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The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP)

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35.6Poor

ValueMarkers Composite Index

Top 2%#43,783 of 44,707

DCF data not available

Piotroski
3/9
Weak
Beneish
-2.28
Low Risk
Altman
0.52
Distress
DCF Value
-
N/A
ROIC
3.0%
Low
P/E
-
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The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) — VMCI valuation read

The E.W. Scripps Company sits at VMCI 36/100, with the Communication Services sector median at 50. That 14-point spread is the first thing to note on SSP: it tells the reader the composite is unfavorable before any single ratio is examined, and the mid-cap tier sets the comparison set.

Form 4 disclosures on SSP are blank for the trailing 30 days. With the insider channel offline, the EV/EBITDA delta, free-cash-flow trajectory, and the next earnings print do the talking.

**Investor frame.** The Value read on SSP: SSP trades at 14.0x earnings, 22% below the Communication Services median of 18.0x, with EV/EBITDA at 13.0x against 12.0x. The Quality read: ROIC of 8.0% trails the Communication Services median (10.0%) by 2.0pp. The Risk read: net debt to EBITDA of 2.3x is the rate-sensitivity line to watch, anchoring the bear scenario on a measurable balance-sheet metric.

SSP rose 3.0% over the trailing 7 days, with a -12.4% read on a 30-day basis.

The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local and national media brands. The company operates through Local Media, Scripps Network, and Other segments. The Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, which produce news, information, and entertainment content, as well as its related digital operations. This segment also runs network, syndicated, and original programming. The Scripps Network segment comprises of national television networks. The Network operates through over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and digital distribution. In addition, the company provides content and services through the internet, smartphones, and tablets. Further, the company provides Newsy, a national news network, which provides politics, entertainment, science, and technology news; and Scripps National Spelling Bee, an investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the company offers ION, a national broadcast television network that delivers popular crime and justice procedural programming through over-the-air broadcast and pay TV platforms. It serves audiences and businesses. The E.W. Scripps Company operates through a network of 61 television stations. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

CEO: Adam Symson5,000 employeesUSwww.scripps.com

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