Communication Services · Broadcasting
Price
$2.90
Market Cap
$342.3M
Employees
5,000
Beta
0.62
Avg Volume
664,367
CEO
Adam Symson
Business Description
Operating as a diversified media organization, The E.W. Scripps Company, along with its affiliated entities, manages a collection of both regional and national media properties. Its operations are structured into three main divisions: Local Media, Scripps Network, and Other segments. Within the Local Media division, the company oversees broadcast television stations that generate news, informative, and entertainment programming, including their associated digital platforms. Furthermore, this segment handles network, syndicated, and proprietary content. The Scripps Network division encompasses a suite of national television networks. These networks reach audiences via over-the-air broadcasts, cable/satellite services, connected TV platforms, and various digital channels. Beyond these core segments, the company delivers content and services directly to users via the internet, smartphones, and tablet devices. Among its notable offerings are Newsy, a national news outlet covering politics, entertainment, science, and technology stories; the renowned Scripps National Spelling Bee; and an investigative reporting bureau located in Washington, D.C. The company also features ION, a national broadcast television channel specializing in popular crime and justice procedural shows, accessible via over-the-air transmission and subscription television platforms. Its services cater to both general audiences and corporate clients. Overall, The E.W. Scripps Company manages a vast network comprising 61 television stations. Established in 1878, the firm maintains its main offices in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Business History
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALCStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-1.55
Stock Price: $2.90
EPS (Diluted): -1.87
EPS (Diluted): -1.87
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
0.28
Stock Price: $2.90
Total Equity: $1.25B
Shares: 88,024,000
Total Equity: $1.25B
Shares: 88,024,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
-61.48
Market Cap: $342.28M
Total Debt: $2.59B
Cash: $27.92M
EBITDA: -$49.37M
Total Debt: $2.59B
Cash: $27.92M
EBITDA: -$49.37M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$3.0B
Market Cap: $342.28M
Total Debt: $2.59B
Cash: $27.92M
Total Debt: $2.59B
Cash: $27.92M
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
APIStock Price / Revenue Per Share
0.16
Stock Price: $2.90
Revenue: $2.15B
Shares: 88,024,000
Revenue: $2.15B
Shares: 88,024,000
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API1.41
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
33.7%
Gross Profit: $725.24M
Revenue: $2.15B
Revenue: $2.15B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
7.5%
Operating Income: $162.24M
Revenue: $2.15B
Revenue: $2.15B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
-4.7%
Net Income: -$100.88M
Revenue: $2.15B
Revenue: $2.15B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
CALCNet Income / Total Equity
-8.1%
Net Income: -$100.88M
Total Equity: $1.25B
Total Equity: $1.25B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
CALCNOPAT / Invested Capital
3.6%
Operating Income: $162.24M
Tax Rate: 15.6%
Equity: $1.25B
Total Debt: $2.59B
Cash: $27.92M
Tax Rate: 15.6%
Equity: $1.25B
Total Debt: $2.59B
Cash: $27.92M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
1.65
Current Assets: $747.42M
Current Liabilities: $453.60M
Current Liabilities: $453.60M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
2.08
Short-Term Debt: $8.85M
Long-Term Debt: $2.59B
Total Debt: $2.59B
Total Equity: $1.25B
Long-Term Debt: $2.59B
Total Debt: $2.59B
Total Equity: $1.25B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$24.43
Revenue: $2.15B
Shares: 88,024,000
Shares: 88,024,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$14.16
Total Equity: $1.25B
Shares: 88,024,000
Shares: 88,024,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$0.07
Operating CF: $53.10M
CapEx: -$46.58M
Shares: 88,024,000
CapEx: -$46.58M
Shares: 88,024,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $2.90
Stock Price: $2.90
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$100.88M
Net Income: -$100.88M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
