E.W. Scripps Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

E.W. Scripps's revenue and earnings are forecast to decline at 2.8% and 38.3% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to decline by 45% per annum.

Key information

-38.3%

Earnings growth rate

-45.0%

EPS growth rate

Media earnings growth	9.5%
Revenue growth rate	-2.8%
Future return on equity	n/a
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	07 Apr 2025

Recent future growth updates

US$10.13: That's What Analysts Think The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

May 13

Recent updates

FCC Rollback And WNBA Move Will Yield Mixed Media Outcomes

Apr 02 Easing of FCC restrictions and strategic refinancing may enhance operational efficiency, reduce debt, and boost earnings through consolidated growth and improved net margins.

The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 47%

Mar 19

E.W. Scripps: Debt Restructuring Buys Time, But Challenges Remain

Mar 16

These 4 Measures Indicate That E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Using Debt Extensively

Mar 13

The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) Shares Leap 55% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Oct 12

Does E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 04

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP)

Aug 05

US$10.13: That's What Analysts Think The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

May 13

Here's Why It's Unlikely That The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

Apr 30

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Apr 04

Investors Give The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Shares A 30% Hiding

Feb 08

These 4 Measures Indicate That E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

Dec 15

A Look At The Fair Value Of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP)

Nov 07

Is E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) A Risky Investment?

Aug 27

Does This Valuation Of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Aug 09

At US$10.14, Is The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jul 19

Should You Be Adding E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) To Your Watchlist Today?

May 21

The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 97% Above Its Share Price

Apr 27

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:SSP - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027	2,227	-74	73	N/A	2
12/31/2026	2,372	60	196	492	5
12/31/2025	2,168	-82	43	306	5
12/31/2024	2,510	87	300	366	N/A
9/30/2024	2,397	-261	200	275	N/A
6/30/2024	2,317	-310	79	158	N/A
3/31/2024	2,327	-980	68	142	N/A
12/31/2023	2,293	-998	52	112	N/A
9/30/2023	2,358	-659	110	164	N/A
6/30/2023	2,404	-609	186	230	N/A
3/31/2023	2,415	101	248	289	N/A
12/31/2022	2,453	142	266	311	N/A
9/30/2022	2,395	110	225	277	N/A
6/30/2022	2,338	122	193	253	N/A
3/31/2022	2,308	82	155	224	N/A
12/31/2021	2,284	65	176	237	N/A
9/30/2021	2,252	137	221	274	N/A
6/30/2021	2,190	155	246	293	N/A
3/31/2021	1,984	149	279	314	N/A
12/31/2020	1,857	150	231	277	N/A
9/30/2020	1,689	51	62	121	N/A
6/30/2020	1,527	-29	-22	38	N/A
3/31/2020	1,489	-6	-89	-1	N/A
12/31/2019	1,351	-2	-113	-27	N/A
9/30/2019	1,296	20	-2	78	N/A
6/30/2019	1,268	58	45	128	N/A
3/31/2019	1,231	60	60	123	N/A
12/31/2018	1,157	69	87	141	N/A
9/30/2018	1,102	33	N/A	82	N/A
6/30/2018	1,000	-14	N/A	34	N/A
3/31/2018	933	-16	N/A	36	N/A
12/31/2017	877	-11	N/A	41	N/A
9/30/2017	814	7	N/A	98	N/A
6/30/2017	846	47	N/A	138	N/A
3/31/2017	858	52	N/A	150	N/A
12/31/2016	874	59	N/A	146	N/A
9/30/2016	875	7	N/A	105	N/A
6/30/2016	832	-29	N/A	109	N/A
3/31/2016	802	-54	N/A	15	N/A
12/31/2015	654	-74	N/A	9	N/A
9/30/2015	661	-30	N/A	16	N/A
6/30/2015	595	-5	N/A	-1	N/A
3/31/2015	516	5	N/A	73	N/A
12/31/2014	499	9	N/A	102	N/A
9/30/2014	569	2	N/A	79	N/A
6/30/2014	635	-8	N/A	69	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SSP's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-38.3% per year).

