iHeartMedia, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: US45174J5092
USD
2.86
-0.05 (-1.72%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Sinclair, Inc.

Why is iHeartMedia, Inc. ?

1
With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.88% and Operating profit at 53.00% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.95% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company declared negative results in Mar'25 after very positive results in Dec'24
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At USD -160.73 MM has Grown at -67.98%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -62.46 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -316.67 %
3
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 69.97%, its profits have risen by 289.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
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How much should you sell?

  1. 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 iHeartMedia, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
iHeartMedia, Inc.
95.22%
1.35
85.15%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.88%
EBIT Growth (5y)
53.00%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.73
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
8.28
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-3.00
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.94
Tax Ratio
0.19%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
94.41%
ROCE (avg)
5.74%
ROE (avg)
1.95%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
3
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
-0.22
EV to EBIT
12.23
EV to EBITDA
6.64
EV to Capital Employed
1.68
EV to Sales
1.40
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.75%
ROE (Latest)
Negative BV
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

10What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 152.04 MM has Grown at 472.17%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -3.37% (YoY

-9What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD -160.73 MM has Grown at -67.98%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -62.46 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -316.67 %

Here's what is working for iHeartMedia, Inc.

Net Profit
At USD 152.04 MM has Grown at 472.17%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.37% (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 iHeartMedia, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -62.46 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -316.67 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio