The E.W. Scripps Company
General ticker "SSP" information:
- Sector: Communication Services
- Industry: Broadcasting
- Capitalization: $278.8M (TTM average)
The E.W. Scripps Company follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 31.0%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 2.6%: low 3.40$, high 3.58$
Factors to consider:
- Total employees count: 5000 (-3.8%) as of 2024
- Top business risk factors: Economic downturns and volatility, Operational and conduct risks, Market competition, Liquidity and credit risks, Labor/talent shortage/retention
- Price in estimated range
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 are below our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [2.94$, 6.47$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [2.44$, 5.52$]
Financial Metrics affecting the SSP estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of -5.5 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 14.34 > 12.90
- Positive: 7.54 < Operating profit margin, % of 7.54
- Positive: -3.75 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of -1.97
- Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of -0.31 <= 0
- Positive: 19.24 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 24.88 <= 42.59
- Positive: -9.55 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of -8.44
Short-term SSP quotes
Long-term SSP plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $2,290.57MM | $2,528.20MM | $2,150.59MM |
| Operating Expenses | $3,043.81MM | $2,115.70MM | $1,988.35MM |
| Operating Income | $-753.24MM | $412.49MM | $162.24MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-214.27MM | $-202.51MM | $-281.74MM |
| Interest Expense | $213.51MM | $210.34MM | $220.97MM |
| Income(Loss) | $-967.51MM | $209.98MM | $-119.50MM |
| Taxes | $-19.73MM | $63.76MM | $-18.62MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $-947.78MM | $146.22MM | $-100.88MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $1,156.18MM | $1,318.01MM | $1,246.09MM |
| Assets | $5,410.12MM | $5,198.57MM | $5,008.63MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $111.60MM | $365.68MM | $53.10MM |
| Capital expenditure | $59.63MM | $65.26MM | $46.58MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-60.61MM | $-26.54MM | $-12.13MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-33.71MM | $-350.61MM | $-36.90MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $-11.25 | $1.71 | $-1.15 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.