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PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED (PRT)

PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED (PRT)

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General Information
Company Name: Prime Media Group Limited
Stock Code: PRT
Website: www.primemedia.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Broadcasting
Market Cap ($M): 256
Equiv. Shares (M): 366

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.700 $ 0.700 $ 0.700 $ 0.700 $ 0.725 2,379,798 $ -0.025  -3.448 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Buy
Recommendation Date: 25th May 2012
12 Month Target Price (average): $0.813
Brokers Surveyed: 6

Company Overview

Business Description:
Prime Media Group Limited (PRT) is an Australian company operating in the media industry within Australia and New Zealand. The Company has four operating segments, being television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, digital media and online platform.

Strategy Analysis:
PRT is developing a diversified media portfolio to support sustainable business models in a changing media environment. As with previous years, Prime Television was the Group's mainstay. Television management remains focused on maximising its revenue share to ratings share (power ratio), developing initiatives to improve audience share in the 16-54 demographic and implementing costs optimisation initiatives. In radio, PRT centralised all programming, production and transmission of the 10 Prime Radio stations in 2009. This was aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of its output across all areas radio operations. Finally, PRT is looking to extend and develop opportunities through iPrime. . Prime Media Group reported NPAT of $27.17m for the year ended 30 June 2011. Revenues from ordinary activities were $257m, up 9% from the same period last year. Basic and Diluted EPS were 7.40 cents compared to 15 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $34.42m compared to $33.17m last year. The final dividend declared was 2.40 cents, taking the full year dividend to 4.50 cents compared with 2.60 cents last year.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2011  A 25.8 7.1 -- 9.7 4.5 6.6 100.0
2010  A -22.5 -6.2 -160.2 0.0 2.6 3.6 100.0
2009  A 18.6 10.3 7.3 12.3 3.0 2.4 100.0
Source: Morningstar analyst estimates.

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2009 A 2010 F 2011 F 2009 A 2010 F 2011 F 2009 A 2010 F 2011 F
Prime Media Group (PRT) $266 M -- 0.1204 0.0126 10.2691 9.1656 9.0512 0.0621 0.0818 0.0829
Southern Cross Media (SXL) $853 M 0.4144 -0.0344 0.0966 8.0026 8.2877 7.5578 0.0826 0.0732 0.0802
Ten Network (TEN) $742 M -0.2321 -0.5851 0.6034 9.9859 24.0678 15.0106 0.0739 0.0141 0.0466

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
PRT 1.19 8.94 1.67 1.36 1.00
Market 0.80 12.1 1.33 1.35 1.68
Sector 0.96 8.41 1.20 6.45 0.86

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Paul Joseph Ramsay Chairman 17 April 1985
Mr Ian Audsley Chief Executive Officer,Executive Director 24 June 2010
Mr Michael Stanley Siddle Non-Executive Deputy Chairman 17 April 1985
Mr Peter John Evans Non-Executive Director 27 March 1991
Mr Ian Patrick Stewart Grier Non-Executive Director 06 June 2008
Mr Ian Richard Neal Non-Executive Director 06 June 2008
Mr Alexander Andrew Hamill Non-Executive Director 02 October 2003

Management
Name Position
D.Edwards Chief Executive Officer - Television
Lesley Kennedy Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary
G.Smith Chief Technology Officer
Emma McDonald Company Secretary
S. Wood Director - Integration and Digital Media

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
27,540,342 (7.52%) Perpetual Limited and subsidiaries
41,701,955 (11.38%) Network Investment Holding Pty Limited
41,701,955 (11.38%) Ashblue Holdings Pty Ltd
35,335,503 (9.65%) Investors Mutual Limited
109,903,654 (30.00%) Paul Ramsay Holdings Pty Ltd
32,480,782 (8.87%) Illyria Nominees Pty Ltd & Lachlan Keith Murdoch
41,701,955 (11.38%) ACE Group Entities (incorporating KM Stokes and associates)

Calendar of Events
Date Event
26 February 2013 Report (Interim)
23 August 2012 Report (Prelim)
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