The E.W. Scripps Company

SSP - Financial Snapshot

Metrics for SSP

Price $3.37
Shares Outstanding 77.1M
All-Time Low $0.45
52-Week Low $1.02

Balance Statement Metrics

Net Cash / Share $0
cashValuePerShare = (Cash + Short Term Investments - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Current Assets / Share $-39.11
netCurrentAssetsPerShare = (Current Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Tangible Assets / Share $0
netTangibleAssetsPerShare = (Total Assets - Intangibles - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding Ave Change (Annual) 1.61%
Shares Δ YoY 2.18%
Avg CA Burn (Annual %) -3.38% (as of 3-8-2026)
Avg CA Burn (Quarterly %) 4.57% (as of 3-8-2026)

Earning Metrics

Max Earning Power / Share $6.99
maxEarningPowerPerShare = (EBITDA / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Adjusted Earning Power $-3.52
adjustedEarningPower = (Net Income / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Non-Cash Charges to Market Cap 10.74%
nonCashChargeToMKTCAP = Non-Cash Charges / Market Capitalization
Avg EBITDA (5Y) 421.9M (as of 3-8-2026)
Avg EBITDA (5Q) 94.7M (as of 3-8-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Y) -120.7M (as of 3-8-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Q) -1.1M (as of 3-8-2026)
Data as of: Price 03-20-26 16:00 ET, Balance Sheet 2025-12-31, Income Statement 2025-12-31, Cash Flow 2025-12-31

Indicators

Dividend indicators Value Date
Current Dividend Streak No 3-8-2026
Consecutive Years Paid No 3-8-2026
Pays Dividend No 3-8-2026
Last Dividend Date 12-23-20
Income indicators Value Date
EBITDA Positive Yes 3-8-2026
Net Income Positive No 3-8-2026
Current Dividend Streak No 3-8-2026

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Tangible Book Value Per Share History

Formula: Tangible Book Value / shares from balance statements. Includes 6 quarterly + 4 annual.

Chart plots one TBV / Share point per report date (duplicate same-date annual/quarterly rows are merged).

Report Date Period TBV / Share Tangible Book Value Shares Used
2025-12-31 Quarterly $-29.31 -2.6B ($-2,609,177,000) 89M (89,013,857)
2025-09-30 Quarterly $-30.07 -2.7B ($-2,669,854,000) 88.8M (88,802,130)
2025-06-30 Quarterly $-30.42 -2.7B ($-2,687,112,000) 88.3M (88,333,132)
2025-03-31 Quarterly $-30.55 -2.7B ($-2,679,358,000) 87.7M (87,710,478)
2024-12-31 Quarterly $-31.20 -2.7B ($-2,702,902,000) 86.6M (86,627,263)
2024-12-31 Annual $-31.20 -2.7B ($-2,702,902,000) 86.6M (86,627,263)
2024-09-30 Quarterly $-32.70 -2.8B ($-2,824,422,000) 86.4M (86,362,503)
2023-12-31 Annual $-34.85 -3B ($-2,954,118,000) 84.8M (84,776,603)
2022-12-31 Annual $-36.17 -3B ($-3,023,247,000) 83.6M (83,582,057)
2021-12-31 Annual $-39.52 -3.3B ($-3,263,200,000) 82.6M (82,578,729)

Dividend Payments

Historical cash dividends per share from Yahoo ex-dividend dates.

Date Dividend / Share
2020-12-14 $0.0376
2020-09-14 $0.0376
2020-06-12 $0.0376
2020-03-13 $0.0376
2019-12-12 $0.0376
Show 79 older dividend payments
Date Dividend / Share
2019-09-12 $0.0376
2019-06-13 $0.0376
2019-03-14 $0.0376
2018-12-13 $0.0376
2018-09-13 $0.0376
2018-06-14 $0.0376
2018-02-28 $0.0376
2015-04-01 $0.7744
2008-08-27 $0.1001
2008-07-01 $76.7558
2008-05-28 $0.2802
2008-02-27 $0.2802
2007-11-28 $0.2802
2007-08-29 $0.2802
2007-05-23 $0.2802
2007-02-21 $0.2402
2006-11-21 $0.2402
2006-08-23 $0.2402
2006-05-26 $0.2402
2006-02-24 $0.2202
2005-11-28 $0.2202
2005-08-29 $0.2202
2005-05-26 $0.2202
2005-02-24 $0.2001
2004-11-26 $0.2001
2004-08-27 $0.2001
2004-05-26 $0.2001
2004-02-25 $0.1751
2003-11-25 $0.1501
2003-08-27 $0.1501
2003-05-28 $0.1501
2003-02-26 $0.1501
2002-11-26 $0.1501
2002-08-28 $0.1501
2002-05-29 $0.1501
2002-02-26 $0.1501
2001-11-28 $0.1501
2001-08-29 $0.1501
2001-05-29 $0.1501
2001-02-26 $0.1501
2000-11-28 $0.1401
2000-08-29 $0.1401
2000-05-26 $0.1401
2000-02-25 $0.1401
1999-11-26 $0.1401
1999-08-27 $0.1401
1999-05-25 $0.1401
1999-02-22 $0.1401
1998-11-23 $0.1401
1998-08-25 $0.1401
1998-05-22 $0.1301
1998-02-25 $0.1301
1997-11-24 $0.1301
1996-08-23 $0.1301
1996-05-22 $0.1301
1996-02-21 $0.1301
1995-11-21 $0.1301
1995-08-23 $0.1301
1995-05-22 $0.1301
1995-02-17 $0.1101
1994-11-18 $0.1101
1994-08-22 $0.1101
1994-05-23 $0.1101
1994-02-17 $0.1101
1993-11-19 $0.1101
1993-08-23 $0.1101
1993-05-21 $0.1101
1993-02-18 $0.1101
1992-11-20 $0.1001
1992-08-21 $0.1001
1992-05-20 $0.1001
1992-02-19 $0.1001
1991-11-20 $0.1001
1991-08-21 $0.1001
1991-05-20 $0.1001
1991-02-15 $0.1001
1990-11-19 $0.1001
1990-08-21 $0.1001
1990-05-21 $0.1001

Shares Outstanding Changes

Date Shares Outstanding Delta
2026-03-05 77,096,119 +226,711
2025-11-11 76,869,408 +468,998
2025-09-17 76,400,410 +10
2025-08-12 76,400,400 +622,600

Short Interest Changes

Latest short-interest change: 2,885,745 shares (7.15% of float) | Days to cover: 6.03

Date Short Interest Delta Δ %
2026-03-12 2,885,745 shares -62,843 -2.13%
2026-02-27 2,948,588 shares -65,357 -2.17%
2026-02-11 3,013,945 shares -27,365 -0.90%

Interesting Volume Days

Volume/ratio use shares outstanding as of the event date (frozen).

Date Volume Shares Outstanding Volume / Shares Price
No interesting volume events

The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media and Scripps Networks segments. The Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, which produce over-the-air news, information, sports, entertainment content, and related digital operations; runs network, syndicated, and original programming, as well as local sporting events; and provides core and political advertising services. The Scripps Networks segment offers national television networks through free over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and digital distribution. This segment also provides Scripp News, a national news network, which provides politics, entertainment, science, and technology news; Court TV that showcases live trials; entertainment brands, such as ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, and Laff. The company provides digital presence through online, mobile, connected television, and social platforms; Scripps National Spelling Bee, which shows educational programs; and Nuvyyo, which offers consumers DVR product solutions to watch and record free over-the-air HDTV on connected devices. It serves audiences and businesses through cable and satellite service providers. The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.