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E.W. SCRIPPS Co
SSP
$161M
Mkt Cap
$2.99
+1.70%
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 0.4%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a market capitalization of $161M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) operates in the Television Broadcasting Stations industry, within the Communication Services sector.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) reported annual revenue of $2.2 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a net profit margin of -4.7%. The company is currently unprofitable.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) generated $7 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
Founded in 1878, The E.W. Scripps Company motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way." Our vision statement is We Create Connection. We serve audiences and businesses through a portfolio of more than 60 local television stations in more than 40 markets and national news and entertainment networks. Our local stations have programming agreements with ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus and Laff. All of our local stations and national entertainment networks reach consumers over the air, and we have continued to expand our television networks and local brands on free streaming platforms. We also serve as the longtime steward of one of the nation's largest, most successful and longest-running educational programs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.2B | 2.2B | 2.5B | 2.3B | 2.5B | 2.3B |
| Net Income | -101M | -101M | 146M | -998M | 146M | 73M |
| EPS | $-1.87 | $-1.87 | $1.01 | $-11.84 | $1.62 | $0.81 |
| Free Cash Flow | 6.5M | 6.5M | 300M | 52M | 266M | 176M |
| ROIC | 3.8% | 4.8% | 7.3% | -22.1% | 6.0% | 5.8% |
| Gross Margin | 40.7% | 40.7% | 47.4% | 44.0% | 49.7% | 51.6% |
| Debt/Equity | 2.08 | 2.08 | 1.95 | 2.52 | 1.35 | 1.60 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $0.53 | $0.50 |
| Operating Income | 184M | 184M | 412M | -753M | 428M | 401M |
| Operating Margin | 8.6% | 8.6% | 16.4% | -32.9% | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| ROE | -8.1% | -7.9% | 11.8% | -60.7% | 7.1% | 4.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 54M | 54M | 145M | 84M | 90M | 91M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 499M | 654M | 869M | 865M | 1.2B | 1.4B | 1.9B | 2.3B | 2.5B | 2.3B | 2.5B | 2.2B | 2.2B |
| Gross Margin | 70.9% | 64.1% | 68.5% | 61.2% | 59.1% | 48.1% | 49.9% | 51.6% | 49.7% | 44.0% | 47.4% | 40.7% | 40.7% |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 258M | 316M | 344M | 368M | 376M | 450M | 498M | 595M | 623M | 615M | 606M | 563M | 563M |
| EBIT | 26M | -37M | 128M | -1.9M | 148M | 87M | 303M | 401M | 428M | -753M | 412M | 184M | 184M |
| Op. Margin | 5.1% | -5.6% | 14.8% | -0.2% | 12.8% | 6.5% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 17.5% | -32.9% | 16.4% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Net Income | 10M | -82M | 67M | -13M | 20M | -18M | 269M | 73M | 146M | -998M | 146M | -101M | -101M |
| Net Margin | 2.1% | -12.6% | 7.7% | -1.5% | 1.8% | -1.4% | 14.5% | 3.2% | 5.9% | -43.5% | 5.8% | -4.7% | -4.7% |
| Non-Recurring | 2.9M | 22M | -480K | 34M | 7.7M | 5.1M | -661K | 40M | -5.9M | 988M | 52M | 41M | 41M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 4.8% | -8.2% | 6.9% | -0.1% | 7.5% | 2.4% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 6.0% | -22.1% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| ROE | 1.9% | -11.6% | 7.3% | -1.4% | 2.2% | -2.0% | 26.1% | 4.7% | 7.1% | -60.7% | 11.8% | -7.9% | -8.1% |
| ROA | 1.0% | -6.0% | 3.9% | -0.7% | 1.0% | -0.6% | 6.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% | -16.9% | 2.8% | -2.0% | -2.0% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 102M | 8.9M | 146M | 41M | 141M | -27M | 277M | 237M | 311M | 112M | 366M | 53M | 53M |
| Free Cash Flow | 86M | -12M | 121M | 23M | 94M | -88M | 232M | 176M | 266M | 52M | 300M | 6.5M | 6.5M |
| Owner Earnings | 66M | -46M | 89M | -20M | 76M | -116M | 167M | 68M | 142M | -48M | 209M | -100M | -100M |
| CapEx | 16M | 21M | 26M | 18M | 47M | 61M | 45M | 61M | 46M | 60M | 65M | 47M | 47M |
| Maint. CapEx | 32M | 50M | 55M | 56M | 61M | 84M | 107M | 162M | 160M | 155M | 155M | 151M | 151M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 32M | 50M | 55M | 56M | 61M | 84M | 107M | 162M | 160M | 155M | 155M | 151M | 151M |
