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MetricEMMSEmmis CorpSSPE.W. SCRIPPS CoMDIAMediaco Holding Inc.TSQTownsquare Media, Inc.
Type—CompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$1.55▼ 0.15 (8.82%)
$2.49▲ 0.07 (2.89%)
$1.12▲ 0.09 (8.74%)
$3.82▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.not reported4.0/104.7/102.0/10
Market value$20.8M$219.2M$88.9M$61.8M
Revenue—$2.15B$133.3M$427.4M
Profit—-$100.9M-$66.2M-$11.5M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.—-14.3%39.5%-5.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—40.7%-7.9%25.5%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—8.6%-18.6%10.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.—-4.7%-49.7%-2.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—0.3%0.9%3.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.—-8.1%-143.0%28.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—3.8%-17.1%9.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.————
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—8.32x—7.83x
Price to book—0.18x1.92x-1.51x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.—3.02x5.28x-13.90x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.not reported3/94/96/9
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reporteddistressdistressdistress