Lamar Advertising Company
News and overview for Lamar Advertising Company
Lamar Advertising Company Announces Third Quarter 2009 Operating Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 19 hours 56 minutes ago
Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announces the Company’s operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Company Reverses Course: The Billboard Roy Blunt Doesn't Want You To See Will Go Up After All [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 100 days 10 hours 55 minutes ago
...reports surfaced that a local Lamar Advertising Company executive rejected the ad...strong proponent of Outdoor Advertising in Missouri for a number of years," Lamar Advertising Company said in an email message...
Blunted by Roy Blunt: The Billboard the Congressman Doesn't Want You to See [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 101 days 11 hours 25 minutes ago
...this smear campaign, is a local politician and has been a strong proponent of Outdoor Advertising in Missouri for a number of years," Lamar Advertising Company said in an email message. "As much as we would always love the business, we will...
'Godless' billboard relocated due to threats
Cincinnati Enquirer, The | 5 days 8 hours 40 minutes ago
CINCINNATI - A billboard that reached out to those who don't believe in God lasted less than 48 hours before threats forced organizers to move it, they said.
Lamar Advertising Co.
Boston Globe, The | 15 days 2 hours 45 minutes ago
Lamar Advertising’s shares climbed during the week, after the Louisiana-based billboard company reported an adjusted third-quarter loss of 8 cents per share. That was narrower than the average analyst estimate of a 17 cent loss, according to a Bloomberg survey. Lamar also forecast fourth-quarter sales of $257 million, exceeding the average analyst prediction of $251.9 million.
Lamar Advertising Swings To 3Q Loss On Revenue Drop, Higher Costs
Wall Street Journal, The | 17 days 18 hours 43 minutes ago
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Lamar Advertising Co. (LAMR) swung to a narrower-than-expected loss in the third quarter as revenue fell and interest expenses rose at the outdoor-ad company.
Lamar Beats Expectations With Q3 Output
Mediaweek | 17 days 9 hours 10 minutes ago
Lamar Beats Expectations With Q3 Output Nov 5, 2009 -By Katy Bachman Lamar Advertising, the nation’s third largest outdoor media company, reported third-quarter earnings Thursday (Nov. 5) that beat analyst expectations and offered plenty of optimism that a turnaround was underway in outdoor advertising. Third-quarter revenue was down 13 percent to $271.8 million, two percentage points better than the projected decline of 15 percent. For the first nine months, Lamar’s revenue w...
Less-Bad News Pushes Lamar Advertising Up 15%
Wall Street Journal, The | 17 days 23 minutes ago
Small-capitalization stocks climbed Thursday, pushed higher by positive earnings and a drop in weekly jobless claims.
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United Press International | 4 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago
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Billboards super-size' McD's Angus message
Nation's Restaurant News | 41 days 12 hours 36 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, MO. (Oct. 12, 2009 ) â??Breaking away from the pack of businesses trying to advertise across the small screens of phones and computers, McDonalds operators here asked patrons to submit two-word slogans about the chains new Angus Third Pounders, which were then publicized on towering digital billboards.
57th Nashville Christmas Parade To Benefit Piedmont's Share the Warmth Round Up Program [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 2 hours 50 minutes ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proceeds from the 57th annual Nashville Christmas Parade will benefit the Piedmont Natural Gas
Digital Billboards Safe, Another Study Says
Adweek | 1 day 10 hours 50 minutes ago
In case critics didn’t notice the first two studies that show digital billboards are “safety neutral,” a third survey was released this week. Conducted by Philadelphia-based Tantala Associates, the study is the largest survey of digital-billboard traffic safety yet conducted.
Critical Alerts for Wal-Mart, CME, Symantec, MetroPCS, and Lamar Advertising Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 17 hours 22 minutes ago
...Symantec, MetroPCS, and Lamar Advertising Released by Seven Summits Research...MetroPCS Communications Inc. , and Lamar Advertising Co. . In today's unsure...Senior Analyst. "These brief company reports contain information...
Digital Billboards Safe, Says Another Study
Mediaweek | 3 days 9 hours 49 minutes ago
Digital Billboards Safe, Says Another Study Nov 19, 2009 -By Katy Bachman In case critics of digital billboards didn’t notice the first two studies that show digital billboards are “safety neutral,” a third study was released Thursday (Nov. 19). Conducted by Philadelphia-based Tantala Associates in Cleveland, Ohio, the study is the largest study of digital-billboard safety yet conducted. Tantala analyzed eight years of traffic accident data—more than 60,000 accid...
Country Music Star John Rich Named Grand Marshal for 57th Nashville Christmas Parade Hosted by Piedmont Natural Gas [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 17 days 3 hours 4 minutes ago
... Presenting Media partners are The Tennessean, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Comcast and Clear Channel Communications which...Natural GasPiedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural...
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Company Overview
| Company: | Lamar Advertising Company |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Advertising & Marketing |
| Website: | http://www.lamar.com |
Here's a company that shows all the signs of being a successful outdoor advertising business. Lamar Advertising is one of the top billboard operators in the US, along with CBS Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor. The company maintains about 160,000 billboards in about 45 states, plus Canada and Puerto Rico. It also sells advertising space on almost 30,000 signs placed on buses and at bus stops in more than 15 states, and it maintains some 100,000 logo signs (highway exit signs with logos of nearby hotels and restaurants) along interstates in about 20 states and Canada. Chairman, president, and CEO Kevin Reilly Jr., together with members of his family, controls a 67% voting stake in the company.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,198.4 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -0.9 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 9.7 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -78.8 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 3,200 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |