NASDAQ$SSP

The EW Scripps Company · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Delivered revenue of $567 million and segment profit of $97.5 million.

Scripps reported a decrease in revenue to $567 million and a net loss attributable to shareholders of $16.2 million, or 19 cents per share, for Q3 2023. The results reflect a decrease in political revenue compared to the prior-year quarter, which included a midterm election.

  • Scripps successfully completed cable and satellite carriage agreements covering about 75% of the company’s Local Media subscriber households.
  • Scripps Sports signed a new agreement with the National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes to distribute its games beginning this season.
  • Scripps Networks’ third-quarter revenue was down 8%, exceeding guidance because of better-than-expected connected TV and direct response revenue.
  • Restructuring charges for the third quarter were nearly $5 million, and the company is on track to realize at least $40 million in savings through the reorganization by the middle of 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$567M

Previous: $612M-7.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.13

Previous: $0.38-134.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$43.8M

Previous: -$35.5M-23.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$47.5M

Previous: $10.7M-543.6%
Net Income

-$3.65M

Previous: $46.2M-107.9%
Operating Income

$53.1M

Previous: $104M-49.0%
Gross Profit

$97.5M

Previous: $300M-67.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$15.9M

Previous: $38.2M-58.5%
Total Assets

$5.69B

Previous: $6.43B-11.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.5M

Previous: $3.9M-10.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Scripps · Revenue · Quarterly

$567M

Q3 2023-7.4%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 5 of 14 quarters(36%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Scripps · $568M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Local Media
    $353M-6.6%
  • Scripps Networks
    $215M-8.3%

Forward guidance

The company provided the following outlook for Q4 2023, comparisons are to the same period in 2022:

Headwinds

  • Local Media revenue down low to mid-double digits
  • Local Media expense up mid-single digits
  • Scripps Networks revenue down in the 10% range
  • Scripps Networks expense flat
  • Shared services and corporate about $22 million

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

-1.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.9%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

32 / 65 earnings

Positive

+43.4%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-34.9%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.1%-24.2%-25.7%
Q4 2025+0.6%+6.3%-8.7%
Q3 2025-3.3%+5.3%+87.2%
Q1 2025-10.4%-8.5%-16.6%
Q4 2024+43.4%+80.4%+42.7%
Q3 2024-34.9%-33.5%-38.9%
Q2 2024-20.2%-27.6%-40.1%
Q1 2024-14.0%-13.6%-42.6%
Q4 2023-14.7%-26.2%-35.4%
Q3 2023+16.1%+13.4%+22.5%
Q2 2023+8.7%+3.5%-25.1%
Q1 2023+7.0%+3.1%+11.2%
Q4 2022-10.9%-15.9%-39.3%
Q3 2022-23.2%-0.4%+3.3%
Q2 2022+2.6%+5.0%+1.6%
Q1 2022-14.7%-15.2%-10.4%
Q4 2021+0.9%+6.5%-2.0%
Q3 2021+2.0%+0.9%-8.0%
Q2 2021-3.9%-3.1%-9.9%
Q1 2021-4.3%-7.6%-2.8%
Q4 2020+10.5%+14.2%+7.6%
Q3 2020+14.2%+17.0%+33.9%
Q2 2020-5.4%-2.1%-8.0%
Q1 2020+8.4%-15.5%+44.3%
Q4 2019-7.8%-12.9%-24.1%
Q3 2019+4.5%+0.9%+6.0%
Q2 2019-14.5%-19.7%-12.4%
Q1 2019-24.0%-24.3%-34.5%
Q4 2018+6.0%+7.5%-0.7%
Q3 2018-1.6%-3.3%-5.0%
Q2 2018+9.4%+12.1%+12.7%
Q1 2018+9.1%+10.4%+12.6%
Q4 2017-12.4%-9.8%-20.8%
Q3 2017-15.2%-14.6%-8.9%
Q2 2017-7.2%-6.2%-6.0%
Q1 2017-7.7%-9.7%-16.4%
Q4 2016+6.6%+11.6%+8.1%
Q3 2016+1.7%+9.2%+29.8%
Q2 2016-3.6%-6.0%+5.0%
Q1 2016+6.8%
Q4 2015-3.9%
Q3 2015-4.3%
Q2 2015+2.5%
Q1 2015-1.5%
Q4 2014+0.0%
Q3 2014+2.4%
Q2 2014-11.4%
Q1 2014+16.2%
Q4 2013+7.0%
Q3 2013-3.7%
Q2 2013-13.4%
Q1 2013-1.6%
Q4 2012-8.6%
Q3 2012+2.9%
Q2 2012+3.3%
Q1 2011+5.2%
Q1 2012+5.2%
Q4 2009+0.4%
Q2 2011+0.4%
Q4 2011+0.4%
Q3 2011-6.7%
Q3 2010-6.7%
Q2 2010+2.8%
Q4 2010+2.8%
Q1 2010-0.5%

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