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The E W Scripps Co (The E W Scripps Co) PB Ratio

: 0.41 (As of Today)
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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-20), The E W Scripps Co's share price is $3.59. The E W Scripps Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.75. Hence, The E W Scripps Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.41.

Good Sign:

The E W Scripps Co stock PB Ratio (=0.39) is close to 10-year low of 0.37

The historical rank and industry rank for The E W Scripps Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SSP' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 1.38   Max: 2.85
Current: 0.41

During the past 13 years, The E W Scripps Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.85. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 1.38.

SSP's PB Ratio is ranked better than
88.51% of 949 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs SSP: 0.41

During the past 12 months, The E W Scripps Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -57.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The E W Scripps Co was 22.80% per year. The lowest was -45.00% per year. And the median was 7.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


The E W Scripps Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The E W Scripps Co's PB 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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The E W Scripps Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.42 1.07 1.02 0.64 0.91

The E W Scripps Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.47 0.76 0.46 0.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, The E W Scripps Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB 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.


The E W Scripps Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The E W Scripps Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The E W Scripps Co's PB Ratio falls into.



The E W Scripps Co PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

The E W Scripps Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=3.59/8.748
=0.41

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


The E W Scripps Co  (NAS:SSP) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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The E W Scripps Co (The E W Scripps Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
312 Walnut Street, Suite 2800, Scripps Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
The E W Scripps Co is a media enterprise with interests in local and national media brands. It owns and operates a collection of daily and community newspapers, primarily in medium-sized cities in the southern and western portions of the United States. The company's operating segment includes Local Media, Scripps Networks, and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Local Media segment. The Local Media segment includes approximately 61 local broadcast stations and their related digital operations.
Executives
John Patrick Scripps 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Elizabeth Scripps 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Kate O'brian officer: EVP, News 312 WALNUT STREET, 28H FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lisa A Knutson officer: Senior VP of Human Resources 312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Granado Corina S. 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT. MITCHELL KY 41017
Geraldine Scripps Granado 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Granado Raymundo H. Jr. 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Anthony S. Granado 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Ellen B. Granado 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Manuel E. Granado 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017
Eli W Scripps 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT. MITCHELL KY 41017
William A. Scripps 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT. MITCHELL KY 41017
Gerald J. Scripps 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT. MITCHELL KY 41017
Sanchez Mary Ann S. 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 400, FT. MITCHELL KY 41017
Monica Holcomb 10 percent owner C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE., SUITE 400, FT MITCHELL KY 41017