E. W. Scripps Co Class A

Company Profile

E. W. Scripps Co Class A had its IPO on 1988-06-29 under the ticker symbol SSP.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Broadcasting industry. E. W. Scripps Co Class A has a staff strength of 5,700 employees.

Stock update

Shares of E. W. Scripps Co Class A opened at $6.82 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $6.54 - $6.85, and closed at $6.64.

This is a -2.5% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 586,047 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of E. W. Scripps Co Class A have slipped by -7.13%.

E. W. Scripps Co Class A's Key Ratios

E. W. Scripps Co Class A has a market cap of $575.30 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.7161 and a price to sales ratio of 0.4707.

In the last 12-months E. W. Scripps Co Class A’s revenue was $2.40 billion with a gross profit of $1.22 billion and an EBITDA of $535.30 million. The EBITDA ratio measures E. W. Scripps Co Class A's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, E. W. Scripps Co Class A’s operating margin was 15.75% while its return on assets stood at 3.87% with a return of equity of -32.29%.

In Q2, E. W. Scripps Co Class A’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 91.3% while revenue growth was a negative 2%.

E. W. Scripps Co Class A’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

3.6617

Trailing PE

0

PEG

12.81

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-7.65 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 3.6617 and a PEG multiple of 12.81. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into E. W. Scripps Co Class A’s profitability.

E. W. Scripps Co Class A stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.9417 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 8.5769. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.4707.

E. W. Scripps Co Class A stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 1.03% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$5.70 billion

Total Liabilities

$449.24 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-18764000.00

Capital Expenditure

$18.05 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

E. W. Scripps Co Class A ended 2024 with $5.70 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $5.70 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.43 billion.

E. W. Scripps Co Class A ended 2024 with $351.45 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $449.24 million in other current liabilities, 845000.00 in common stock, $-362807000.00 in retained earnings and $2.23 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $39.30 million and cash and short-term investments were $39.30 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $18,612,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.92 billion.

E. W. Scripps Co Class A’s total current assets stands at $679.15 million while long-term investments were $23.27 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $599.03 million compared to accounts payable of $83.68 million and inventory worth $-599034000.00.

In 2024, E. W. Scripps Co Class A's operating cash flow was $-18764000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $18.05 million.

Comparatively, E. W. Scripps Co Class A paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$6.64

52-Week High

$16.13

52-Week Low

$5.41

Analyst Target Price

$12.58

E. W. Scripps Co Class A stock is currently trading at $6.64 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $16.13 and a 52-week low of $16.13. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $12.58.

Its 50-day moving average was $8.84 and 200-day moving average was $10.55 The short ratio stood at 10.01 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1724.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7902.6% are held by institutions.