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SSP NASDAQ US

E.W. Scripps Company (The) - Class A Common Stock

Communication Services · Media Website · IPO Jun 1988
$3.65
▲ +$0.08 (+2.24%)
Vol 445K
9
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$354.3M
P/E
15.4
ROE
1.8%
Margin
1.0%
D/E
212.38
Beta
0.62
52W
$1–$5

Wall Street Consensus

9 analysts · Apr 2026
1
Strong Buy
4
Buy
3
Hold
1
Sell
0
Strong Sell
55.6%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

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Earnings

Beat rate: 40.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $-0.30 $-0.34 $-0.04
Sep 2025 $-0.28 $-0.41 $-0.13
Jun 2025 $-0.16 $-0.09 +$0.07
Mar 2025 $-0.27 $-0.17 +$0.11

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 1.8%
P/E (TTM) 2.49 2.47 2.12 2.07 3.77 15.40
Net Margin -6.7% 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 1.0%
Gross Margin 41.9% 46.9% 46.9% 46.9% 46.9% 44.4%
D/E Ratio 205.81 205.81 205.81 205.81 205.81 212.38
Current Ratio 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.61

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
0.4%
P/S (TTM)
0.15
P/B
0.1
EPS (TTM)
$0.47
CF/Share
$-5.94
Rev Growth 3Y
+3.2%
52W High
$4.98
52W Low
$1.36
$1.36 52-Week Range $4.98

How does SSP compare to Media peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Media ($300M+) · 73 companies

SSP AMCX ANGI BATRA BATRK

SSP valuation vs Media peers

P/E ratio
15.4
▼ 15% below peers (18.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
0.2
▼ 92% below peers (1.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/B ratio
0.1
▼ 93% below peers (2.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
—
▼ 0% below peers (2.4%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

SSP profitability vs Media peers

ROE
1.8%
▼ 69% below peers (5.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Net margin
1.0%
▼ 82% below peers (5.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Gross margin
44.4%
▼ 20% below peers (55.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
0.5%
▼ 78% below peers (2.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak

SSP financial health vs Media peers

D/E ratio
212.4
▲ 340% above peers (48.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
1.6
▲ 3% above peers (1.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
0.6
▼ 37% below peers (1.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

SSP fundamentals radar

SSP Peer median Industry

SSP profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

SSP vs peers: key metrics

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