The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) quarterly balance sheet — complete assets, liabilities & equity history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Total Current Assets | 665.3M | 747.42M | 704.79M | 623.87M | 598.15M | 630.01M | 629.51M | 654.7M | 639.44M | 676.09M | 681.33M | 679.15M | 628.85M | 643.94M | 652.85M | 695.41M | 627.74M | 702.28M | 660.17M | 690.13M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 95.03M | 27.92M | 54.66M | 31.66M | 23.96M | 23.85M | 34.64M | 26.65M | 30.23M | 35.32M | 15.85M | 39.3M | 16.48M | 18.03M | 38.22M | 58.24M | 35.03M | 66.22M | 72.21M | 85.96M |
| Cash Only | 95.03M | 27.92M | 54.66M | 31.66M | 23.96M | 23.85M | 34.64M | 26.65M | 30.23M | 35.32M | 15.85M | 39.3M | 16.48M | 18.03M | 38.22M | 58.24M | 35.03M | 66.22M | 72.21M | 85.96M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 527.23M | 569.31M | 561.52M | 553.87M | 520.64M | 568.19M | 551.74M | 578.61M | 566.71M | 610.54M | 601.09M | 599.03M | 571.32M | 600.1M | 559.75M | 581M | 564.05M | 573.3M | 525.41M | 526.74M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 95.47 | 92.85 | 97.57 | 90.52 | 93.44 | 70.73 | 80.45 | 90.85 | 95.4 | 90.51 | 97.45 | 91.37 | 99.88 | 78.35 | 85.73 | 87.64 | 90.47 | 81.22 | 87.17 | 82.95 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -578.61M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 43.03M | 150.19M | 88.61M | 38.34M | 53.55M | 37.97M | 43.13M | 628.05M | 42.5M | 30.23M | 64.39M | 40.82M | 41.06M | 25.82M | 54.88M | 56.17M | 28.67M | 62.76M | 62.55M | 77.44M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 4.25B | 4.26B | 4.38B | 4.46B | 4.52B | 4.57B | 4.62B | 4.63B | 4.69B | 4.73B | 5.01B | 5.02B | 5.77B | 5.79B | 5.77B | 5.84B | 5.91B | 5.96B | 5.92B | 5.87B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 490.19M | 503.94M | 517.53M | 516.56M | 514.97M | 544.04M | 554.61M | 561.24M | 558.86M | 554.45M | 554.26M | 559.98M | 565.56M | 576.47M | 548.37M | 561.2M | 570.62M | 581.77M | 585.5M | 587.77M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.04x | 1.10x | 1.02x | 1.05x | 0.99x | 1.33x | 1.16x | 1.02x | 1.01x | 1.11x | 1.02x | 1.04x | 0.92x | 1.21x | 1.10x | 1.05x | 0.98x | 1.07x | 0.95x | 1.01x |
| Goodwill | 1.92B | 1.92B | 1.95B | 1.97B | 1.97B | 1.97B | 1.97B | 1.97B | 1.97B | 1.97B | 2.23B | 2.23B | 2.92B | 2.92B | 2.92B | 2.92B | 2.92B | 2.91B | 2.93B | 2.92B |
| Intangible Assets | 1.51B | 1.52B | 1.87B | 1.59B | 1.61B | 1.64B | 1.66B | 1.68B | 1.7B | 1.73B | 1.75B | 1.77B | 1.8B | 1.82B | 1.85B | 1.87B | 1.89B | 1.91B | 1.93B | 1.96B |
| Long-Term Investments | 12.91M | 14.37M | 15.31M | 15.32M | 15.28M | 8.88M | 23.9M | 23.89M | 23.69M | 23.27M | 23.27M | 23.27M | 23.2M | 23.14M | 25.2M | 25.68M | 26.7M | 21.63M | 23.29M | 13.9M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 321.92M | 306.79M | 29.2M | 372.89M | 406.15M | 411.58M | 418.76M | 93.36M | 122.75M | 153.16M | 443.52M | 431.49M | 466.08M | 445.62M | 432.83M | 462.73M | 503.2M | 528.94M | 452.48M | 393.18M |
