TEGNA Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

TEGNA has a total shareholder equity of $2.9B and total debt of $3.1B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 106.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $7.2B and $4.3B respectively. TEGNA's EBIT is $663.2M making its interest coverage ratio 4.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $536.3M.

Key information

106.4%

Debt to equity ratio

US$3.08b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio4.5x
CashUS$536.25m
EquityUS$2.89b
Total liabilitiesUS$4.31b
Total assetsUS$7.20b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

TEGNA: Strong Cash Flow And M&A Potential Enables More Upside

Nov 23

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By TEGNA Inc.'s (NYSE:TGNA) Earnings

Oct 11
Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By TEGNA Inc.'s (NYSE:TGNA) Earnings

TEGNA Stock: Buybacks Can Reward Patient Investors

Sep 10

TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Sep 03
TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

TEGNA: A Solid Balance Sheet And Strong Earnings Show This Broadcaster Still Has Legs

Aug 10

TEGNA: A Declining Business Can Still Be A Good Stock

May 30

TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.125

May 27
TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.125

TEGNA Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

May 10
TEGNA Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Here's Why TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Apr 18
Here's Why TEGNA (NYSE:TGNA) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

TEGNA: Advancing Market Share In Broadcasting And Advertisement In 2024

Apr 03

TEGNA: Large Buyback Should Begin To Lift Shares In 2024

Jan 09

Why TEGNA Is A Buy Even As A Standalone Company

Oct 23

TEGNA: Despite Mixed Results, The Stock Is Undervalued

Aug 12

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: TGNA's short term assets ($1.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($466.7M).

Long Term Liabilities: TGNA's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($3.8B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: TGNA's net debt to equity ratio (87.8%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: TGNA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 274.8% to 106.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: TGNA's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (20%).

Interest Coverage: TGNA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.5x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

TEGNA Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Kannan VenkateshwarBarclays
James GossBarrington Research Associates, Inc.