stockrowNexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) vs E.W. Scripps Company (The) (SSP)
- Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST 188.48 +1.82%
- E.W. Scripps Company (The) SSP 2.93 +1.74%
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and E.W. Scripps Company (The) are both Broadcasting companies. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.8B against $273.4M — 21.2× the size. E.W. Scripps Company (The) has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Nexstar Media Group, Inc. trades at 16.8×. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 32.3% against −14.2%. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.07% vs −61.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.52% vs −25.6%). Across the 20 metrics below, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. leads on 15 and E.W. Scripps Company (The) on 5.
Valuation
Profitability
| Metric | NXST | SSP | Broadcasting median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 100.00% | 40.36% | 39.64% |
| Operating margin | 20.56% | (50.29%) | (12.31%) |
| Net margin | 5.07% | (61.13%) | (8.55%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 21.40% | 1.73% | (0.22%) |
| Return on equity | 14.63% | (462.40%) | (5.70%) |
| Return on assets | 2.38% | (29.31%) | (5.59%) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.52% | (25.60%) | (0.41%) |
Growth
Health
Dividend
Size
Any metric, up to five companies and an Excel export Powerpack