| CapEx/OCF | 16.0% | 260.5% | 17.7% | 43.9% | 37.8% | N/A | 16.2% | 25.6% | 14.7% | 53.4% | 17.8% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 60M | 0 | 0 | 16M | 16M | 17M | 45M | 48M | 48M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 5.2% | N/A | N/A | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 8.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 21M | 16M | 44M | 18M | 32M | 584K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 4.3M | 5.2M | 2.7M | 4.6M | 3.8M | 3.8M | 2.9M | 7.2M | 8.9M | 5.0M | 1.9M | 1.8M | 1.8M |
| Debt Repayment | 2.0M | 122M | 6.6M | 394M | 5.7M | 8.7M | 11M | 581M | 278M | 300M | 16M | 2.0B | 2.0B |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 31M | 285M | 259M | 545M | 582M | 1.9B | 2.4B | 3.1B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 2.6B | 2.6B | 2.6B |
| Cash & Equiv. | 165M | 115M | 134M | 149M | 107M | 33M | 576M | 66M | 18M | 35M | 24M | 28M | 28M |
| Long-Term Debt | 194M | 392M | 387M | 688M | 686M | 1.9B | 2.9B | 3.1B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 2.6B | 2.6B | 2.6B |
| Debt/Equity | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 2.13 | 2.52 | 1.60 | 1.35 | 2.52 | 1.95 | 2.08 | 2.08 |
| Interest Coverage | 3.0 | -2.4 | 7.1 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -3.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Equity | 518M | 901M | 946M | 937M | 926M | 898M | 1.2B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
| Total Assets | 1.0B | 1.7B | 1.7B | 2.1B | 2.1B | 3.6B | 4.9B | 6.7B | 6.4B | 5.4B | 5.2B | 5.0B | 5.0B |
| Total Liabilities | 511M | 805M | 790M | 1.2B | 1.2B | 2.7B | 3.7B | 4.7B | 4.3B | 4.3B | 3.9B | 3.8B | 3.8B |
| Intangibles | 187M | 479M | 413M | 426M | 479M | 1.1B | 975M | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.5B |
| Retained Earnings | 119M | -174M | -94M | -90M | -86M | -121M | 132M | 205M | 351M | -622M | -476M | -577M | -577M |
| Working Capital | 181M | 183M | 242M | 395M | 273M | 332M | 1.7B | 190M | 159M | 198M | 148M | 294M | 294M |
| Current Assets | 316M | 303M | 346M | 606M | 471M | 644M | 2.1B | 702M | 644M | 676M | 630M | 747M | 747M |
| Current Liabilities | 135M | 120M | 104M | 211M | 198M | 312M | 358M | 512M | 485M | 478M | 482M | 454M | 454M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.18 | -1.06 | 0.80 | -0.16 | 0.24 | -0.23 | 3.21 | 0.81 | 1.62 | -11.84 | 1.01 | -1.87 | -1.87 |
| Owner EPS | 1.15 | -0.59 | 1.05 | -0.24 | 0.90 | -1.45 | 1.99 | 0.75 | 1.58 | -0.57 | 1.44 | -1.84 | -1.84 |
| Book Value | 9.07 | 11.58 | 11.26 | 11.44 | 10.91 | 11.24 | 13.86 | 21.76 | 23.71 | 13.72 | 9.10 | 23.10 | 23.10 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.79 | 0.11 | 1.74 | 0.50 | 1.66 | -0.34 | 3.31 | 2.62 | 3.47 | 1.32 | 2.53 | 0.98 | 0.93 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.00 | 1.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 57.2M | 77.8M | 84.0M | 81.9M | 84.9M | 79.9M | 83.9M | 90.5M | 89.9M | 84.3M | 144.8M | 53.9M | 53.9M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 103.0 | N/A | 22.8 | N/A | 62.9 | N/A | 4.7 | 24.2 | 7.8 | N/A | 1.5 | N/A | -1.6 |
| P/FCF | 9.3 | N/A | 9.6 | 40.1 | 10.3 | N/A | 4.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 32.7 | 24.7 |
| EV/EBIT | 37.8 | N/A | 13.0 | N/A | 14.4 | 35.4 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 9.3 | N/A | 6.7 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
| Price/Book | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Price/Sales | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| FCF Yield | 7.9% | -0.8% | 7.9% | 1.9% | 7.3% | -7.2% | 18.2% | 9.9% | 23.3% | 7.4% | 138.0% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Market Cap | 1.1B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.8B | 1.1B | 699M | 218M | 214M | 161M |
| Avg. Price | 11.65 | 14.83 | 11.91 | 13.50 | 10.51 | 12.13 | 8.10 | 14.46 | 12.26 | 6.81 | 2.64 | 2.13 | 2.99 |
| Year-End Price | 13.93 | 14.08 | 13.73 | 11.22 | 11.34 | 11.60 | 11.43 | 14.74 | 9.53 | 6.23 | 1.50 | 3.96 | 2.99 |
E.W. SCRIPPS Co passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 35.3x vs a median of 9.6x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 0.4% with a gross margin of 46.7%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +6.1%.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08. This indicates higher leverage, which may increase financial risk.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-1.87 in its most recent fiscal year.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a return on equity (ROE) of -7.9%. A negative ROE may indicate losses or negative equity.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a 5-year average gross margin of 46.7%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) has a book value per share of $23.10, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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