Company Analysis

E.W. Scripps Company (SSP)

Nasdaq: SSP · Television Broadcasting Stations · Cininnati, OH · filing with the SEC since 1994
Grade4.0
◀ Past 4.5● Present 3.9▶ Future 3.6

Income statement, as filed

In thousands of US dollars (USD), as filed; per-share figures in US dollars; share counts in thousands. The fiscal year ends in December.
Income statement, by fiscal year, newest first
Fiscal yearFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Period endingDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2016
Report filedFeb 27, 2026Mar 12, 2025Feb 23, 2024Feb 24, 2023Feb 25, 2022Feb 26, 2021Feb 28, 2020Mar 1, 2019Feb 28, 2018Feb 24, 2017
Revenue2,150,5852,509,7722,292,9122,453,2152,283,5321,857,4781,351,399r1,157,362r876,972874,451
Cost of revenue1,274,5171,320,7741,283,3241,233,7691,106,226929,748701,835···
Selling, general and administrative563,001606,178614,769623,161595,105497,748449,879···
Total costs and expenses1,966,5912,097,2813,046,1542,024,8711,882,7871,553,9901,264,040946,913r786,631r690,562r
Operating income183,994412,491-753,242428,344400,745303,48887,359r148,483r-1,903128,205r
Interest expense220,968210,344213,512161,130165,16492,99480,59636,18426,69718,039
Other income (expense), net-23,7097,160-1,407-1,953-15,4692,9141,194r123r10,636-2,646
Income before income taxes-119,502209,981-967,511276,463187,088209,0201,004r92,670r-32,07693,188r
Income tax expense-18,62563,763-19,72780,56171,18955,4562,917r22,781r-20,05433,266r
Income from continuing operations··-947,784195,902115,899153,564-1,913r69,889r-12,02259,922r
Income from discontinued operations··006,813115,769-16,465r-50,140r-2,5957,313r
Net income including non-controlling interests-100,877146,218-947,784195,902122,712269,333-18,37819,749-14,61767,235
Net income to non-controlling interests·····00-632-1,5110
Net income-100,877146,218-947,784·····-10,51159,105r
Preferred dividends63,58358,61550,30550,30549,37200···
Net income to common shareholders··-998,089145,59773,340269,333-18,37820,381-13,10667,235r
Earnings per share, basic-1.871.01-11.841.710.873.23-0.230.25-0.160.80
Earnings per share, diluted-1.871.01-11.841.620.813.21-0.230.24-0.160.80r
Weighted average shares, basic88,02485,73884,26683,22082,32781,41880,82681,36982,05283,339
Weighted average shares, diluted88,02486,06784,26687,34687,97981,83180,82681,92782,05283,639
As filed with the SEC, each figure from the newest report that carries it, and linked to it. Nothing here is computed.A dot is a line not tagged for that period. r restated by the company in a later report; b a share figure put on the newest basis or filed in the wrong unit. Hover a figure for its filing and note.
What each line is, and the XBRL concept behind it
Revenue what customers paid for what it soldus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Cost of revenue what it cost to make or buy what it soldus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServiceExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Selling, general and administrative the cost of selling and of running the companyus-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Total costs and expenses every operating cost, the cost of revenue includedus-gaap:CostsAndExpenses
us-gaap:OperatingCostsAndExpenses
Operating income profit from running the business, before interest and taxus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense what its borrowing costus-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating
us-gaap:InterestExpense
Other income (expense), net gains and costs outside the businessus-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes profit before taxus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax expense tax charged on the period's profitus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income from continuing operations profit from the businesses it keepsus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
Income from discontinued operations profit or loss from businesses it sold or closedus-gaap:IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
us-gaap:IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net income including non-controlling interests the whole group's profit, minority holders' share includedus-gaap:ProfitLoss
Net income to non-controlling interests the share that belongs to minority holdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income the profit or loss that belongs to the company's shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Preferred dividends paid to preferred holders before common shareholdersus-gaap:PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact
Net income to common shareholders what is left for common shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Earnings per share, basic net income per share outstandingus-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic
Earnings per share, diluted net income per share, counting every share that could be issuedus-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average shares, basic the average count of shares outstandingus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Weighted average shares, diluted the average count with every share that could be issuedus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
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