iHeartMedia Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 0/6

iHeartMedia has a total shareholder equity of $-1.4B and total debt of $5.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -370.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $5.8B and $7.2B respectively. iHeartMedia's EBIT is $136.6M making its interest coverage ratio 0.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $431.8M.

Key information

-370.3%

Debt to equity ratio

US$5.22b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio0.4x
CashUS$431.76m
Equity-US$1.41b
Total liabilitiesUS$7.19b
Total assetsUS$5.78b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

iHeartMedia: Debt Exchange A Key Positive (Ratings Upgrade)

Dec 15

iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:IHRT) Surges 50% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Dec 07
iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:IHRT) Surges 50% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Oct 30
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT)

Jul 18
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT)

If iHeartMedia Cannot Restructure It Could Eventually File For "Chapter 22" Bankruptcy

Jun 10

iHeartMedia: Set Up For Big 2024

Apr 17

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT)

Apr 01
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT)

iHeartMedia: Arbitraging The Capital Structure To Maximize Risk-Adjusted Returns

Feb 21

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By iHeartMedia, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:IHRT) Revenues

Jan 30
Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By iHeartMedia, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:IHRT) Revenues

The Returns On Capital At iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Don't Inspire Confidence

Nov 05
The Returns On Capital At iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Don't Inspire Confidence

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Aug 01
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital

Apr 30
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Mar 20
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Will Be Looking To Turn Around Its Returns

Jan 20
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Will Be Looking To Turn Around Its Returns

These 4 Measures Indicate That iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Is Using Debt Extensively

Dec 08
These 4 Measures Indicate That iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) Is Using Debt Extensively

Is iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:IHRT) Potentially Undervalued?

Nov 03
Is iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:IHRT) Potentially Undervalued?

iHeartMedia names Uta Knablein as iHeartRadio chief product officer

Sep 12

Is iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) A Risky Investment?

Aug 12
Is iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) A Risky Investment?

Goldman hits sidelines on iHeartMedia, cutting long-term outlook

Aug 10

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: IHRT has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: IHRT has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: IHRT has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: IHRT's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.

Debt Coverage: IHRT's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (4.3%).

Interest Coverage: IHRT's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (0.4x coverage).


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Company Analysis2024/12/27 11:24
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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iHeartMedia, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anthony DiClementeBarclays
James GossBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Jessica Reif Ehrlich CohenBofA Global Research