Earnings vs Market: SSP's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-38.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SSP's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: SSP's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-2.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SSP's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-2.8% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if SSP's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/04/15 13:41
End of Day Share Price	2025/04/15 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

The E.W. Scripps Company is covered by 15 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.

Analyst	Institution
Edward Atorino	Benchmark Company
Daniel Kurnos	Benchmark Company
Karl Choi	BofA Global Research

E.W. Scripps Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.79 loss

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

Price target decreased by 17% to US$7.95

Price target increased by 17% to US$11.83

US$10.13: That's What Analysts Think The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

Price target decreased by 9.6% to US$10.30

Recent updates

Consensus EPS estimates upgraded to US$0.79 loss

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 24%

FCC Rollback And WNBA Move Will Yield Mixed Media Outcomes

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23%

The E.W. Scripps Company, Annual General Meeting, May 05, 2025

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 47%

E.W. Scripps: Debt Restructuring Buys Time, But Challenges Remain

New major risk - Share price stability

These 4 Measures Indicate That E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Using Debt Extensively

New major risk - Financial position

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Court TV's New Original Series 'Trial & Error: Why Did O.J. Win'

The E.W. Scripps Company to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Feb 27, 2025

The E.W. Scripps Company Promotes Lyn Plantingato to the Role of Senior Vice President of Local Media

The E.W. Scripps Company Appoints Adam Harman to Lead Its Programming Strategy as Senior Vice President of Programming

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

The E.W. Scripps Company to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 07, 2024

The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) Shares Leap 55% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Does E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

New major risk - Share price stability

Price target decreased by 17% to US$7.95

Price target increased by 17% to US$11.83

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP)

The E.W. Scripps Company to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

The E.W. Scripps Company(NasdaqGS:SSP) dropped from Russell Small Cap Comp Growth Index

The E.W. Scripps Company Appoints Robin Davis as Senior VP and Chief Distribution Officer for Scripps

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

US$10.13: That's What Analysts Think The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Worth After Its Latest Results

First quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.15 loss per share (vs US$0.37 loss in 1Q 2023)

Scripps Announces New President and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund

Here's Why It's Unlikely That The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ:SSP) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

The E.W. Scripps Company Adds Seth Walters as Head of CTV Sales

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

The E.W. Scripps Company(NasdaqGS:SSP) dropped from S&P 600 Communication Services (Sector)

High number of new directors

New major risk - Share price stability

The E.W. Scripps Company Nominates Nishat Mehta to Its Board of Directors

The E.W. Scripps Company, Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2024

President exercised options to buy US$652k worth of stock.

The E.W. Scripps Company Appoints Kate O'brian to the New Role of President of News

Price target decreased by 9.6% to US$10.30

Price target decreased by 11% to US$10.60

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

The E.W. Scripps Company Reports Impairment Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Investors Give The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Shares A 30% Hiding

The E.W. Scripps Company Appoints Tony Song as Head of Network Sales and Advanced TV, Effective February 7, 2024

The E.W. Scripps Company to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 23, 2024

The E.W. Scripps Company Announces Executive Changes

These 4 Measures Indicate That E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) Is Using Debt In A Risky Way

A Look At The Fair Value Of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP)

Price target decreased by 7.9% to US$11.58

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

The E.W. Scripps Company to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 03, 2023

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 26% undervalued after recent price drop

The E.W. Scripps Company Launches New Version of Tablo

Is E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) A Risky Investment?

Does This Valuation Of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

The E.W. Scripps Company Reports Impairment Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

At US$10.14, Is The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:SSP) Worth Looking At Closely?

The E.W. Scripps Company to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 04, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Should You Be Adding E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ:SSP) To Your Watchlist Today?

Consensus EPS estimates fall from profit to US$0.14 loss