NASDAQ · SSP

The E. W. Scripps Company

$2.96 -$0.03 (-1.00%) 1D Pre-market

Key Metrics

$273.71M
Market cap
P/E · TTM
$2.14B
Revenue · TTM
−$99.21M
Net income
EPS · TTM $-1.14
Dividend yield
Free cash flow $15.24M
Beta · 1Y 0.97
EBITDA · TTM $40.23M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 20.3 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Jul 1
    The stock moved +12.6% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Jul 1
  • Jun 17
    From its Apr 20 high, the share price fell 49%.

    Peak close $5.16 on Apr 20; trough close $2.65 on Jun 17. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -49%
  • May 11
    The stock moved -16.4% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 11

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$273.71M
Enterprise value$2.73B
Shares outstanding91.5M
52-wk range$2.02 – $5.39
Avg volume · 20D571.8K
Net cash −$2.45B
Book value / share$14.33
IndustryTelevision Broadcasting Stations
ExchangeNASDAQ
About The E. W. Scripps Company
IPO dateJun 29, 1988
Employees4600

The E W Scripps Co is a media enterprise with interests in local and national media brands. It owns and operates a collection of daily and community newspapers in medium-sized cities in the southern and western portions of the United States.

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Valuation

P/E
P/S0.13
P/FCF17.96
EV/EBITDA67.77
EV/Sales1.27
Graham №

Profitability

Gross
Operating -5.0%
Net -4.6%
FCF 0.7%
ROE / ROIC -7.7% · -2.7%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.58
Quick ratio
Debt / equity2.05
Debt / EBITDA 63.36
Net cash −$2.45B
Working capital$242.96M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $59.92M
Capex −$44.68M
Free cash flow $15.24M
Buybacks
Dividends paid
Shareholder yield

Piotroski F-Score

3 / 9
Weak fundamentals · 3 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

Insufficient balance-sheet inputs

Graham Number vs Price

Requires positive earnings and book value
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings