E.W. Scripps (SSP) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2023)

E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 3.71 for Q4 2023, up 4485.73% year-over-year from 0.08 in Q4 2022, and up 1434.2% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q3 2023.

E.W. Scripps (SSP) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

E.W. Scripps (SSP) has 6 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 3.71 in Q4 2023.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2023 came in at 3.71, up 4485.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2024 was 0.06 (down 77.06% YoY), and the FY2023 annual result was 0.92, up 494.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 3.71 in Q4 2023 per SSP's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.71 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 1.67 in Q1 2020.
  • A 5-year average of 0.34 and a median of 0.15 in 2021 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 999.04% in 2020, then jumped 4485.73% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.11 in 2019, then surged by 121.76% to 0.02 in 2020, then surged by 2839.89% to 0.69 in 2021, then sank by 88.33% to 0.08 in 2022, then jumped by 4485.73% to 3.71 in 2023.
  • Business Quant data shows SSP's FCF Payout Ratio at 3.71 in Q4 2023, 0.24 in Q3 2023, and 1.43 in Q2 2023.

Peer Comparison

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6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn -
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10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 3.71
Sep 30, 2023 0.24
Jun 30, 2023 -1.43
Mar 31, 2023 1.61
Dec 31, 2022 0.08
Sep 30, 2022 0.22
Jun 30, 2022 0.17
Mar 31, 2022 0.36
Dec 31, 2021 0.69
Sep 30, 2021 0.13
Jun 30, 2021 0.74
Mar 31, 2021 0.20
Dec 31, 2020 0.02
Sep 30, 2020 0.04
Jun 30, 2020 0.06
Mar 31, 2020 -1.67
Dec 31, 2019 -0.11
Sep 30, 2019 1.80
Jun 30, 2019 0.12
Mar 31, 2019 -0.15