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Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) Balance Sheet

27Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

The company's financial stability is deteriorating, as evidenced by the transition to a negative equity position of $56.9 million in 2025Q3 and a substantial reduction in goodwill from $837.6 million in 2023Q4.

CMLS Balance Sheet

Income StatementBalance SheetCash FlowRatios
AnnualQuarterly
MetricTTMDec'24Dec'23Dec'22Dec'21Dec'20Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07Dec'06Dec'05Dec'04Dec'03Dec'02Dec'01Dec'00Dec'99Dec'98
Total Current Assets265.36M248.05M286.9M345.27M406.52M502.96M380.68M394.99M393.62M439.93M359.27M370.83M377.06M353.12M324.34M59.69M64.71M100.49M90.62M62.88M71.24M95.58M73.39M131.43M66.05M64.01M281.45M55.7M
Cash & Short-Term Investments90.41M63.84M80.66M107.43M177.03M271.76M15.14M27.58M102.89M131.26M31.66M7.27M32.79M88.05M30.59M12.81M16.22M53M32.29M2.39M5.12M31.96M6.72M60.38M5.31M10.98M219.58M24.9M
Cash Only90.41M63.84M80.66M107.43M177.03M271.76M15.14M27.58M102.89M131.26M31.66M7.27M32.79M88.05M30.59M12.81M16.22M53M32.29M2.39M5.12M31.96M6.72M60.38M5.31M10.98M219.58M24.9M
Short-Term Investments0000000000000000000000000000
Accounts Receivable134.18M161.99M182.2M212.3M198.83M203.26M245.39M253.5M239.47M236.57M247.57M250.76M269.22M213.67M242.77M41.87M42.99M44.2M52.5M55.01M54.26M54.83M51.22M47.37M34.39M43.5M53.52M28.1M
Days Sales Outstanding70.7571.4978.7481.2779.1990.980.4481.1476.9775.6577.3272.4495.7672.44161.2558.0461.2951.7858.3660.0660.4262.5266.368.4462.3570.28108.52103.81
Inventory00000088.86M82.45M9M38.17M53.14M25.06M6.15M5.92M26.17M0000000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding------79.9674.728.1532.5748.9310.123.363.2728.64-------------
Other Current Assets40.77M22.23M24.04M25.54M00082.45M9M38.17M53.14M25.06M6.15M5.92M28.66M604K03.29M5.83M5.48M154K416K747K14.16M19.69M11.07M8.35M2.7M
Total Non-Current Assets812.85M870.6M1.15B1.26B1.31B1.36B1.38B1.38B1.63B1.97B2.67B3.37B3.49B3.39B3.72B259.94M269.35M443.03M969.92M1.27B1.34B1.52B1.4B1.22B899.27M890.92M636.7M461.9M
Property, Plant & Equipment223.99M263.45M302.57M325.34M334.46M366.26M376.37M235.9M191.6M162.06M169.44M221.5M254.7M255.9M278.07M39.68M46.98M55.12M61.73M71.47M87.59M93.21M91.15M92.06M82.97M79.83M66.96M41.4M
Fixed Asset Turnover3.22x3.14x2.79x2.93x2.74x2.23x2.96x4.83x5.93x7.04x6.90x5.70x4.03x4.21x1.98x6.64x5.45x5.65x5.32x4.68x3.74x3.43x3.09x2.74x2.43x2.83x2.69x2.39x
Goodwill00000000135.21M135.21M703.35M1.25B1.26B1.2B1.33B56.08M56.12M58.89M98.3M176.79M185.52M0000000
Intangible Assets64.68M595.12M837.63M923.29M962.29M969.98M994.87M1.13B1.29B1.66B1.75B1.84B1.91B1.86B2.02B160.97M161.38M325.13M783.64M934.14M1.04B1.41B1.3B1.12B791.86M763M530.05M404.2M
Long-Term Investments00-12.32M000-12.38M-12.38M0-388.05M-415.88M-507.99M-500.51M-559.92M-556.77M-24.73M-21.3M-44.48M-162.89M-197.04M00-747K0-6.69M000
Other Non-Current Assets524.18M12.02M25.53M9.15M7.76M12.76M9.41M15.08M20.08M18.8M40.13M58.94M70.11M77.83M87.75M3.21M4.87M3.88M26.25M87.86M20.68M18.82M13.38M14.18M24.43M48.1M39.69M16.3M
Total Assets1.08B1.12B1.44B1.61B1.72B1.86B1.76B1.78B2.03B2.41B3.02B3.75B3.87B3.74B4.04B319.64M334.06M543.52M1.06B1.33B1.41B1.62B1.48B1.36B965.32M954.93M918.16M517.6M
Asset Turnover0.71x0.74x0.59x0.59x0.53x0.44x0.63x0.64x0.56x0.47x0.39x0.34x0.27x0.29x0.14x0.82x0.77x0.57x0.31x0.25x0.23x0.20x0.19x0.19x0.21x0.24x0.20x0.19x
Asset Growth %-87.88%-22.33%-10.49%-6.31%-7.65%5.59%-0.78%-12.44%-15.97%-20.24%-19.24%-3.23%3.39%-7.35%1164.12%-4.32%-38.54%-48.75%-20.45%-5.21%-12.99%9.39%9.01%40.42%1.09%4.01%77.39%-
Total Current Liabilities152.31M133.78M143.74M145.61M139.81M129.04M139.56M116.9M36.16M100.79M122.77M155.62M156.32M195.24M178.44M42.78M68.19M28.04M37.41M38.33M29.56M60.03M48.85M51.18M51.85M46.74M27.57M19.8M
Accounts Payable100.79M13.01M15.89M10.96M6.64M6.79M3.18M14.27M1.93M17.29M15.87M33.18M16.53M8.47M20.92M399K819K2.48M1.13M2.63M29.56M2.11M21.5M45.16M50.27M43.62M26.54M19M
Days Payables Outstanding103.4114.6417.411.196.767.352.8612.931.7514.7514.6113.399.034.6722.90.911.84.461.964.4847.753.843.71103.18129.5883.2271.0692.96
Short-Term Debt51.52M00034.8M5.25M5.25M13M00005.94M76.47M13.25M15.16M49.03M7.4M13.49M7.5M040.96M27.31M5.56M770K208K20K0
Deferred Revenue (Current)00000000006M6M7.38M98.92M019.97M12.82M59K220K000000000
Other Current Liabilities-27.66M94.45M26.7M7.24M-6.14M67.99M000000094.61M92.85M19.09M10.69M16.88M0-7.87M-27.63M033K458K808K2.91M1.01M800K
Current Ratio1.74x1.85x2.00x2.37x2.91x3.90x2.73x3.38x10.89x4.36x2.93x2.38x2.41x1.81x1.82x1.40x0.95x3.58x2.42x1.64x2.41x1.59x1.50x2.57x1.27x1.37x10.21x2.81x
Quick Ratio1.74x1.85x2.00x2.37x2.91x3.90x2.09x2.67x10.64x3.99x2.49x2.22x2.37x1.78x1.67x1.40x0.95x3.58x2.42x1.64x2.41x1.59x1.50x2.57x1.27x1.37x10.21x2.81x
Cash Conversion Cycle-32.66-----157.54142.9383.3793.47111.6469.1790.0971.04166.99-------------
Total Non-Current Liabilities982.83M977.92M1.01B1.06B1.16B1.33B1.17B1.27B2.69B2.8B2.89B3.05B3.2B3.23B3.57B618.16M638.38M763.62M903.86M957.81M790.79M680.03M644.48M583.49M489.58M316.61M296.14M239M
Long-Term Debt792.45M669.04M672.42M714.46M798.92M967.66M1.01B1.23B2.33B2.38B2.4B2.49B2.62B2.62B2.84B575.84M584.48M688.6M722.81M743.75M569M441.14M460.03M414.7M319.25M285.02M285.23M222.7M
Capital Lease Obligations390.76M99.34M115.31M119.92M125.87M129.53M111.33M00000002.23B0000000000000
Deferred Tax Liabilities13.93M2.33M12.32M653K112.08M101.06M21.04M12.38M219.25M388.05M415.88M507.99M500.51M559.92M556.77M24.73M044.48M162.89M197.04M203.87M234.24M183.34M152.68M32.86M29.67M8.94M15.1M
