BBGI BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC

BEARISH Impact: 7/10 S-3
Horizon weeks Filed May 15, 2026 Processed 1mo ago SEC 0001193125-26-227221
Shelf registration — potential dilution
Latest settled — T+5d
BBGI ▲ +7.82% at T+5d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -7.82% · α vs SPY -6.20% · entry $14.07 → $15.17
Next anchor: T+20d in 3h
Last close $17.77 (close Jun 12) · -26.30% from $14.07 entry (call sign-flipped)
Entry anchored
May 15, 03:53 PM ET
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T+1d
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$13.80
settled 28d ago
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$15.17
settled 24d ago
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Executive Summary

Beasley Broadcast Group filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to offer and sell up to $100,000,000 in securities (common stock, preferred stock, warrants, units) from time to time. The filing comes immediately after reporting Q1 2026 revenue of $42.6M (down 12.9% YoY), a negative adjusted EBITDA of -$0.4M, and a stockholders' deficit of -$46.1M. The company is a smaller reporting company with a public float of ~$11.9M, capping any 12-month sales under this shelf to ~$4.0M under General Instruction I.B.6. This is a distressed capital raise by a company with declining core operations, heavy debt ($217.5M long-term debt vs. $6.4M cash), and negative equity.

Key Financial Metrics

Offering Size
$100.0M

Actionable Insight

The shelf registration signals that Beasley is preparing to access equity markets as a distressed capital raise — core revenue declining 12.9% YoY, negative adjusted EBITDA, and a $46M stockholders' deficit with $217.5M in long-term debt. However, the I.B.6 limitation ($4.0M/year) means any dilution is capped and gradual. Watch for a prospectus supplement that would indicate an actual takedown. The cross-filing context of the 10-Q and earnings (both filed within 2 days) confirms the financial distress driving this shelf filing.

Key Facts

  • Shelf registration of up to $100,000,000 in securities (Class A common, preferred, warrants, units)
  • Q1 2026 net revenue of $42.6M, down 12.9% YoY from $48.9M
  • Adjusted EBITDA turned negative to -$0.4M from +$1.1M in Q1 2025
  • Stockholders' deficit of -$46.1M as of March 31, 2026
  • Long-term debt of $217.5M vs. cash of $6.4M
  • Public float of ~$11.9M caps 12-month sales under I.B.6 to ~$4.0M
  • Filed same day as Q1 2026 10-Q; earnings 8-K filed 2 days prior on May 13, 2026

Financial Impact

Up to $100M shelf registered, but I.B.6 limits actual sales to ~$4.0M in any 12-month period given $11.9M public float. Potential dilution of up to ~33% of public float per year.

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Risk Factors

  • Potential equity dilution of up to ~33% of public float per year under I.B.6 cap
  • Revenue decline of 12.9% YoY with negative adjusted EBITDA indicates operational deterioration
  • Stockholders' deficit of -$46.1M and $217.5M long-term debt vs. $6.4M cash suggest high leverage and potential liquidity concerns
  • Any actual offering would further dilute existing common shareholders

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Radio Broadcasting Stations
Analyst Consensus
86% bullish (7 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 7 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
S-3 Filing (Primary)0001193125-26-227221
Document: d793870dexfilingfees.htm0001193125-26-227221
Document: d793870dex51.htm0001193125-26-227221
Document: d793870dex232.htm0001193125-26-227221
Document: 0001193125-26-227221-index-headers.html0001193125-26-227221
Document: 0001193125-26-227221-index.html0001193125-26-227221
Document: 0001193125-26-227221.txt0001193125-26-227221
11 reports for BBGI
Performance horizon
75% Hit rate 3 of 4 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +17.96%Apr 29, 2026
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Reports for BBGI — sortable, filterable
Type Now
Jun 12, 2026
2d ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$22.45 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$17.77 (+20.85%)
Jun 12, 2026
2d ago
424B5
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$22.45 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$17.77 (+20.85%)
Jun 5, 2026
9d ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 8/10
$20.79 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$17.77 (+14.51%)
Jun 5, 2026
10d ago
EFFECT
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$20.07 awaiting T+5awaiting T+5$17.77 (+11.46%)
May 29, 2026
16d ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$14.90 $20.18▲ +35.44%▲ +35.73%$17.77 (+19.26%)
May 15, 2026
4w ago
S-3
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$14.07 $15.17▼ −7.82%▼ −6.20%$17.77 (−26.30%)
May 13, 2026
4w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$16.80 $13.80▲ +17.86%▲ +16.70%$17.77 (−5.77%)
May 1, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$18.71 $17.99▲ +3.85%▲ +6.78%$17.77 (+5.02%)
Apr 29, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$19.26 $18.35▲ +4.72%▲ +7.83%$17.77 (+7.74%)
Apr 28, 2026
6w ago
10-K/A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$19.26 $18.35▼ −4.72%▼ −7.83%$17.77 (−7.74%)
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