| Total Assets | 4.92B | 5.01B | 5.09B | 5.09B | 5.12B | 5.2B | 5.25B | 5.28B | 5.33B | 5.41B | 5.69B | 5.7B | 6.4B | 6.43B | 6.43B | 6.54B | 6.54B | 6.66B | 6.58B | 6.56B |
| Asset Turnover | 0.10x | 0.11x | 0.10x | 0.11x | 0.10x | 0.14x | 0.12x | 0.11x | 0.10x | 0.11x | 0.10x | 0.10x | 0.08x | 0.11x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.08x | 0.08x |
| Asset Growth % | -3.89% | -3.65% | -3.13% | -3.66% | -3.97% | -3.91% | -7.63% | -7.4% | -16.78% | -15.87% | -11.47% | -12.74% | -2.14% | -3.41% | -2.36% | -0.4% | -5.17% | 37.02% | 83.5% | 84.96% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 422.34M | 453.6M | 437.42M | 492.15M | 439.67M | 482.39M | 470.6M | 437.87M | 446.8M | 477.82M | 443.23M | 449.24M | 455.96M | 485M | 467.48M | 470.98M | 457.34M | 511.88M | 459.83M | 469.33M |
| Accounts Payable | 73.68M | 63.42M | 66.35M | 67.06M | 91.5M | 100.67M | 69.38M | 85.52M | 90.97M | 76.38M | 60.42M | 83.68M | 78.25M | 82.71M | 86.68M | 84.66M | 90.58M | 83.93M | 76.47M | 75.84M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 17.82 | 12.35 | 19.71 | 23 | 27.27 | 22.5 | 22.44 | 24.55 | 20.74 | 18.68 | 20.64 | 23.25 | 23.48 | 24.71 | 25.26 | 25.84 | 26.37 | 25.68 | 24.52 | 24.1 |
| Short-Term Debt | 18.77M | 27.83M | 8.85M | 78.85M | 40.61M | 15.61M | 15.61M | 15.61M | 15.61M | 15.61M | 15.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M | 18.61M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 24.84M | 22.17M | 0 | 16.6M | 12.34M | 18.16M | 30.28M | 14.9M | 13.88M | 12.18M | 18.71M | 14.27M | 18.69M | 18.18M | 32.84M | 23.77M | 19.38M | 20M | 21.86M | 22.89M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 212.25M | 340.19M | 214.78M | 70.05M | 73.16M | 140.23M | 134.83M | 265.85M | 263.63M | 293.31M | 116.87M | 101.88M | 99.89M | 114.39M | 110.45M | 97.99M | 98.88M | 123.43M | 114.71M | 126.97M |
| Current Ratio | 1.58x | 1.65x | 1.61x | 1.27x | 1.36x | 1.31x | 1.34x | 1.50x | 1.43x | 1.41x | 1.54x | 1.51x | 1.38x | 1.33x | 1.40x | 1.48x | 1.37x | 1.37x | 1.44x | 1.47x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.58x | 1.65x | 1.61x | 1.27x | 1.36x | 1.31x | 1.34x | 2.82x | 1.43x | 1.41x | 1.54x | 1.51x | 1.38x | 1.33x | 1.40x | 1.48x | 1.37x | 1.37x | 1.44x | 1.47x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 3.25B | 3.31B | 3.39B | 3.31B | 3.36B | 3.4B | 3.56B | 3.67B | 3.72B | 3.78B | 3.83B | 3.83B | 3.85B | 3.82B | 3.9B | 4.05B | 4.1B | 4.18B | 4.22B | 4.24B |
| Long-Term Debt | 2.55B | 2.59B | 2.64B | 2.54B | 2.56B | 2.56B | 2.74B | 2.85B | 2.86B | 2.9B | 2.91B | 2.92B | 2.87B | 2.85B | 2.98B | 3.06B | 3.08B | 3.13B | 3.19B | 3.24B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 113.47M | 117.35M | 121.27M | 108.66M | 107.44M | 110.42M | 114.75M | 116.76M | 121.71M | 117.86M | 121.29M | 125.87M | 130.78M | 134.93M | 100.08M | 104.24M | 108.37M | 113.89M | 110.1M | 115.08M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 252.9M | 268.43M | 0 | 276.81M | 284.64M | 293.63M | 293.26M | 297.63M | 309.99M | 307.4M | 356.76M | 351.44M | 377.32M | 370.46M | 377.56M | 371.92M | 370.74M | 356.78M | 364.57M | 358.83M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 304M | 306.81M | 633.71M | 339.61M | 369.02M | 395.82M | 380.42M | 367.02M | 391.27M | 412.17M | 398.84M | 384.74M | 421.65M | 409.79M | 395.96M | 456.33M | 492M | 527.96M | 504.38M | 481.07M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.67B | 3.76B | 3.83B | 3.8B | 3.8B | 3.88B | 4.03B | 4.11B | 4.17B | 4.25B | 4.27B | 4.27B | 4.3B | 4.3B | 4.37B | 4.52B | 4.56B | 4.69B | 4.68B | 4.71B |
| Total Debt | 2.68B | 2.73B | 2.79B | 2.73B | 2.71B | 2.69B | 2.87B | 3B | 3.01B | 3.05B | 3.05B | 3.06B | 3.02B | 3.01B | 3.1B | 3.19B | 3.21B | 3.26B | 3.32B | 3.38B |
| Net Debt | 2.59B | 2.7B | 2.73B | 2.7B | 2.68B | 2.66B | 2.83B | 2.98B | 2.98B | 3.01B | 3.03B | 3.02B | 3B | 2.99B | 3.06B | 3.13B | 3.17B | 3.2B | 3.25B | 3.29B |
| Debt / Equity | 2.15x | 2.19x | 2.21x | 2.12x | 2.05x | 2.04x | 2.35x | 2.57x | 2.59x | 2.64x | 2.15x | 2.15x | 1.44x | 1.41x | 1.50x | 1.58x | 1.62x | 1.66x | 1.75x | 1.82x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 44.50x | - | 37.24x | 24.01x | 41.06x | 11.64x | 17.85x | 31.91x | 34.51x | - | 33.22x | - | 54.90x | 14.73x | 21.56x | 24.52x | 28.90x | 19.98x | 21.06x | 23.29x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 42.93x | - | 36.51x | 23.73x | 40.69x | 11.54x | 17.63x | 31.62x | 34.17x | - | 33.04x | - | 54.60x | 14.64x | 21.30x | 24.07x | 28.58x | 19.58x | 20.60x | 22.70x |
| Interest Coverage | 0.44x | 0.31x | 0.64x | 0.57x | 0.62x | 3.73x | 2.25x | 1.06x | 0.89x | -3.66x | 0.96x | -11.89x | 0.33x | 3.61x | 2.49x | 2.55x | 1.99x | 2.96x | 2.83x | 1.33x |
| Total Equity | 1.25B | 1.25B | 1.26B | 1.29B | 1.32B | 1.32B | 1.22B | 1.17B | 1.16B | 1.16B | 1.42B | 1.43B | 2.1B | 2.13B | 2.06B | 2.02B | 1.98B | 1.97B | 1.9B | 1.85B |
| Equity Growth % | -5.63% | -5.46% | 3.38% | 10.43% | 13.58% | 14% | -13.94% | -18.21% | -44.66% | -45.74% | -31.2% | -29.28% | 5.84% | 8.14% | 8.21% | 9.12% | 26.44% | 69.39% | 106.16% | 114.3% |
| Book Value per Share | 13.87 | 14.04 | 14.36 | 14.67 | 15.18 | 15.22 | 14.17 | 13.64 | 13.69 | 13.67 | 16.78 | 16.94 | 25.07 | 25.13 | 24.13 | 23.00 | 21.50 | 21.60 | 21.11 | 22.47 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 1.25B | 1.25B | 1.26B | 1.29B | 1.32B | 1.32B | 1.22B | 1.17B | 1.16B | 1.16B | 1.42B | 1.43B | 2.1B | 2.13B | 2.06B | 2.02B | 1.98B | 1.97B | 1.9B | 1.85B |
| Common Stock | 915K | 890K | 888K | 883K | 877K | 866K | 864K | 861K | 854K | 848K | 846K | 845K | 843K | 836K | 835K | 834K | 833K | 826K | 825K | 825K |
| Retained Earnings | -578.67M | -576.88M | -548.38M | -515.42M | -479.46M | -476M | -571.39M | -619.17M | -620.6M | -622.22M | -379.04M | -362.81M | 319.6M | 350.71M | 277.74M | 244.07M | 214.91M | 205.12M | 164.89M | 118.77M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -64.19M | -64.42M | -75.2M | -75.23M | -75.27M | -75.31M | -75.41M | -75.44M | -75.48M | -75.51M | -77.4M | -77.42M | -77.45M | -77.47M | -71.43M | -72.25M | -73.08M | -73.91M | -96.35M | -97.71M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |