Cumulus Media, Inc. (CMLS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Cumulus Media, Inc. ?

With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 10.21 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.63% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Negative results in Mar 26

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD -38.77 MM has Grown at -59.97%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -37.08 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 15.29

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -96.83%, its profits have risen by 39.3%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -96.83% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Cumulus Media, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Cumulus Media, Inc.

-96.83%

-0.37

272.50%

S&P 500

25.41%

1.92

13.25%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-2.03%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-10.43%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.62

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

7.02

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-25.80

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.98

Tax Ratio

3.09%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

36.08%

ROCE (avg)

4.13%

ROE (avg)

2.63%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

-0.22

EV to EBIT

66.09

EV to EBITDA

9.15

EV to Capital Employed

1.12

EV to Sales

0.87

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

1.69%

ROE (Latest)

Negative BV

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

6What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -38.77 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.56% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.02 times

-15What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD -38.77 MM has Grown at -59.97%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -37.08 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 15.29

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 164.45 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 1.84 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 1.12 %

Here's what is working for Cumulus Media, Inc.

Net Profit

Higher at USD -38.77 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 5.02 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -5.56% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Cumulus Media, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD -38.77 MM has Grown at -59.97%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 15.29

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD -37.08 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 164.45 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 1.84 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 1.12 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales