* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
EW Scripps Company is a media company through a portfolio of local and national media brands. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $24 M
Debt : $2,687 M
EBITDA : $566 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $2,663 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:
Forward PE Ratio: 3.52
Since Forward PE Ratio is less than 15, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Average Free Cash Flow: $148 M
Average Revenue: $1,495 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): 10%
Avg Free Cash Flow Growth Per Year (Last 5 Years): 145.70%
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 (2024-12-31): $2,510 M
Revenue 4 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $1,857 M
Last 5 Years Average Revenue Growth: 7%
Since Revenue Growth is between 5 - 10, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2024-12-31): $86 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $82 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): $0.86
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $1.02
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.94
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $0
Payout Ratio: 0%
Dividend Yield: 0%
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:
Average ROE: -6%
Since Average ROE is negative, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $3
52-Week Low: $1
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $2
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: $254 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 0.5% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Value-Trade has assigned 12 points to above E. W. Scripps Co Class A (SSP) stock.
Last 10 Years Avg PE 12.68, Fair Value PE 12, Industry Based PE 12, Growth Based PE 7, RCFC Based PE 9.9. Based on these 5 values, average assigned is 10.72.
Value-Trades has assined P/E value 10.72. Since an average (Current Year EPS + Next Year EPS) earning per share is $0.94.
The fair value of E. W. Scripps Co Class A (SSP) stock should be (10.72 x $0.94) = $10.08
