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The E.W. Scripps Company SSP R2K

Communication Services · Broadcasting · United States
https://www.scripps.com

The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media and Scripps Networks segments. The Local Media segment engages in the operation of broadcast television stations and related digital activities; production of over-the-air news, information, sports, and entertainment content through broadcast, digital, mobile, social, and over-the-top platforms; and running of network programming, local sporting events, syndicated programming and original programming; and provision of core and political advertising services. Its Scripps Networks segment operates national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV, as well as entertainment brands under the ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, and Laff names through over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and/or digital distribution. The company also operates the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an educational program. It serves its audiences and businesses through cable and satellite service providers. The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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$3.39
+103.09% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$310.32M
Current Price
$3.39
High / Low (52W)
$5.16 / $1.54
Beta
0.73

Valuation

Stock P/E
-
Industry PE
23.46
Forward P/E
-
PEG Ratio
-6.51
Book Value
$9.03
Price to Book
0.38
P/S
0.14
EV/EBITDA
11.03
Dividend Yield
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
2.23%
ROE
-7.74%
ROA
1.92%
Profit Margin
-4.63%
Op Margin
4.68%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-0.20
EPS (TTM)
$-1.85

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
2.15
Quick Ratio
1.45
Current Ratio
1.57
Debt
$2.68B
Total Assets
$5.01B
Current Assets
$747.42M
Working Capital
$293.82M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
29.83%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
68.91%
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$3.33B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
EBITDA
$301.63M
Free Cash Flow
$87.96M
Operating Cash Flow
$59.91M
Shares Outstanding
79.61M
Gross Margin
40.83%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-4.29%
Profit 5Y
-50.50%
Revenue (YoY)
-1.40%
Earnings (YoY)
-

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -4.3% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Earnings shrank at -50.5% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 34.3% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 SSP The E.W. Scripps Company R2K 3.39 - $310.32M - 2.23% -7.74% -4.29% -50.50%
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI 380.34 28.99 $4.61T 0.23% 32.40% 38.88% 12.51% 30.14%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI 632.51 22.99 $1.61T 0.33% 26.87% 32.93% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI 86.02 27.75 $362.21B - 30.26% 48.49% 12.64% 34.71%
5 APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI 613.09 53.17 $205.96B - 70.20% - 24.84% 609.87%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX 187.53 19.93 $202.95B 2.18% 9.27% 18.02% 3.53% 61.90%
7 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX 47.81 11.66 $199.63B 5.92% 8.59% 17.20% 0.33% -6.86%
8 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX 101.83 16.29 $176.83B 1.47% 8.46% 11.01% 4.51% 58.00%
9 T AT&T Inc. SPX 24.80 8.16 $172.32B 4.48% 9.23% 18.37% 1.34% 119.18%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue ------198.47M216.24M200.51M261.75M254.19M283.39M302.73M368.11M277.06M320.43M330.86M423.06M414.22M358.88M493.26M591.11M540.92M565.08M555.24M565.71M594.47M612.10M527.78M582.84M566.53M561.46M573.63M--524.39M540.08M525.85M560.26M516.87M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------317.15M313.69M311.31M332.36M310.79M
Gross Profit -----------------------------------207.24M226.39M214.54M227.90M206.07M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------175.70M180.58M174.63M182.92M181.17M
Operating Income -25.36M-12.31M26.76M30.93M-153.00K18.35M-38.30M--628.00K22.47M40.33M-140.00K28.40M5.55M-20.92M1.55M107.23M-57.22M104.25M115.62M71.28M88.98M104.03M16.48M-621.23M53.09M43.39M55.71M--31.54M45.81M39.91M44.98M24.90M
EBITDA -----------------------------------65.75M70.74M59.24M56.57M87.86M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------43.75M58.65M59.22M59.35M56.96M
Pretax Income ------------------------------------16.46M-25.11M-37.19M-40.75M-4.45M
Tax Provision ------------------------------------13.00M10.85M-4.23M-12.24M-2.66M
Net Income -24.44M-21.53M4.89M11.49M12.52M38.34M-1.94M----------21.93M---58.52M----------1.63M1.43M---3.46M-35.96M-32.96M-28.50M-1.79M
Diluted EPS -0.290.000.060.130.15--0.020.10-0.32--0.330.060.23--0.08-0.01-0.27--0.15-0.270.69--0.07-0.090.500.100.320.38-0.37-8.10-0.19-0.15-0.15---0.22-0.59-0.55-0.51-0.20

