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IHRT vs SSP // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
iHeartMedia Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. E.W. Scripps Company (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IHRT 4
— SSP 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.76 (+12.82%) • MKT CAP: $235.3M
valuation
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LAST: $2.52 (+4.56%) • MKT CAP: $233.5M
valuation
12.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IHRT VS. SSP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IHRT | SSP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 3.80% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 12.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.64% | 2.79% | +1.85 | IHRT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -0.50% | 8.60% | -9.10 | SSP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -12.20% | -4.70% | -7.50 | SSP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.30% | -14.30% | +14.60 | IHRT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 4/9 | +1.00 | IHRT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.7 | 49.7 | -3.01 | SSP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $235.3M | $233.5M | $1.8M | IHRT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IHRT REV | SSP REV | IHRT GROSS % | SSP GROSS % | IHRT FCF | SSP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.86B | $2.15B | — | — | $10.9M | $6.5M |
| FY 2024 | $3.85B | $2.51B | — | — | -$26.2M | $300.4M |
| FY 2023 | $3.75B | $2.29B | — | — | $213.1M | $111.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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