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E.W. SCRIPPS Co SSP
E.W. SCRIPPS Co (SSP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 6.24% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $2.2B at a -4.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.059 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.115 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.037 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.331 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | E.W. SCRIPPS Co | 3/9 | 0.6 | — | -14.3% |
| SBGI | Sinclair, Inc. | 2/9 | 1.28 | — | -10.7% |
| FENG | Phoenix New Media Ltd | 3/9 | 4.67 | — | +8.8% |
| EVC | ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP | 2/9 | -6.51 | — | +22.6% |
| NMAX | Newsmax Inc. | 2/9 | -3.3 | — | +10.7% |
| FWONA | Liberty Media Corp | 5/9 | 3.26 | 41.3 | +22.7% |
| NXST | NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. | 5/9 | 2.3 | 45.9 | -8.5% |
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About E.W. SCRIPPS Co
The E.W. Scripps Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media enterprise through a portfolio of local television stations, national news, and entertainment networks in the United States. It operates through Local Media and Scripps Networks segments. The Local Media segment engages in the operation of broadcast television stations and related digital activities; production of over-the-air news, information, sports, and entertainment content through broadcast, digital, mobile, social, and over-the-top platforms; and running of network programming, local sporting events, syndicated programming and original programming; and provision of core and political advertising services. Its Scripps Networks segment operates national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV, as well as entertainment brands under the ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, and Laff names through over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV, and/or digital distribution. The company also operates the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an educational program. It serves its audiences and businesses through cable and satellite service providers. The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
FAQ
Is SSP financially healthy?
E.W. SCRIPPS Co's Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does SSP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. E.W. SCRIPPS Co pays a dividend yielding about 6.24% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is SSP?
In FY2025, E.W. SCRIPPS Co had a net margin of -4.7% and a return on equity of -8.1%.
Is SSP overvalued or undervalued?
E.W. SCRIPPS Co trades at about 3.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.4×–73.1×, median 18.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SSP?
The average Wall-Street price target for E.W. SCRIPPS Co is $6.42, about 89.5% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is SSP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on E.W. SCRIPPS Co: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 6.24%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.