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E.W. Scripps Company (The)
SSP Communication Services Broadcasting
E.W. Scripps Company (The)’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.2 billion, down 14.3% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 9.20%, EPS fell 2,049.2%, free cash flow fell 117.9% and total debt fell 4.95%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
18.05 | 0.00 | 51.43 | 0.00 | 3.64 | 18.90 | 6.08 | 0.00 | 1.68 | 0.00 |
Piotroski F-Score |
8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Altman Z-Score |
1.76 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 0.74 | 1.21 | 0.77 | 0.82 | (0.08) | 0.67 | 0.52 |
P/S ratio |
1.39 | 1.09 | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.16 |
P/FCF ratio |
10.10 | 41.78 | 10.89 | 0.00 | 4.06 | 2.99 | 3.12 | 9.67 | 0.44 | 7.44 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.49 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 1.02 | 3.18 | 1.13 | 1.31 | (0.78) | 0.78 | 0.60 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.57) | (2.60) | (2.07) | (2.20) | (2.64) | (2.00) | (2.48) | (3.47) | (2.53) | (2.55) |
P/Operating CF |
18.60 | 119.42 | 14.34 | (24.82) | 7.96 | 14.89 | 7.21 | 7.99 | 0.93 | 7.78 |
P/B ratio |
1.29 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.16 | 0.42 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Sales |
1.69 | 1.71 | 1.33 | 2.10 | 1.21 | 1.86 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.07 | 1.36 |
EV/EBITDA |
8.05 | 16.66 | 7.38 | 16.52 | 5.47 | 7.55 | 6.26 | 9.54 | 4.75 | 8.71 |
EV/Operating CF |
10.08 | 36.77 | 10.96 | (103.33) | 8.09 | 17.91 | 11.83 | 30.25 | 7.37 | 54.95 |
EV/FCF |
12.25 | 65.54 | 17.47 | (25.05) | 9.73 | 10.59 | 13.87 | 65.47 | 8.41 | 61.79 |
Quick Ratio |
3.00 | 1.87 | 2.06 | 1.44 | 5.77 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.23 | 1.32 |
Current Ratio |
3.32 | 2.87 | 2.38 | 2.06 | 5.84 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.31 | 1.65 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.41 | 6.04 | 2.78 | 10.96 | 3.19 | 5.42 | 4.85 | 8.13 | 4.50 | 7.67 |
Debt/Assets |
22.65% | 32.56% | 32.34% | 53.76% | 60.38% | 47.28% | 44.66% | 53.83% | 49.56% | 51.80% |
Debt/Equity |
0.42 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 2.13 | 2.52 | 1.60 | 1.35 | 2.52 | 1.95 | 2.08 |
Asset Turnover |
0.51 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.42 |
Operating CF/Net income |
2.18 | (3.12) | 6.91 | 1.49 | 1.03 | 3.23 | 2.14 | (0.11) | 4.17 | (0.32) |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.47) | (0.30) | (0.89) | (1.02) | (0.44) | 1.01 | (0.28) | (0.05) | (0.29) | (0.04) |
Interest Coverage |
7.11 | (0.07) | 4.10 | 1.08 | 3.26 | 2.43 | 2.66 | (3.53) | 1.96 | 0.83 |
| 7.28% | (1.39%) | 2.19% | (2.02%) | 26.13% | 5.39% | 8.88% | (81.14%) | 10.67% | (19.03%) | |
| 3.94% | (0.68%) | 0.96% | (0.65%) | 6.40% | 1.27% | 2.22% | (16.86%) | 1.65% | (3.22%) | |
ROIC |
6.65% | (0.08%) | 6.15% | 1.96% | 7.68% | 4.99% | 5.37% | (11.67%) | 6.66% | 3.02% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
14.39% | (2.17%) | 3.99% | (2.62%) | 12.95% | 11.33% | 23.58% | (152.72%) | 14.56% | (23.43%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
74.52 | 102.12 | 94.79 | 112.76 | 86.73 | 91.64 | 89.29 | 97.19 | 82.63 | 96.62 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
39.29% | 41.93% | 32.53% | 33.29% | 26.80% | 26.06% | 25.40% | 26.81% | 24.15% | 26.18% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.57 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.74 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