Other Non-Current Liabilities186.56M207.21M209.92M219.98M233.27M235.92M27.69M25.74M355.07M419.48M483.08M55.12M79.91M45.31M-1.61B42.32M53.9M30.54M18.16M15.79M17.93M4.64M1.11M1.94M2.98M1.92M1.98M1.2M
Total Liabilities1.14B1.11B1.15B1.2B1.3B1.46B1.31B1.39B2.72B2.9B3.01B3.2B3.36B3.43B3.75B660.95M706.58M791.67M941.26M996.14M820.36M740.06M693.33M634.67M541.43M363.36M323.71M258.8M
Total Debt843.97M794.71M813.08M862.35M988M1.13B1.16B1.24B2.33B2.38B2.43B2.49B2.63B2.7B2.85B591.01M633.51M696M736.3M751.25M569M482.1M487.34M420.26M320.02M285.23M285.25M222.7M
Net Debt753.56M730.87M732.42M754.92M810.97M858.54M1.14B1.22B2.23B2.25B2.39B2.48B2.59B2.61B2.82B578.19M617.28M643M704.01M748.86M563.88M450.14M480.62M359.88M314.71M274.25M65.67M197.8M
Debt / Equity-14.83x114.33x2.84x2.11x2.36x2.84x2.54x3.19x--151.28x4.59x5.12x8.48x9.81x---6.17x2.23x0.97x0.55x0.62x0.58x0.75x0.48x0.48x0.86x
Debt / EBITDA-4.56x-48.12x6.33x8.05x27.11x4.77x5.86x---8.97x8.51x11.84x21.16x7.36x---42.73x-4.83x5.56x5.26x8.62x-8.04x11.97x
Net Debt / EBITDA-4.07x-43.34x5.54x6.61x20.59x4.70x5.73x---8.94x8.41x11.46x20.94x7.20x---42.59x-4.51x5.48x4.50x8.48x-1.85x10.63x
Interest Coverage-0.03x-3.48x-0.58x1.23x1.02x-0.16x2.00x3.06x-1.66x-2.95x-3.38x1.11x1.10x0.43x0.94x2.35x-3.37x-12.22x----------
Total Equity-56.92M6.95M286.58M408.4M419.5M397.59M455.22M389.83M-696.12M-491.74M16.03M541.58M512.74M318.5M290.71M-341.31M-372.51M-248.15M119.28M337.01M586.01M876.33M784.3M720.84M423.88M591.58M594.44M258.8M
Equity Growth %-445.81%-97.57%-29.83%-2.64%5.51%-12.66%16.77%156%-41.56%-3167.23%-97.04%5.62%60.98%9.56%185.18%8.38%-50.12%-308.04%-64.61%-42.49%-33.13%11.73%8.8%70.06%-28.35%-0.48%129.69%-
Book Value per Share-3.260.4116.6020.4020.0419.5722.4423.55-23.75-16.800.5518.9212.5515.6732.81-66.29-73.72-46.9122.0953.0570.0698.1093.72105.8896.19135.04190.67106.12
Total Shareholders' Equity-56.92M6.95M286.58M408.4M419.5M397.59M455.22M389.83M-696.12M-491.74M16.03M541.58M512.74M318.5M290.71M-341.31M-372.51M-248.15M119.28M337.01M586.01M876.33M784.3M720.84M423.88M591.58M594.44M258.8M
Common Stock00000000321K321K2.56M2.56M2.38M1.99M1.74M660K660K660K659K660K705K699K660K626K359K352K348K0
Retained Earnings-370.25M-304.66M-21.4M96.48M80.24M62.96M122.68M61.42M-2.09B-1.89B-1.38B-830.35M-842.12M-1.02B-985.47M-1.05B-1.08B-952.03M-590.36M-366.97M-323.41M-118.68M-149.04M-154.09M-61.33M-30.78M-25.21M-17.3M
Treasury Stock-47.11M-46.83M-45.75M-36.53M-2.98M-2.41M-1.17M0-229.31M-229.31M-229.31M-231.59M-251.19M-252M-251.67M-256.79M-261.38M-265.28M-267.08M-282.19M-110.38M-14.64M000000
Accumulated OCI0000000-14.98M-307.03M0-251.59M-220.74M-186.91M-187.44M-170.19M-160.75M0828K4.8M7.03M2.41M-2.13M-4.59M-9.98M-19.4M-9.98M-12.1M-4M
Minority Interest0000000000000000000000000000

