The E.W. Scripps Company
General ticker "SSP" information:
- Sector: Communication Services
- Industry: Media
- Capitalization: $215.1M (TTM average)
The E.W. Scripps Company follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 33.7%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 3.8%: low 4.16$, high 4.49$
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
- Earnings for 9 months up through Q3 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 2024-12-31 to 2026-12-31
- 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 estimated range: [1.54$, 4.09$]
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [1.66$, 4.32$]
Financial Metrics affecting the SSP estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 1.8 at the end of fiscal year the price was very low
- Positive: 7.86 < Operating profit margin, % of 16.32
- Positive: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 214.21 > 13.24
- Positive: 1.87 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 2.74
- Positive: 18.93 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 25.35 <= 41.86
- Negative: Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 1.21 <= 5.52
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Long-term SSP plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $2,447.35MM | $2,290.57MM | $2,528.20MM |
| Operating Expenses | $2,019.01MM | $3,043.81MM | $2,115.70MM |
| Operating Income | $428.34MM | $-753.24MM | $412.49MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-151.88MM | $-214.27MM | $-202.51MM |
| Interest Expense | $161.13MM | $213.51MM | $210.34MM |
| Income(Loss) | $276.46MM | $-967.51MM | $209.98MM |
| Taxes | $80.56MM | $-19.73MM | $63.76MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $195.90MM | $-947.78MM | $146.22MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $2,130.82MM | $1,156.18MM | $1,318.01MM |
| Assets | $6,431.01MM | $5,410.12MM | $5,198.57MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $311.42MM | $111.60MM | $365.68MM |
| Capital expenditure | $45.79MM | $59.63MM | $65.26MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-66.39MM | $-60.61MM | $-26.54MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-327.48MM | $-33.71MM | $-350.61MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $2.35 | $-11.25 | $1.71 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.