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4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
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4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 8:18pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B |
| Gross Profit | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $725.2M |
| Operating Expenses | $776.6M | $791.1M | $1.8B | $776.5M | $563.0M |
| Operating Income | $400.7M | $428.3M | -$753.2M | $412.5M | $162.2M |
| Net Income | $122.7M | $195.9M | -$947.8M | $146.2M | -$100.9M |
| EBITDA | $514.2M | $598.0M | -$598.9M | $575.6M | -$49.4M |
| EPS | $0.79 | $1.71 | $-11.84 | $1.01 | $-1.87 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 8:18pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $66.2M | $18.0M | $35.3M | $23.9M | $27.9M |
| Total Current Assets | $702.3M | $643.9M | $676.1M | $630.0M | $747.4M |
| Total Assets | $6.7B | $6.4B | $5.4B | $5.2B | $5.0B |
| Current Liabilities | $511.9M | $485.0M | $477.8M | $482.4M | $453.6M |
| Long-Term Debt | $3.1B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Total Liabilities | $4.7B | $4.3B | $4.3B | $3.9B | $3.8B |
| Total Equity | $2.0B | $2.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Retained Earnings | $205.1M | $350.7M | -$622.2M | -$476.0M | -$576.9M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 8:18pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $237.0M | $311.4M | $111.6M | $365.7M | $53.1M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$61.2M | -$45.8M | -$59.6M | -$65.3M | -$46.6M |
| Free Cash Flow | $175.8M | $265.6M | $52.0M | $300.4M | $6.5M |
| Acquisitions (net) | -$2.5B | -$13.8M | $0 | $0 | $41.1M |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | -$8.9M | $0 | -$1.9M | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$1.5B | -$82.5M | $17.3M | -$11.5M | $4.1M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 11:18pm (9h ago)| Metric | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$2.1B $2.1B – $2.2B
|
$2.2B $2.2B – $2.3B
|
$2.1B $2.0B – $2.1B
|
$2.4B $2.4B – $2.4B
|
| EBITDA |
$177.4M $175.5M – $180.1M
|
$184.5M $182.6M – $187.4M
|
$171.0M $169.2M – $173.6M
|
$197.6M $195.6M – $200.6M
|
| Net Income |
-$136.0M -$138.3M – -$133.8M
|
$28.7M $28.2M – $29.2M
|
-$53.6M -$54.5M – -$52.7M
|
$120.1M $118.1M – $122.1M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 8:18pm (2d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +7.4% | -6.5% | +9.5% | -14.3% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +3.6% | -17.2% | +17.8% | -39.0% |
| Operating Income Growth | +6.9% | -275.8% | +154.8% | -60.7% |
| Net Income Growth | +59.6% | -583.8% | +115.4% | -169.0% |
| EBITDA Growth | +16.3% | -200.1% | +196.1% | -108.6% |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026 8:18pm (2d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-14 | $0.05 | 2020-11-04 | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-24 |
| 2020-09-14 | $0.05 | 2020-08-07 | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-25 |
| 2020-06-12 | $0.05 | 2020-05-06 | 2020-06-15 | 2020-06-25 |
| 2020-03-13 | $0.05 | 2020-02-25 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-25 |
| 2019-12-12 | $0.05 | 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-24 |
| 2019-09-12 | $0.05 | 2019-08-06 | 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-25 |
| 2019-06-13 | $0.05 | 2019-05-08 | 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-25 |
| 2019-03-14 | $0.05 | 2019-02-27 | 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-25 |
| 2018-12-13 | $0.05 | 2018-11-07 | 2018-12-14 | 2018-12-26 |
| 2018-09-13 | $0.05 | 2018-08-08 | 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-25 |
| 2018-06-14 | $0.05 | 2018-05-10 | 2018-06-15 | 2018-06-25 |
| 2018-02-28 | $0.05 | 2018-02-15 | 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-26 |
| 2015-04-01 | $1.03 | 2015-03-31 | 2015-03-25 | 2015-04-01 |
| 2008-08-27 | $0.15 | 2008-08-07 | 2008-08-31 | 2008-09-10 |
| 2008-05-28 | $0.14 | 2008-05-08 | 2008-05-31 | 2008-06-10 |
| 2008-02-27 | $0.14 | 2008-02-15 | 2008-02-29 | 2008-03-10 |
| 2007-11-28 | $0.14 | 2007-11-07 | 2007-11-30 | 2007-12-10 |
| 2007-08-29 | $0.14 | 2007-07-31 | 2007-08-31 | 2007-09-10 |
| 2007-05-23 | $0.14 | 2007-05-10 | 2007-05-25 | 2007-06-08 |
| 2007-02-21 | $0.12 | 2007-02-09 | 2007-02-23 | 2007-03-09 |
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