What does programming and technical expenses mean?

Costs directly associated with the production, acquisition, and technical maintenance of broadcast content and transmission infrastructure. This represents a core operational efficiency metric for media companies managing content delivery.

Saga Communications SGA Programming And Technical Expenses

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$22.9M-5.6%

Operating income-$3.3M-41.9%

Net income-$2.4M-52.0%

EPS (diluted)-$0.38-52.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$21.1M+17.3%

Total debt$10.1M-14.3%

Total equity$148.3M-9.3%

Total assets$198.0M-9.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$407.0K-70.2%

CapEx$779.0K+11.9%

Free cash flow-$372.0K-156%

Valuation

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Market cap$57.72M-28.3%

Enterprise value$46.81M-38.3%

P/S0.6×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin-11.4%-13.6pp

Net margin-8.2%-11.3pp

FCF margin3.4%-3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-5.6%-7.7pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio2.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Saga Communications in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept sga:ProgrammingAndTechnicalExpenses.

The official record: Saga Communications’s 10-K, filed April 14, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Saga Communications's programming and technical expenses?: Saga Communications (SGA) reported programming and technical expenses of $7.77M in Q4 2025.
How has Saga Communications's programming and technical expenses changed year-over-year?: Saga Communications's programming and technical expenses increased by 3.9% year-over-year, from $7.48M to $7.77M.
What does programming and technical expenses mean?: Costs directly associated with the production, acquisition, and technical maintenance of broadcast content and transmission infrastructure. This represents a core operational efficiency metric for media companies managing content delivery.