Cumulus Media Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Cumulus Media has a total shareholder equity of $236.8M and total debt of $670.3M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 283.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.4B and $1.1B respectively.

Key information

283.1%

Debt to equity ratio

US$670.31m

Debt

Interest coverage ration/a
CashUS$52.15m
EquityUS$236.78m
Total liabilitiesUS$1.13b
Total assetsUS$1.36b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

Aug 07
Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Cumulus Media Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CMLS) CEO Compensation Package

Apr 26
Shareholders May Be Wary Of Increasing Cumulus Media Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CMLS) CEO Compensation Package

Cumulus Media: A Riddle, Wrapped In A Mystery, Inside An Enigma

Mar 14

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Feb 06
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Does Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 01
Does Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Aug 01
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS)

Jun 08
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS)

When Should You Buy Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS)?

Apr 20
When Should You Buy Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS)?

Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS) Stock's 38% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Mar 24
Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS) Stock's 38% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Returns At Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Mar 01
Returns At Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Should You Investigate Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS) At US$8.90?

Sep 17
Should You Investigate Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ:CMLS) At US$8.90?

Slowing Rates Of Return At Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Aug 13
Slowing Rates Of Return At Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Cumulus Media Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 02

Cumulus Media: A Strong Buy At Current Prices

Jul 06

CDL: Solid Quality, But Not Impressive Dividend Growth, Questionable Performance

Apr 19

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 21
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Returns On Capital At Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Paint A Concerning Picture

Jun 22
Returns On Capital At Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Paint A Concerning Picture

Cumulus Media initiates debt reduction by commencing $175M debt paydown

May 26

Cumulus Media EPS beats by $0.81, beats on revenue

May 05

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Apr 29
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:CMLS) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Should You Be Worried About Cumulus Media's (NASDAQ:CMLS) Returns On Capital?

Mar 12
Should You Be Worried About Cumulus Media's (NASDAQ:CMLS) Returns On Capital?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CMLS's short term assets ($254.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($134.4M).

Long Term Liabilities: CMLS's short term assets ($254.5M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($993.2M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CMLS's net debt to equity ratio (261.1%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: CMLS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 224% to 283.1% over the past 5 years.


Balance Sheet


Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: CMLS has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: CMLS has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 27.2% each year


Discover healthy companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 16:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

Cumulus Media Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward WooAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
James GossBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Daniel DayB. Riley Securities, Inc.