The E.W. Scripps Company

NasdaqGS:SSP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$154.2m

E.W. Scripps Valuation

Is SSP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SSP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SSP ($1.76) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($5.96)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SSP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SSP?

Key metric: As SSP is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for SSP. This is calculated by dividing SSP's market cap by their current revenue.
What is SSP's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.06x
SalesUS$2.40b
Market CapUS$154.15m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does SSP's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for SSP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.3x
TSQ Townsquare Media
0.3x2.3%US$156.6m
IHRT iHeartMedia
0.09x2.0%US$340.5m
AMCX AMC Networks
0.2x-1.8%US$420.0m
SGA Saga Communications
0.7x1.7%US$74.9m
SSP E.W. Scripps
0.06x-1.6%US$154.2m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: SSP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the peer average (0.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does SSP's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

44 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.0x3.7%
SSP E.W. Scripps
 0.06x-1.6%US$154.15m
PARA Paramount Global
0.3x1.5%US$8.03b
SATS EchoStar
0.4x-8.8%US$5.98b
SSP 0.1xIndustry Avg. 1.0xNo. of Companies44PS01.63.24.86.48+
44 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.0x13.7%
SSP E.W. Scripps
 0.06x35.5%US$154.15m
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: SSP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the US Media industry average (1x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SSP's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SSP PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.06x
Fair PS Ratio0.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: SSP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SSP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$1.76
US$5.20
+195.5%
67.8%US$10.00US$1.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$3.52
US$7.95
+125.9%
81.0%US$17.00US$1.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$2.20
US$7.95
+261.4%
81.0%US$17.00US$1.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$1.97
US$7.95
+303.6%
81.0%US$17.00US$1.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$3.52
US$9.63
+173.4%
62.3%US$17.00US$3.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$3.13
US$9.63
+207.5%
62.3%US$17.00US$3.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$2.72
US$9.63
+253.9%
62.3%US$17.00US$3.00n/a4
May ’25US$3.90
US$10.13
+159.6%
54.8%US$17.00US$3.50n/a4
Apr ’25US$3.72
US$10.13
+172.2%
54.8%US$17.00US$3.50n/a4
Mar ’25US$3.76
US$10.13
+169.3%
54.8%US$17.00US$3.50n/a4
Feb ’25US$8.16
US$11.80
+44.6%
39.5%US$17.00US$5.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$7.99
US$11.80
+47.7%
39.5%US$17.00US$5.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$7.47
US$11.80
+58.0%
39.5%US$17.00US$5.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$5.14
US$11.92
+131.8%
34.0%US$17.00US$5.50US$3.526
Oct ’24US$5.48
US$12.58
+129.6%
25.2%US$17.00US$9.50US$2.206
Sep ’24US$7.15
US$12.58
+76.0%
25.2%US$17.00US$9.50US$1.976
Aug ’24US$9.77
US$12.00
+22.8%
31.2%US$17.00US$8.00US$3.526
Jul ’24US$9.15
US$12.00
+31.1%
31.2%US$17.00US$8.00US$3.136
Jun ’24US$7.68
US$12.00
+56.3%
31.2%US$17.00US$8.00US$2.726
May ’24US$8.47
US$13.33
+57.4%
22.4%US$17.00US$9.00US$3.906
Apr ’24US$9.41
US$13.83
+47.0%
17.4%US$17.00US$11.00US$3.726
Mar ’24US$12.23
US$13.83
+13.1%
17.4%US$17.00US$11.00US$3.766
Feb ’24US$15.14
US$15.00
-0.9%
26.9%US$23.00US$11.00US$8.166
Jan ’24US$13.19
US$15.00
+13.7%
26.9%US$23.00US$11.00US$7.996
Dec ’23US$15.06
US$15.00
-0.4%
26.9%US$23.00US$11.00US$7.476
Nov ’23US$14.95
US$17.67
+18.2%
16.9%US$23.00US$14.00US$5.146

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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