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Salem Media Group (Salem Media Group) Current Ratio : 0.66 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Salem Media Group Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Salem Media Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.66.

Salem Media Group has a current ratio of 0.66. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Salem Media Group has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for Salem Media Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SALM' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 1.03   Max: 1.61
Current: 0.66

During the past 13 years, Salem Media Group's highest Current Ratio was 1.61. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 1.03.

SALM's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
84.75% of 1056 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.62 vs SALM: 0.66

Salem Media Group Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salem Media Group's Current Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Salem Media Group Current Ratio Chart

Salem Media Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.79 0.90 0.81 0.70

Salem Media Group Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Current Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.70 0.58 0.59 0.66

Competitive Comparison of Salem Media Group's Current Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Salem Media Group's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Salem Media Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Salem Media Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Salem Media Group's Current Ratio falls into.



Salem Media Group Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Salem Media Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2022 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2022 )
=45.057/64.61
=0.70

Salem Media Group's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=53.795/81.43
=0.66

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Salem Media Group  (OTCPK:SALM) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Salem Media Group (Salem Media Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6400 North Belt Line Road, Irving, TX, USA, 75063
Salem Media Group Inc is a domestic multimedia company with integrated operations including radio broadcasting, digital media, and publishing. The company has three operating segments, Broadcast, Digital Media, and Publishing. Digital media-based businesses provide Christian, conservative, investing and health-themed content, e-commerce, audio and video streaming, and other resources digitally through the web.
Executives
Jacki L Pick director 6400 N BELT LINE ROAD, IRVING TX 75063
Eugene Allen Power officer: President Broadcast Media 6400 NORTH BELT LINE ROAD, IRVING TX 75063
Epperson 2022 Gst Trust 10 percent owner 3780 WILL SCARLET ROAD, WINSTON SALEM NC 27104
Epperson Stuart W. Jr. director, 10 percent owner 4880 SANTA ROSA RD., CAMARILLO CA 93012
Stuart W Epperson 10 percent owner 3780 WILL SCARLET RD, WINSTON SALEM NC 27104
Evan D Masyr officer: V.P. and Corporate Controller 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, STE 300, CAMARILLO CA 93012
David P Santrella officer: President - Broadcast Media 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Christopher J Henderson officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
David Evans officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Atsinger Edward G Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President 4880 SANTA ROSA RD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Heather W Grizzle director 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93010
James Keet Lewis director 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Edward C. Atsinger director 6400 NORTH BELT LINE ROAD, IRVING TX 75063
Jonathan Venverloh director 4880 SANTA ROSA ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Eric H Halvorson director 4880 SANTA ROSA RD, CAMARILLO CA 93012