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue -------874.45M876.97M1.16B1.35B1.86B-2.45B2.29B2.51B2.15B
Cost of Revenue -------------1.23B1.28B1.32B1.27B
Gross Profit -------------1.22B1.01B1.19B876.07M
Operating Expenses -------------783.59M769.87M761.41M713.83M
Operating Income -229.51M31.58M-23.37M73.90M-205.00K25.53M-36.56M128.21M-1.90M148.48M87.36M303.49M-435.85M239.71M427.59M162.24M
EBITDA -------------598.03M-598.89M575.55M252.30M
Interest Expense -------------161.13M213.51M210.34M220.97M
Pretax Income -------------276.46M-967.51M209.98M-119.50M
Tax Provision -------------80.56M-19.73M63.76M-18.62M
Net Income -209.60M130.51M-15.54M40.19M-474.00K10.53M-73.87M59.10M-10.51M----195.90M-947.78M146.22M-100.88M
Diluted EPS -3.892.03-0.270.69-0.010.18-1.060.80-0.160.24-0.233.21-1.62-11.841.01-1.87

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-4.29%
1 Year:-1.40%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-50.50%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+103.09%
6 Months:+2.94%
3 Months:-18.31%
1 Month:-23.99%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --827.54M970.53M1.03B966.13M1.03B1.71B1.74B2.13B2.13B3.56B4.86B-6.43B5.41B5.20B5.01B
Current Assets --------------643.94M676.09M630.01M747.42M
Cash & Equivalents 3.87M7.68M204.92M127.89M242.64M229.47M165.27M114.62M134.35M148.70M107.11M32.97M576.02M-18.03M35.32M23.85M27.92M
Inventory ------------------
Receivables --------------600.10M610.54M568.19M569.31M
Total Liabilities --------------4.30B4.25B3.88B3.76B
Current Liabilities --138.48M125.05M146.03M113.12M134.54M119.82M104.13M210.79M198.06M312.03M358.46M-485.00M477.82M482.39M453.60M
Long Term Debt --0196.10M180.20M198.00M194.37M392.49M386.61M687.62M685.76M1.90B2.92B-2.85B2.90B2.56B2.59B
Total Debt --------------3.01B3.03B2.69B2.71B
Total Equity --588.90M514.52M537.70M545.77M518.28M900.98M945.93M936.85M926.16M---2.13B1.16B1.32B1.25B
Shares Outstanding --------------83.58M84.78M86.63M89.01M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 78.66M65.97M14.79M172.58M33.51M102.06M8.87M146.49M40.85M140.91M-27.45M277.39M-311.42M111.60M365.68M53.10M
Investing Cash Flow -33.59M155.08M-240.49M-32.42M-19.88M-161.94M-61.36M-73.43M-299.07M-127.48M-1.26B317.42M--66.39M-60.61M-26.54M-12.13M
Financing Cash Flow -----35.01M-4.31M1.84M-272.56M-55.00M1.22B998.18M--327.48M-33.71M-350.61M-36.90M
Capital Expenditure -39.45M-18.24M-12.18M-30.21M-15.86M-16.30M-20.79M-25.91M-17.93M-47.09M-60.94M-44.95M--45.79M-59.63M-65.26M-46.58M
Free Cash Flow 39.20M47.73M2.60M142.37M17.65M85.75M-11.92M120.58M22.92M93.82M-88.39M232.44M-265.63M51.98M300.42M6.52M
Net Change in Cash --------------82.45M17.29M-11.47M4.07M
Share Buybacks -051.38M23.56M74.20M21.24M16.22M44.40M17.89M32.32M584.00K00----

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -------------49.7%44.0%47.4%40.7%
Operating Margin % -------14.7%-0.2%12.8%6.5%16.3%-17.8%10.5%17.0%7.5%
Net Margin % -------6.8%-1.2%----8.0%-41.3%5.8%-4.7%
ROE % -22.2%-3.0%7.5%-0.1%2.0%-8.2%6.2%-1.1%----9.2%-82.0%11.1%-8.1%
ROCE % -4.6%-2.8%8.4%-0.0%2.8%-2.3%7.9%-0.1%7.7%2.7%6.7%-7.3%4.9%9.1%3.6%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
29.83%
Institutions
68.91%
Public Float
98.20%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 6.88% 4.73M $16.02M
2 Penn Capital Management Company LLC 6.34% 4.36M $14.77M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 5.43% 3.73M $12.64M
4 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 5.33% 3.66M $12.42M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.36% 3.00M $10.17M
6 New York State Common Retirement Fund 4.09% 2.81M $9.52M
7 Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL 3.87% 2.66M $9.02M
8 Wittenberg Investment Management, Inc. 3.42% 2.35M $7.97M
9 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.44% 1.68M $5.70M
10 Shaw D.E. & Co., Inc. 2.23% 1.54M $5.21M

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