1.24% | 1.81% | 0.91% | 1.09% | 0.96% | 1.14% | 0.79% | 1.12% | 0.72% | 0.90% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.36) | (0.61) | (0.76) | (2.12) | (1.71) | (3.33) | (4.41) | (7.17) | (22.84) | (8.58) |
Graham Number |
14.38 | 0.00 | 7.67 | 0.00 | 31.87 | 18.12 | 27.60 | 0.00 | 15.30 | 0.00 |
Earnings Yield |
5.54% | (1.29%) | 1.94% | (1.95%) | 27.48% | 5.29% | 16.45% | (199.83%) | 59.64% | (46.87%) |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
9.90% | 2.39% | 9.18% | (11.86%) | 24.62% | 33.46% | 32.01% | 10.34% | 225.16% | 13.44% |
Revenue per Share |
10.49 | 10.69 | 14.22 | 16.72 | 22.81 | 27.74 | 29.48 | 27.21 | 29.27 | 24.43 |
Operating CF per Share |
1.76 | 0.50 | 1.73 | (0.34) | 3.41 | 2.88 | 3.74 | 1.32 | 4.27 | 0.60 |
Capex per Share |
(0.31) | (0.34) | (0.67) | (1.06) | (0.58) | 1.99 | (0.55) | (0.71) | (0.52) | (0.06) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
1.45 | 0.16 | 1.06 | (1.40) | 2.83 | 4.87 | 3.20 | 0.62 | 3.74 | 0.54 |
Cash per Share |
1.61 | 1.81 | 1.32 | 0.41 | 19.97 | 1.22 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.32 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
11.35 | 11.43 | 11.38 | 11.11 | 14.29 | 23.93 | 25.60 | 13.72 | 15.37 | 14.16 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
11.35 | 11.43 | 11.38 | 11.11 | 14.29 | 23.93 | 25.60 | 13.72 | 15.37 | 14.16 |
Free Cash Flow |
120.58 | 13.18 | 86.59 | (113.25) | 230.56 | 400.82 | 266.00 | 52.00 | 320.89 | 47.65 |
Working Capital |
241.76 | 394.75 | 272.96 | 331.89 | 1,735.73 | 190.40 | 158.94 | 198.27 | 147.62 | 293.82 |
Capital Expenditures |
(25.91) | (27.68) | (54.32) | (85.80) | (46.83) | 163.82 | (45.42) | (59.61) | (44.79) | (5.45) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(444.08) | (586.53) | (732.88) | (2,020.00) | (1,601.94) | (3,985.60) | (3,656.24) | (3,577.84) | (3,250.55) | (3,015.12) |
EV/EBIT |
11.52 | 0.00 | 10.40 | 32.47 | 7.39 | 10.59 | 8.60 | 0.00 | 6.53 | 15.86 |
Capex to Sales |
0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | (0.07) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
Price to Operating Income |
9.50 | 0.00 | 6.48 | 10.93 | 3.09 | 2.99 | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 1.91 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.24 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 2.43 | 0.34 | 0.37 |
Cash ROIC |
8.18% | 0.74% | 5.03% | (3.98%) | 4.03% | 7.68% | 5.30% | 1.27% | 8.19% | 1.23% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
4.93 | 4.14 | 4.24 | 3.76 | 4.33 | 4.50 | 4.18 | 3.79 | 4.26 | 3.78 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
14.56 | 11.54 | 21.70 | 25.36 | 19.25 | 14.55 | 14.81 | 16.13 | 14.92 | 15.53 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
16.83 | 37.76 | 17.91 | 14.79 | 26.75 | 27.69 | 24.47 | 21.72 | 27.82 | 18.16 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Receivables |
177.53 | 211.95 | 272.97 | 359.04 | 429.44 | 507.34 | 586.70 | 605.32 | 589.37 | 568.75 |
Average Payables |
23.79 | 19.81 | 25.28 | 27.68 | 48.29 | 76.04 | 83.32 | 79.55 | 88.53 | 82.04 |
Average Assets |
1,708.38 | 1,932.73 | 2,129.80 | 2,845.96 | 4,210.62 | 5,758.85 | 6,544.66 | 5,920.56 | 5,304.35 | 5,103.60 |
Average Common Equity |
923.46 | 941.71 | 931.83 | 912.05 | 1,030.60 | 1,361.88 | 1,639.54 | 1,230.11 | 821.40 | 864.05 |
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