operating profit margin ranges
   (31.1%) - 38.7%   
(11.4%) - 41.5%
Long-term revenue growth rates
   0.7% -0.9%   
0.5% - 0.8%
Digital Media [Member]  
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instrument Disclosure
The table below presents the percentage within a range by which the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of the digital media entities, including goodwill.
 
    
Digital Media Entities as of December 31, 2020
 
     Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds
Carrying Value Including Goodwill
 
     < 10%      >10% to 20%      >21% to 50%      > than 51%  
Number of accounting units
  
        
    
 
1
 
  
 
 
Carrying value including goodwill (
in thousands
)
  
        
    
 
3,164
 
  
 
 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations were as follows:
 
Digital Media Enterprise Valuations
   December 31, 2019  
December 31, 2020
Risk adjusted discount rate
   10.0%  
9.5%
Operating profit margin ranges
  
3.7% - 28.8%
 
3.4% - 6.8%
Long-term revenue growth rates
   0.5% -1.0%  
1.0%
Publishing [Member]  
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instrument Disclosure
The table below presents the percentage within a range by which the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of our remaining accounting units, including goodwill.
 
    
Publishing Entities as of December 31, 2020
 
    
Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds
Carrying Value Including Goodwill
 
     < 10%      >11% to 20%      >21% to 50%      > than 51%  
Number of accounting units
  
 
1
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1
 
Carrying value including goodwill (
in thousands
)
  
 
2,282
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
391
 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations were as follows:
 
Publishing Enterprise Valuations
   December 31, 2019    March 31, 2020   
December 31, 2020
Risk adjusted discount rate
   10.0%    10.5%   
9.5%
Operating margin ranges
  
1.5% - 3.9%
  
0.0% - 3.9%
  
1.5% -
4.4%
Long-term revenue growth rates
   0.5%    0.5%   
0.5% - 1.0%