SSP · E.w. Scripps Co - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.15B | $2.51B | $2.29B | $2.45B | $2.28B | $1.86B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $563.00M | $606.18M | $614.77M | $623.16M | $497.75M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $1.97B | $2.10B | $3.05B | $2.02B | $1.55B | $1.45B |
| D&A | $150.83M | $155.23M | $155.10M | $160.43M | $161.92M | $107.16M |
| Operating Income | $183.99M | $412.49M | ($753.24M) | $428.34M | $400.75M | $303.49M |
| Interest Expense | $220.97M | $210.34M | $213.51M | $161.13M | $165.16M | $92.99M |
| Income Tax | ($18.63M) | $63.76M | ($19.73M) | $80.56M | $71.19M | $55.46M |
| Net Income | $146.22M | $146.22M | ($998.09M) | $145.60M | $73.34M | $269.33M |
| EPS - Basic | ($1.87) | $0.76 | ($8.90) | $1.29 | $0.65 | $2.43 |
| EPS - Diluted | ($1.87) | $0.76 | ($8.90) | $1.22 | $0.61 | $2.41 |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $27.92M | $23.85M | $35.32M | $18.03M | $66.22M | $576.02M |
| Accounts Receivable | $569.31M | $568.19M | $610.54M | $600.10M | $572.52M | $429.02M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | $63.42M | $100.67M | $76.38M | $82.71M | $83.93M | $68.14M |
| Current Assets | $747.42M | $630.01M | $676.09M | $643.94M | $702.28M | $2.09B |
| Total Assets | $5.01B | $5.20B | $5.41B | $6.43B | $6.66B | $4.86B |
| Current Liabilities | $453.60M | $482.39M | $477.82M | $485.00M | $511.88M | $358.46M |
| Long-term Debt | $2.59B | $2.56B | $2.90B | $2.85B | $3.13B | $2.92B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $1.25B | $1.32B | $1.16B | $2.13B | $1.97B | $1.16B |
| Retained Earnings | ($576.88M) | ($476.00M) | ($622.22M) | $350.71M | $205.12M | $131.78M |
Cash Flow
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $53.10M | $365.68M | $111.60M | $311.42M | $237.00M | $277.39M |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($12.13M) | ($26.54M) | ($60.61M) | ($66.39M) | ($2.46B) | $317.42M |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($36.90M) | ($350.61M) | ($33.71M) | ($327.48M) | $693.48M | $998.18M |
| CapEx | $46.58M | $65.26M | $59.63M | $45.79M | $60.74M | $44.95M |
| Free Cash Flow | $6.52M | $300.42M | $51.98M | $265.63M | $176.26M | $232.44M |
Ratios
| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 16.4% | -32.9% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 16.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.6% | 22.6% | -26.1% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 22.1% |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 5.8% | -43.5% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 14.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.3% | 12.0% | 2.3% | 10.8% | 7.7% | 12.5% |
| FCF / Net income | 0.04 | 2.05 | -0.05 | 1.82 | 2.40 | 0.86 |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 26.2% | 24.2% | 26.8% | 25.4% | 21.8% | - |
| Effective tax rate | -14.6% | 30.4% | - | 35.6% | 49.3% | 17.1% |
| Return on assets | 2.9% | 2.8% | -18.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 11.7% | 11.1% | -86.3% | 6.8% | 3.7% | 23.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.8% | 7.4% | -14.7% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 6.2% |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.65 | 1.31 | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 5.84 |
| Quick ratio | 1.65 | 1.31 | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 5.84 |
| Cash ratio | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 1.61 |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt / Equity | 2.07 | 1.94 | 2.51 | 1.34 | 1.59 | 2.51 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.60 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 7.72 | 4.51 | - | 4.85 | 5.56 | 7.12 |
| Interest coverage | 0.8x | 2.0x | -3.5x | 2.7x | 2.4x | 3.3x |
| Equity multiplier | 4.02 | 3.94 | 4.68 | 3.02 | 3.38 | 4.18 |
| Liabilities / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.38 |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 97d | 83d | 97d | 89d | 92d | 84d |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||
| P / E | - | 2.2x | - | 8.1x | 23.9x | 4.8x |
| P / B | 0.3x | 0.1x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.8x |
| P / S | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.7x | 4.7x | - | 6.3x | 7.7x | 8.0x |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -14.3% | 9.5% | -6.5% | 7.4% | 22.9% | 30.5% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -4.3% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 19.9% | 37.7% | 29.0% |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 3.0% | 12.0% | 21.3% | 23.2% | 19.3% | 21.0% |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | -55.4% | - | - | 6.9% | 32.0% | 363.1% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | 0.0% | - | - | 98.5% | -72.8% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | - | - | - | 100.0% | -74.8% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | 7.6% | - | - | 36.4% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | -5.1% | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | -97.8% | 478.0% | -80.4% | 50.7% | -24.2% | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | -51.1% | - | -9.9% | 63.2% | 8.3% | 24.1% |
| Book value growth (YoY) | -5.5% | 14.0% | -45.7% | 8.1% | 69.4% | 29.5% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$2.15B totalLocal Media Segment$1.33B · 61.7%
Scripps Networks$804.22M · 37.4%
All Other Segments$19.87M · 0.9%
Product / service
$3.54B totalAdvertising$1.35B · 38.2%
Core Advertising Revenue$1.33B · 37.6%
Distribution Revenue$758.68M · 21.4%
Other Revenue$37.54M · 1.1%
Product And Service Other$37.54M · 1.1%
Political Advertising Revenue$21.87M · 0.6%
Stability scores
Piotroski F-score
FY 2025 · 9-point quality
4/9
Neutral
- ✓Net income positive
- ✓Operating cash flow positive
- ✓ROA improved YoY
- ✗Cash flow > net income
- ✗Long-term debt decreased
- ✓Current ratio improved
- ✗No share dilution
- -Gross margin improved
- ✗Asset turnover improved
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Television Broadcasting Stations
| Company | Revenue (last FY) | Net margin | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| NXST | $4.95B | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| PARAA,PARA | - | - | - |
| LSXMA | $4.48B | 12.4% | 7.2% |
| GTN | $3.10B | -2.7% | -3.9% |
| TGNA | $2.71B | 8.1% | 7.0% |
Comparing E.W. SCRIPPS Co against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.00/share trailing 12 months
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $0.0376 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Sep 12, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.0376 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $0.0376 |
| Apr 1, 2015 | $0.7744 |
| Aug 27, 2008 | $0.1001 |
| Jul 1, 2008 | $76.7558 |
| May 28, 2008 | $0.2802 |
| Feb 27, 2008 | $0.2802 |
| Nov 28, 2007 | $0.2802 |
| Aug 29, 2007 | $0.2802 |
| May 23, 2007 | $0.2802 |
| Feb 21, 2007 | $0.2402 |
| Nov 21, 2006 | $0.2402 |
| Aug 23, 2006 | $0.2402 |
| May 26, 2006 | $0.2402 |