* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
iHeartMedia, Inc. is a global media and entertainment company. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $271 M
Debt : $5,114 M
EBITDA : $642 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $4,843 M
Since EBITDA cannot cover net debt within 3 years, Avoid This Stock.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Communication
Industry: Broadcasting
Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Message: Cannot calculate PE Ratio since EPS is either 0 or negative.
Using default values for calculation.
Forward PE Ratio (using default values): 20.00
Since Forward PE Ratio is between 20 - 25, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Using last 20 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $211 M
Average Revenue: $5,347 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): 3.9%
Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is less than 15, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2025-12-31): $3,865 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $2,948 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: 31.1%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): 5.6%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): 5.0%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 5 - 10, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2025-12-31): $155 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2021-12-31): $147 M
Company is not buying back its own shares, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Next Year Earnings Per Share (EPS): $-0.56
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $-0.10
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $0
Payout Ratio: 0%
Dividend Yield: 0.00%
⚠️ Caution: Negative earnings detected — Further research is recommended - Next Fiscal Yr EPS: $-0.56
- Latest/TTM EPS: $-0.10
Since Dividend Per Share is less than or equal to 0, 0 point assigned.
Since Dividend Yield is less than 1, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 6 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: 16.4%
Since Average ROE is between 10 - 20, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $6.33
52-Week Low: $1.02
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $1.17
Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $956 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 1% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share) (TTM ending 2025-12-31): $0.07
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share, latest positive annual) (2025-12-31): $0.07
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 12 points to above iHeartMedia Inc Class A (IHRT) stock.
Fair Value PE 12, Industry Based PE 12, Growth Based PE 15, RCFC Based PE 3.94, ROE Based PE 16.43, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS) 17.36. Based on these 6 values, average assigned is 12.79. The fair value of iHeartMedia Inc Class A (IHRT) stock cannot be calculated since EBITDA and EPS are either 0 or negative.
