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Price: 4.11 USD 2.49% Market Closed
Market Cap: $365.9m

E W Scripps Co
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The E.W.Scripps Co. engages in the television and newspaper publishing. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and currently employs 5,600 full-time employees. The firm segments include Local Media and Scripps Networks. Its Local Media segment includes its 61 local broadcast stations and their related digital operations. Its television station group includes approximately 18 ABC affiliates, 11 NBC affiliates, nine CBS affiliates and four FOX affiliates. The company also has approximately 12 CW affiliates - four on full power stations and eight on multicast; five independent stations and 10 additional low power stations. In its Scripps Networks division, it operates over nine news and entertainment networks, namely, ION, Bounce, Court TV, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery, Laff, Newsy and TrueReal. The firm serves audiences and businesses in its Local Media division through a portfolio of local television stations and their associated digital media products. The company also operates an investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, District of Columbia (D.C.)

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q4 2025
Call Date
Feb 26, 2026
AI Summary
Q4 2025

Transformation Plan: Scripps launched an enterprise-wide transformation plan aimed at growing EBITDA by $125–150 million by 2028, with $20–30 million impact expected in 2026.

Margin Outperformance: Scripps Networks division delivered nearly 700 basis points of margin expansion, exceeding guidance and demonstrating strong cost controls.

Core Advertising Strength: Core advertising revenue grew 12% in Q4, with all top categories up and gambling up 32%; Q1 core ad growth expected in the mid-single digits.

Political Year Tailwinds: Management expects 2026 to benefit from record midterm election spending, with $200 million taken in during the last cycle and strong local market exposure.

Accretive M&A Activity: Recent acquisitions and divestitures, including reacquiring 23 Ion-affiliated stations and selling Court TV, are expected to be immediately accretive to margins and profits.

Debt Reduction Focus: The company paid down $55 million on its B2 term loan in Q4 and net leverage was 4.8x at year-end, with further deleveraging a top priority.

AI & Efficiency: Scripps is leaning into AI, automation, and technology centralization to drive both cost savings and new revenue opportunities across the business.

Key Financials
Local Media Division Revenue
$360 million
Local Media Segment Profit
$50 million
Scripps Networks Division Revenue
$199 million
Scripps Networks Segment Profit
$64 million
Scripps Networks Segment Margin
32%
Other Segment Loss
$8 million
Shared Services and Corporate Expenses
$22 million
EPS
loss of $0.51 per share
Net Debt
$2.3 billion
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$28 million
Net Leverage Ratio
4.8x
Term Loan Paydown
$55 million
Planned Annualized EBITDA Run Rate Increase
$125–150 million by 2028
Capital Expenditures (2026 guidance)
$60–70 million
Depreciation and Amortization (2026 guidance)
$140–150 million
Cash Interest (2026 guidance)
$180–190 million
Cash Taxes (2026 guidance)
$15–20 million
Minimum Pension Contribution (2026)
$4.5 million
Gross Proceeds from Station Sales (Fort Myers & Indianapolis)
$123 million
Aggregate Purchase Price for Ion-Affiliated Stations
$54 million
Earnings Call Recording
Other Earnings Calls

Management

Mr. Adam P. Symson
President, CEO & Director
No Bio Available
Mr. Jason P. Combs
Executive VP & CFO
No Bio Available
Ms. Lisa Ann Knutson CPA
Chief Operating Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Brian G. Lawlor
President of Scripps Sports
No Bio Available
Ms. Laura M. Tomlin
Chief Transformation Officer
No Bio Available
Ms. Carolyn Pione Micheli
Executive VP, Chief Communications & Investor Relations Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. David M. Giles
Chief Legal Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Mark L. Koors
Senior Vice President of Audit & Compliance
No Bio Available
Ms. Keisha Taylor Starr
Executive VP, Chief Marketing Officer & GM of Scripps Networks
No Bio Available
Ms. Candace Anderson
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
No Bio Available

Contacts

Address
OHIO
Cincinnati
312 Walnut St
Contacts
+15139773000.0
www.scripps.com
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