Radio One, Inc. (ROIA) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Radio One, Inc. (Radio One) is into the broadcasting industry, and operates around 53 radio stations located in 16 urban markets in the U.S. It covers the various markets including Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Richmond, St. Louis, Washington, DC, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham. Additionally, the company has business interests in Interactive One, LLC, TV One, LLC (www.tvoneonline.com), Reach Media, Inc. (www.blackamericaweb.com), owner of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Community Connect Inc., which operates a number of branded websites, including BlackPlanet.com, MiGente.com and AsianAvenue.com. The company has two reportable segments including Radio Broadcasting and Internet/Publishing. The company is headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, the US.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Radio One, Inc. provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

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- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

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List of Tables 4
List of Figures 4
Section 1 - About the Company 5
Radio One, Inc. - Key Facts 5
Radio One, Inc. - Key Employees 6
Radio One, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies 7
Radio One, Inc. - Major Products and Services 8
Radio One, Inc. - History 9
Radio One, Inc. - Company Statement 11
Radio One, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries 13
Head Office 13
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 13
Section 2 – Company Analysis 14
Radio One, Inc. - Business Description 14
Radio One, Inc. - Corporate Strategy 15
Radio One, Inc. - SWOT Analysis 16
SWOT Analysis - Overview 16
Radio One, Inc. - Strengths 16
Strength - Presence in the Top 50 Markets 16
Strength - Diversified Business Portfolio 16
Radio One, Inc. - Weaknesses 16
Weakness - Low Return on Equity 16
Weakness - Declining Operating Margin 16
Weakness - Declining Market Share in Sector 16
Radio One, Inc. - Opportunities 17
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions 17
Opportunity - Higher African-American Income Growth 17
Opportunity - Rapid African-American Population Growth 17
Opportunity - Advertising Targeting the African-American 17
Radio One, Inc. - Threats 17
Threat - Decline in Advertisment and Seasonality 17
Threat - Rise in competition 17
Radio One, Inc. - Key Competitors 19
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 20
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 20
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 20
Performance Chart 22
Financial Performance 22
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 23
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 24
Radio One, Inc., Recent Deals Summary 25
Section 4 – Appendix 26
Methodology 26
Ratio Definitions 26
About GlobalData 30
Contact Us 30
Disclaimer 30

List of Tables

Radio One, Inc., Key Facts 5
Radio One, Inc., Key Employees 6
Radio One, Inc., Key Employee Biographies 7
Radio One, Inc., Major Products and Services 8
Radio One, Inc., History 9
Radio One, Inc., Subsidiaries 13
Radio One, Inc., Key Competitors 19
Radio One, Inc., Ratios based on current share price 20
Radio One, Inc., Annual Ratios 20
Radio One, Inc., Interim Ratios 23
Radio One, Inc., Recent Deals Summary 25
Currency Codes 26
Capital Market Ratios 26
Equity Ratios 27
Profitability Ratios 27
Cost Ratios 28
Liquidity Ratios 28
Leverage Ratios 29
Efficiency Ratios 29

List of Figures

Radio One, Inc., Performance Chart (2006 - 2010) 22
Radio One, Inc., Ratio Charts 24