NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 27, 2025, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

February 27, 2025

NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP REPORTS RECORD
FOURTH QUARTER NET REVENUE OF $1.49 BILLION

Q4 Net Revenue Drives Net Income of $229 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $628 Million, Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $411 Million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $411 Million

Reduced Year-over-Year Losses at The CW by $7 Million in the Quarter and $126 Million for the Year

Quarter and Full Year Return of Capital to Shareholders of $230 Million and $820 Million, Respectively, Reducing Shares Outstanding by 8.9% during 2024

Repaid $327 Million of Debt during 2024, Achieving Net Leverage of 2.91x for 2024

Provides 2025 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance in a Range of $1.5 Billion to $1.595 Billion

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Financial Highlights

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Capital Allocation

Debt, Cash and Leverage

Full Year 2025 Guidance

We are providing guidance for fiscal 2025 Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $1.5 billion to $1.595 billion.

Key factors differing from our current expectations could affect our outlook for Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 either positively or negatively. Those factors include, among other things, the rate of growth or attrition of pay television subscribers, the health of local and national advertising markets, our renegotiation of certain distribution and affiliation agreements on terms favorable to the Company, and the attributable net income related to our 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network.

Fourth Quarter Conference Call

Nexstar will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today. Senior management will discuss the financial results and host a question-and-answer session. The dial in number for the audio conference call is +1 877-407-9208 or +1 201-493-6784, conference ID 13751217 (domestic and international callers). Participants can also listen to a live webcast of the call through the “Events and Presentations” section under “Investor Relations” on Nexstar’s website at nexstar.tv. A webcast replay will be available for 90 days following the live event at nexstar.tv.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements include information preceded by, followed by, or that includes the words "guidance," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "could," or similar expressions. For these statements, Nexstar claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this communication, concerning, among other things, future financial performance, including changes in net revenue, operating expenses and cash flow, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various important factors, including the impact of changes in national and regional economies, the ability to service and refinance our outstanding debt, successful integration of business acquisitions (including achievement of synergies and cost reductions), pricing fluctuations in local and national advertising, future regulatory actions and conditions in the television stations' operating areas, competition from others in the broadcast television markets, volatility in programming costs, the effects of governmental regulation of broadcasting, industry consolidation, technological developments and major world news events. Nexstar undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this communication might not occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. For more details on factors that could affect these expectations, please see Nexstar’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Definitions and Disclosures Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income, plus or (minus): transaction, other one-time and restructuring expenses, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense (excluding amortization of broadcast rights), amortization of basis difference of equity method investments, (gain) loss on asset disposal, impairment charges, interest expense, net, pension and other postretirement plans costs (credit), income tax expense (benefit) and other operating and non-operating expense (income). We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of our assets’ operating performance.

Free Cash Flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow is calculated as Free Cash Flow plus or (minus): transaction, other one-time and restructuring expenses, changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions (excluding changes in income tax payable), taxes paid on sale of assets, pension and other postretirement plans costs (credit), (payments) for capitalized software obligations, proceeds from disposal of assets and insurance recoveries and other expense (income), cash contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests and other items. We consider Adjusted Free Cash Flow to be an indicator of our liquidity. We consider Adjusted Free Cash Flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that can be available for use in ongoing operations, debt payments, pension contributions, dividends, share repurchases, acquisitions and other items. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is not intended to represent the amount of cash flow available for discretionary expenditures as certain items and non-discretionary expenditures, such as changes in working capital, mandatory debt service requirements and pension contributions, are not deducted from this measure.

For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measurements to the GAAP financial results cited in this news announcement, please see the supplemental tables at the end of this release.

We don’t provide a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking, non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure because it is difficult to reliably predict or estimate the relevant components without unreasonable effort due to future uncertainties that may potentially have a significant impact on such calculations and providing them may imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or potentially misleading. These components include, but are not limited to, acquisition-related expenses, restructuring expenses, asset impairments, legal settlements and other gains and losses.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measure)

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Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP Measure)

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