Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: US65336K1034
USD
218.10
-12.14 (-5.27%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Nexstar Media Group, Inc. ?

1
Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.57 times
  • Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.57 times
2
High Debt company with Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 2 consecutive positive quarters
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 388.3
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 17.43% (YoY)
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 1,198 MM
4
With ROCE of 12.40%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.75 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 24.99%, its profits have fallen by -15.7%
  • At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 156.2
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Verdict Report

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 Nexstar Media Group, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
22.94%
1.30
34.08%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.22%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.36
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.57
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.80
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.57
Tax Ratio
29.49%
Dividend Payout Ratio
31.58%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
12.70%
ROE (avg)
28.52%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.77
EV to EBIT
14.10
EV to EBITDA
7.94
EV to Capital Employed
1.75
EV to Sales
2.87
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
156.24%
ROCE (Latest)
12.40%
ROE (Latest)
21.27%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
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

5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 1,112 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.08

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 281.1 %

-23What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 388.3

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 17.43% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 1,198 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 365 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 30.47 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 96 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 66 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.15

Here's what is working for Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.08 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,112 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 281.1 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

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

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 96 MM has Fallen at -60.66%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 66 MM has Fallen at -64.71%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 388.3
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 1,198 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 365 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 30.47 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 96 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD 66 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD 2.15
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 17.43% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 0.16 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income