Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill (Tables)

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Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in goodwill including business acquisitions as described in Note 3—Acquisitions and Recent Transactions.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2017              2018      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance, beginning of period before cumulative loss on impairment,

   $ 27,642      $ 28,453  

Accumulated loss on impairment

     (2,029      (2,029 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period after cumulative loss on impairment

     25,613        26,424  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Acquisitions of radio stations

     14        7  

Acquisitions of digital media entities

     810        986  

Disposition of radio stations

     —          (628

Sale of income generating broadcast business

     (13      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of period before cumulative loss on impairment

     28,453        28,818  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated loss on impairment

     (2,029      (2,029 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending period balance

   $ 26,424      $ 26,789  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
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, 2018
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

     2        3        6        6  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ 49,525      $ 41,244      $ 100,121      $ 78,471  
Schedule of Assumptions Used

The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations are as follows:

 

Broadcast Markets Enterprise Valuations

  

December 31,
2017

  

December 31, 2018

Risk-adjusted discount rate

   9.0%    9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   (7.8%) - 36.2%    (4.1%) - 45.1%

Long-term revenue growth rates

   1.9%    0.5% - 1.1%
Broadcast Networks Enterprise Valuations [Member]  
Schedule of Assumptions Used

The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations are as follows:

 

Broadcast Network Valuations

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31,
2018

Risk adjusted discount rate

   —      10.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   —      14.8% - 15.7%

Long-term revenue growth rates

   —      0.5%
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 our accounting units, including goodwill.

 

     Digital Media Entities as of December 31, 2018
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        2        —          1  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ 361      $ 9,836      $ —        $ 27,821  
Schedule of Assumptions Used

The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations are as follows:

 

Digital Media Enterprise Valuations

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2018

Risk adjusted discount rate

   10.0%    10.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   8.0% - 36.0%    8.5% - 17.2%

Long-term revenue growth rates

   1.9% - 2.0%    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 accounting units, including goodwill.

 

     Publishing Entities as of December 31, 2018
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)

   $ —        $ 3,976      $ —        $ 847  
Schedule of Assumptions Used

The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations are as follows:

 

Publishing Enterprise Valuations

  

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2018

Risk adjusted discount rate

   10.0%    10.0%

Operating margin ranges

   5.0% - 5.5%    4.0% - 5.0%

Long-term revenue growth rates

   1.9%    1.0%
Broadcast Licenses [Member]  
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instrument Disclosure

The table below presents the percentage within a range by which our prior year start-up income estimated fair value exceeds the current year carrying value of our broadcasting licenses:

 

     Geographic Market Clusters as of December 31, 2018
Percentage Range By Which 2017 Estimated Fair Value
Exceeds 2018 Carrying Value
 
     £25%      >26%-50%      >51% to 75%      > +than 76%  

Number of accounting units

     9        1        4        2  

Broadcast license carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 200,098      $ 14,743      $ 52,051      $ 9,558  
Station Operating Income [Member] | Broadcast Licenses [Member]  
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instrument Disclosure

The table below shows the percentage within a range by which our estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of our broadcasting licenses for these 16 remaining market clusters:

 

     Geographic Market Clusters as of December 31, 2018
Tested due to SOI Multiple and length of time from prior valuation—Percentage
Range by Which Prior Valuation Exceeded 2017 Carrying Value
 
     £25%      >26%-50%      >51% to 75%      > +than 76%  

Number of accounting units

     —          2        —          14  

Broadcast license carrying value (in thousands)

   $ —        $ 7,692      $ —        $ 95,039