E.W. SCRIPPS Co SSP
Founded in 1878, The E.W. Scripps Company motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way." Our vision statement is We Create Connection. We serve audiences and businesses through a portfolio of more than 60 local television stations in more than 40 markets and national news and entertainment networks. Our local stations have programming agreements with ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus and Laff. All of our local stations and national entertainment networks reach consumers over the air, and we have continued to expand our television networks and local brands on free streaming platforms. We also serve as the longtime steward of one of the nation's largest, most successful and longest-running educational programs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Additionally, we provide a television viewing device called Tablo that allows households to watch and record dozens of free, over-the-air and streaming channels anywhere in their home without a subscription. For a full listing of our brands, visit http://www.scripps.com.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.15B | $2.51B | $2.29B | $2.45B | $2.28B | $1.86B | $1.35B | $1.16B | $845.8M | $874.5M |
| SG&A | $563.0M | $606.2M | $614.8M | $623.2M | $595.1M | $497.7M | $449.9M | — | — | — |
| Total operating expenses | $1.97B | $2.10B | $3.05B | $2.02B | $1.88B | $1.55B | $1.26B | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $184.0M | $412.5M | -$753.2M | $428.3M | $400.7M | $303.5M | $87.4M | $148.5M | $4.1M | $128.2M |
| Interest expense | $221.0M | $210.3M | $213.5M | $161.1M | $165.2M | $93.0M | $80.6M | $36.2M | $26.6M | $18.0M |
| Pre-tax income | -$119.5M | $210.0M | -$967.5M | $276.5M | $187.1M | $209.0M | $1.0M | $92.7M | -$29.1M | $93.2M |
| Income tax | $18.6M | $63.8M | $19.7M | $80.6M | $71.2M | $55.5M | $2.9M | $22.8M | $18.9M | $33.3M |
| Net income | -$100.9M | $146.2M | -$947.8M | $195.9M | $122.7M | $269.3M | -$18.4M | $19.7M | -$14.6M | $67.2M |
| EPS, basic | -1.87 | 1.01 | -11.84 | 1.71 | 0.87 | 3.23 | -0.23 | 0.25 | -0.16 | 0.80 |
| EPS, diluted | -1.87 | 1.01 | -11.84 | 1.62 | 0.81 | 3.21 | -0.23 | 0.24 | -0.16 | 0.80 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $88.0M | $86.1M | $84.3M | $87.3M | $88.0M | $81.8M | $80.8M | $81.9M | $82.1M | $83.6M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $27.9M | $23.9M | $35.3M | $18.0M | $100.5M | $1.63B | $33.0M | $107.1M | $148.7M | $134.4M |
| Receivables | $569.3M | $568.2M | $610.5M | $600.1M | $572.5M | $429.0M | $387.8M | $281.3M | $245.4M | $178.5M |
| Total current assets | $747.4M | $630.0M | $676.1M | $643.9M | $702.3M | $2.09B | $643.9M | $471.0M | $605.5M | $345.9M |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | — | — | — | $456.9M | $343.9M | $370.4M | $237.9M | $210.0M | $225.4M |
| Goodwill | $1.92B | $1.97B | $1.97B | $2.92B | $2.91B | $1.20B | $1.22B | $786.8M | $708.8M | $575.8M |
| Other intangibles | $1.52B | $1.64B | $1.73B | $1.82B | $1.91B | $975.4M | $1.06B | $479.0M | $426.0M | $412.6M |
| Total assets | $5.01B | $5.20B | $5.41B | $6.43B | $6.66B | $4.86B | $3.56B | $2.13B | $2.13B | $1.74B |
| Accounts payable | $63.4M | $100.7M | $76.4M | $82.7M | $83.9M | $68.1M | $28.4M | $26.9M | $23.6M | $16.0M |
| Short-term debt | $8.9M | $15.6M | $15.6M | $18.6M | $18.6M | $10.6M | $10.6M | $3.0M | $5.7M | $6.6M |
| Total current liabilities | $453.6M | $482.4M | $477.8M | $485.0M | $511.9M | $358.5M | $312.0M | $198.1M | $210.8M | $104.1M |
| Long-term debt | $2.59B | $2.56B | $2.90B | $2.85B | $3.13B | $2.92B | $1.90B | $685.8M | $687.6M | $386.6M |
| Retained earnings | -$576.9M | -$476.0M | -$622.2M | $350.7M | $205.1M | $131.8M | -$121.0M | -$86.2M | -$90.1M | -$94.1M |
| Total equity | $1.25B | $1.32B | $1.16B | $2.13B | $1.97B | $1.16B | $897.9M | $926.2M | $937.5M | $945.9M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $53.1M | $365.7M | $111.6M | $311.4M | $237.0M | $277.4M | -$27.5M | $140.9M | $40.9M | $146.5M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $150.8M | $155.2M | $155.1M | $160.4M | $161.9M | $107.2M | $84.3M | $60.7M | $52.9M | $55.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $46.6M | $65.3M | $59.6M | $45.8M | $60.7M | $44.9M | $60.9M | $47.1M | $17.4M | $25.9M |
| Investing cash flow | -$12.1M | -$26.5M | -$60.6M | -$66.4M | -$2.46B | $317.4M | -$1.26B | -$127.5M | -$299.1M | -$73.4M |
| Financing cash flow | -$36.9M | -$350.6M | -$33.7M | -$327.5M | $693.5M | $998.2M | $1.22B | -$55.0M | $275.2M | -$53.3M |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $16.6M | $16.4M | $16.4M | $0 | $0 |
| Buybacks | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $584.0K | $32.3M | $17.9M | $44.4M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0000832428-26-000010.
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