Key Metrics

Growth RegimeContracting
ProfitabilityNegative
Balance SheetVulnerable
Cash FlowBurning
Top Statement Risk

Negative equity and impairment

Eroding Equity Base Signals Distress

As reported in recent financial filings, Cumulus Media's equity position has deteriorated from a positive $286.6 million in 2023Q4 to a negative $56.9 million by 2025Q3, reflecting a persistent trend of capital erosion that underscores the company's struggle to maintain solvency amidst ongoing secular revenue headwinds.

The rapid transition into negative equity suggests that cumulative losses are outpacing the company's ability to preserve its book value. Investors should monitor whether this trajectory necessitates a further restructuring of the capital stack to address the widening deficit in retained earnings.

Intangible Asset Impairment Risks Loom

Based on the provided quarterly data, the company's goodwill balance plummeted from $837.6 million in 2023Q4 to just $64.7 million in 2025Q3, indicating that management has been forced to aggressively write down the carrying value of its broadcasting licenses and other intangible assets.

This massive reduction in goodwill suggests that the market value of the company's radio station portfolio has significantly diverged from historical book values. Such impairments are often a precursor to further balance sheet volatility and highlight the difficulty in justifying the long-term utility of legacy terrestrial assets.

Tightening Liquidity Amidst Operational Burn

According to the latest balance sheet figures, cash reserves have declined from $80.7 million in 2023Q4 to $90.4 million in 2025Q3, while the current ratio remains at 1.74, suggesting that the firm is maintaining a narrow buffer against its ongoing operational cash burn.

While the current ratio appears superficially adequate, the lack of consistent positive free cash flow makes this liquidity buffer highly sensitive to seasonal advertising fluctuations. The company's reliance on existing cash to fund operations warrants close scrutiny regarding its long-term runway.

Hidden Risks in Negative Equity

As indicated by the transition to negative equity, the company's balance sheet is currently distorted by significant accumulated deficits, which reached -$370.3 million in 2025Q3, potentially masking the true extent of the firm's financial fragility and its limited capacity to absorb further operational shocks.

The shift into negative equity territory is a critical red flag that suggests the company's liabilities now exceed its total assets, rendering the traditional book value metric less meaningful. This structural imbalance may limit the firm's ability to access traditional credit markets without significant concessions or equity dilution.

CMLS — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CMLS stock.

What are the total assets of Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS)?

As of 2024, Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) had total assets of $1.12B including $248.1M in current assets.

How much debt does Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) have?

Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) carries total debt of $794.7M, offset by $63.8M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.

What is the book value or shareholders' equity of Cumulus Media Inc.?

Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $7.0M ($0.41 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.

What is Cumulus Media Inc.'s current ratio and liquidity?

Cumulus Media Inc. (CMLS) reported a current ratio of 1.85x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.