Gray Media vs E.W. Scripps
GTN and SSP side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GTN and SSP compare
Gray Media is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as E.W. Scripps ($617M against $335M).
Gray Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.69% versus −8.9% for E.W. Scripps).
Gray Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.8% compared with −54.2% at E.W. Scripps.
Gray Media pays a dividend yielding 5.3%; E.W. Scripps does not pay one.
Gray Media scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 3 for E.W. Scripps), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GTN | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $617M | $335M |
| Share price | $5.99 | $3.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | 17.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.6% | −82.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 9,165 | 4,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 0.3× (better) | 2.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 2.4× | 2.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 41.5% | 44.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $20.64 | $11.69 |
| Margin of safety | 71.0% (better) | 69.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.69% (better) | −8.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −34.0% (better) | −5071% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −33.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 42.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% (better) | −48.4% |
| Net margin | 1.8% (better) | −54.2% |
| FCF margin | 7.6% (better) | 7.0% |
| Return on equity | 2.9% (better) | −163% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% (better) | −25.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.63 (better) | 17.23 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.78 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× (better) | −4.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.41 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.72 (better) | −0.88 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 54.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.2% | 58.9% |
| Held by insiders | 17.0% | 28.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$251K | $7.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- GTN stock overview
- GTN income statement
- GTN valuation and score
- SSP stock overview
- SSP income statement
- SSP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.