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Ticker
SSP

Price
3.12
Stock movement up
+0.19 (6.48%)
Company name
E. W. Scripps Co Class A
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Communication Services >
Broadcasting
Market cap
238.37M
Ent value
4.24B
Price/Sales
0.10
Price/Book
0.20
Div yield
6.41%
Div growth
-
Growth years
-
FCF payout
5.99%
Trailing P/E
-
Forward P/E
3.35
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return
54.46%
3 year return
-38.37%
5 year return
-18.43%
10 year return
-18.39%
Last updated: 2025-08-27

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.20
Dividend yield6.41%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield14.18%
Average yield3.37%
Minimum yield0.82%
Discount to avg yield47.45%
Upside potential90.29%
Yield as % of max yield45.19%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield6.41%
Current yield distribution19.37%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.82%
Yield at 90%0.98%
Yield at 80%1.09%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.82%
Yield at 20%6.25%
Yield at 10%8.97%
Yield at 0% (Max)14.18%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth-
CCC status-
Dividend per share0.20
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date14 Dec 2020
EPS (TTM)-2.38
EPS (1y forward)0.93
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
SSPS&P500
DGR MR-86.58%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years-5.24%
DGR 5 years-5.40%
DGR 10 years-7.07%
DGR 15 years-10.98%6.12%
Time since last change announced2767 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM-5.86%5.99%
Average--
Forward21.51%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E-
Price to OCF0.87
Price to FCF1.19
Price to EBITDA0.52
EV to EBITDA9.28

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales0.10
Price to Book0.20
EV to Sales1.77

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count76.40M
EPS (TTM)-2.38
FCF per share (TTM)2.33

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)2.40B
Gross profit (TTM)970.72M
Operating income (TTM)300.69M
Net income (TTM)-204.93M
EPS (TTM)-2.38
EPS (1y forward)0.93

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)40.49%
Operating margin (TTM)12.54%
Profit margin (TTM)-8.55%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash34.64M
Net receivables551.74M
Total current assets629.51M
Goodwill1.97B
Intangible assets1.66B
Property, plant and equipment554.61M
Total assets5.25B
Accounts payable69.38M
Short/Current long term debt2.87B
Total current liabilities470.60M
Total liabilities4.03B
Shareholder's equity1.22B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)274.86M
Capital expenditures (TTM)74.67M
Free cash flow (TTM)200.18M
Dividends paid (TTM)12.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-16.81%
Return on Assets-3.90%
Return on Invested Capital-5.16%
Cash Return on Invested Capital5.04%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open3.00
Daily high3.22
Daily low2.94
Daily Volume2.28M
All-time high144.43
1y analyst estimate5.63
Beta1.02
EPS (TTM)-2.38
Dividend per share0.20
Ex-div date14 Dec 2020
Next earnings date5 Nov 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
SSPS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-97.84%-3.04%
Highest price drop-99.56%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-49.43%-11.04%
Avg time to new high37 days12 days
Max time to new high5329 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
SSP (E. W. Scripps Co Class A) company logo
Marketcap
238.37M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media and Scripps Networks segments. The Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, which produce over-the-air news, information, sports, entertainment content, and related digital operations; runs network, syndicated, and original programming, as well as local sporting events; and provides core and political advertising services. The Scripps Networks segment offers national television networks through free over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and digital distribution. This segment also provides Scripp News, a national news network, which provides politics, entertainment, science, and technology news; Court TV that showcases live trials; entertainment brands, such as ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, and Laff. The company provides digital presence through online, mobile, connected television, and social platforms; Scripps National Spelling Bee, which shows educational programs; and Nuvyyo, which offers consumers DVR product solutions to watch and record free over-the-air HDTV on connected devices. It serves audiences and businesses through cable and satellite service providers. The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Employees
5000
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Adam P. Symson
Country
USA
City
Cincinnati
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
EventsPresentations
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