NASDAQ$SBGI

Sinclair Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a decrease in revenue and a net loss, but exceeded guidance on key financial metrics and repurchased debt.

Sinclair reported a decrease in total revenues by 9% to $767 million compared to the prior year period. The company experienced a net loss attributable to the Company of $46 million, a decrease from net income of $21 million in the prior year period. However, Sinclair met or exceeded guidance on all key financial metrics and repurchased approximately $64 million of principal value of debt since early June.

  • Total revenues decreased 9% to $767 million.
  • Core advertising revenues, excluding political revenues, were up 2%.
  • Operating income was $37 million, a decline versus $154 million in the prior year period.
  • Net loss attributable to the Company was $46 million compared to a net income of $21 million in the prior year period.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$767M

Previous: $843M-9.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.30

Previous: $0.36-183.3%
Political Advertising

$11M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$70M

Previous: $29M-341.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$116M

Previous: $222M-152.3%
Net Income

-$46M

Previous: $29M-258.6%
Operating Income

$37M

Previous: $154M-76.0%
Gross Profit

$767M

Previous: $447M+71.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$643M

Previous: $607M+5.9%
Total Assets

$6.08B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$6M

Previous: $8M-25.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Sinclair · Revenue · Quarterly

$767M

Q3 2023-9%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sinclair · $773M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Local Media
    $697M
  • Tennis
    $59M
  • Other
    $17M

Forward guidance

The Company currently expects to achieve the following results for the three months ending December 31, 2023 and the twelve months ending December 31, 2023.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

31 / 64 earnings

Positive

+31.1%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-16.1%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.0%-3.1%-9.4%
Q4 2025+17.9%+10.3%-5.2%
Q3 2025+18.0%+21.1%+5.1%
Q1 2025-4.7%+1.6%-16.1%
Q4 2024-4.0%-6.2%+8.2%
Q3 2024+1.1%-2.3%+8.0%
Q2 2024+2.4%-4.1%+1.0%
Q1 2024+22.0%+12.8%-6.5%
Q4 2023+3.1%-4.4%-6.5%
Q3 2023+31.1%+32.8%+24.9%
Q2 2023-4.9%-1.3%-17.2%
Q1 2023-16.1%-12.5%-20.4%
Q4 2022-5.5%-12.0%-22.9%
Q3 2022-5.5%-4.6%-1.2%
Q2 2022+5.6%+5.7%+2.6%
Q1 2022+1.4%-2.7%-0.7%
Q4 2021-2.0%+11.6%+4.2%
Q3 2021-3.9%-5.0%-9.9%
Q2 2021+7.3%+6.4%+1.3%
Q1 2021+5.0%+6.1%+6.5%
Q4 2020-14.1%-10.0%-19.7%
Q3 2020-4.1%+4.4%+47.1%
Q2 2020-4.4%-1.9%-2.6%
Q1 2020+4.4%+7.1%+61.1%
Q4 2019-14.7%-14.3%-36.7%
Q3 2019-1.3%+2.3%-15.4%
Q2 2019-4.0%-7.3%-10.5%
Q1 2019+0.4%-4.8%-15.7%
Q4 2018+10.0%+12.0%+17.3%
Q3 2018+3.9%+2.3%+0.3%
Q2 2018+6.9%+7.3%+4.6%
Q1 2018+8.2%+10.8%+9.0%
Q4 2017-7.4%-5.5%-13.2%
Q3 2017-3.3%-4.4%+6.9%
Q2 2017-13.3%-14.4%-17.5%
Q1 2017-4.2%-5.8%-11.9%
Q4 2016+7.9%+8.3%+7.2%
Q3 2016+1.9%+4.7%+30.0%
Q2 2016+6.7%+6.3%+6.9%
Q1 2016-1.4%
Q4 2015+0.5%
Q3 2015+4.5%
Q2 2015-6.1%
Q1 2015-2.7%
Q4 2014+5.9%
Q3 2014+1.8%
Q2 2014+0.4%
Q1 2014-2.3%
Q4 2013+1.7%
Q3 2013-0.2%
Q2 2013-4.3%
Q1 2013-0.3%
Q4 2012-1.9%
Q3 2012+1.1%
Q2 2012-4.7%
Q1 2012-2.0%
Q4 2011+2.1%
Q3 2011-0.4%
Q2 2011-13.9%
Q1 2011-3.0%
Q4 2010-2.9%
Q3 2010+0.2%
Q2 2010+13.4%
Q1 2010-7.7%

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