
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
90% below intrinsic value ($24)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) — VMCI valuation read
Composite valuation read on CCO: VMCI 43/100 against a Communication Services sector median of 50. The 7-point below-median print is the headline number for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., and at the mid-cap tier it reflects how the five pillars combine into a single decision-grade score.
Trailing 30-day insider activity for CCO: nothing material on SEC EDGAR. With the Form 4 channel quiet, the price-vs-DCF gap and the trailing margin trend carry more weight in the active read.
**Investor frame.** Value, quality, risk in three lines on CCO: CCO trades at 21.0x earnings, 17% above the Communication Services median of 18.0x; ROIC of 13.0% sits 3.0pp above the Communication Services median (10.0%); net debt to EBITDA of 0.5x leaves covenant headroom. EV/EBITDA at 14.0x versus 12.0x for Communication Services closes the value frame.
CCO rose 0.1% over the trailing 7 days, with a -15.9% read on a 30-day basis.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and sells advertising displays in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Americas and Europe. The company offers advertising services through billboards, including bulletins and posters; transit displays, which are advertising surfaces on various types of vehicles or within transit systems; street furniture displays, such as advertising surfaces on bus shelters, information kiosks, freestanding units, and other public structures; spectaculars, which are customized display structures that incorporate videos, multidimensional lettering and figures, mechanical devices and moving parts, and other embellishments; wallscape, a display that drapes over or is suspended from the sides of buildings or other structures. It also provides street furniture equipment, cleaning and maintenance services, operation of public bike programs, and production services; and a public bicycle rental program, which offers bicycles for rent to the general public in various municipalities. As of December 31, 2021, it owned or operated approximately 69,000 advertising displays in the Americas; and 430,000 advertising displays in Europe. The company was formerly known as Eller Media Company and changed its name to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in August 2005. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
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