NasdaqGS:IHRTMedia
iHeartMedia (IHRT) Stock Sinks As Debt Fears Eclipse Digital Growth
The market punished iHeartMedia on Tuesday. The stock dropped about 21% to around US$2.94 even as the company delivered Q2 revenue of US$977 million and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of US$152 million that lined up with expectations.
Investors focused on the balance sheet strain instead. Net debt sits near US$4.7b and shareholders’ equity is negative, which keeps credit risk front and centre. The sharp one day selloff indicates that traders are treating...