IHRT Fundamental Analysis - IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to IHRT. IHRT was compared to 98 industry peers in the Media industry. IHRT may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. IHRT has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year IHRT has reported negative net income.

In the past year IHRT had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years IHRT always reported negative net income.

IHRT had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

IHRT's Return On Assets of -6.96% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT is outperformed by 63.27% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 3.48%, IHRT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.12% of the companies in the same industry.

IHRT had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.91%. This is significantly below the industry average of 8.86%.

The 3 year average ROIC (2.91%) for IHRT is below the current ROIC(3.48%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.96%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	3.48%

ROA(3y)-12.39%

ROA(5y)-11.95%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)2.91%

ROIC(5y)2.17%

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 5.11%, IHRT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.10% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of IHRT has declined.

IHRT has a better Gross Margin (58.29%) than 68.37% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of IHRT has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.11%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	58.29%

OM growth 3Y-11.51%

OM growth 5Y-23.92%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.17%

GM growth 5Y-2.96%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

IHRT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for IHRT has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

IHRT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

IHRT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.25, we must say that IHRT is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

IHRT has a Altman-Z score of -0.25. This is in the lower half of the industry: IHRT underperforms 72.45% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-0.25

ROIC/WACC0.48

WACC7.23%

2.3 Liquidity

IHRT has a Current Ratio of 1.50. This is a normal value and indicates that IHRT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of IHRT (1.50) is better than 62.24% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.50 indicates that IHRT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.50, IHRT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.27% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.5
Quick Ratio	1.5

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

IHRT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 63.57%, which is quite impressive.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.18% in the past year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.91% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)63.57%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%91.69%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.18%

Revenue growth 3Y2.7%

Revenue growth 5Y0.91%

Sales Q2Q%0.49%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 27.28% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

IHRT is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.90% yearly.

EPS Next Y66.74%

EPS Next 2Y43.67%

EPS Next 3Y27.28%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-2.89%

Revenue Next 2Y1.43%

Revenue Next 3Y0.77%

Revenue Next 5Y2.9%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for IHRT. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.30, the valuation of IHRT can be described as very cheap.

IHRT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. IHRT is cheaper than 83.67% of the companies in the same industry.

IHRT is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.29, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	6.3

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of IHRT indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: IHRT is cheaper than 64.29% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	9.19

4.3 Compensation for Growth

IHRT's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as IHRT's earnings are expected to grow with 27.28% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y43.67%

EPS Next 3Y27.28%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for IHRT!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A

NASDAQ:IHRT (10/2/2025, 8:07:41 PM)

After market: 2.71 +0.01 (+0.37%)

2.7

-0.16 (-5.59%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)08-11 2025-08-11/amc

Earnings (Next)11-05 2025-11-05

Inst Owners85.16%

Inst Owner Change-0.12%

Ins Owners7.75%

Ins Owner Change3.59%

Market Cap405.38M

Analysts46.67

Price Target1.61 (-40.37%)

Short Float %5.29%

Short Ratio7.15

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-171.26%

Min EPS beat(2)-248.25%

Max EPS beat(2)-94.28%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-385.76%

Min EPS beat(4)-1158.82%

Max EPS beat(4)-41.71%

EPS beat(8)1

Avg EPS beat(8)-434.83%

EPS beat(12)2

Avg EPS beat(12)-636.19%

EPS beat(16)4

Avg EPS beat(16)-475.86%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)0.41%

Min Revenue beat(2)0.33%

Max Revenue beat(2)0.5%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.6%

Min Revenue beat(4)-5.95%

Max Revenue beat(4)0.5%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.2%

Revenue beat(12)3

Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.93%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.9%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)10.53%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-150%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-17.09%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.49%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.73%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	6.3
P/S	0.1
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	8.13
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	9.19

EPS(TTM)-2.43

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.43

Fwd EY15.87%

FCF(TTM)-0.3

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.33

OCFY12.3%

SpS25.76

BVpS-11.53

TBVpS-29.75

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.96%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	4.41%
ROIC	3.48%
ROICexc	3.68%
ROICexgc	10.34%
OM	5.11%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	58.29%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-12.39%

ROA(5y)-11.95%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)2.91%

ROIC(5y)2.17%

ROICexc(3y)3.07%

ROICexc(5y)2.28%

ROICexgc(3y)10.11%

ROICexgc(5y)7.82%

ROCE(3y)3.68%

ROCE(5y)2.74%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-3.39%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-18.36%

ROICexc growth 3Y9.08%

ROICexc growth 5Y-9.78%

OM growth 3Y-11.51%

OM growth 5Y-23.92%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.17%

GM growth 5Y-2.96%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.72

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	8.73
Cap/Depr	24.73%
Cap/Sales	2.45%
Interest Coverage	0.5
Cash Conversion	8.6%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.5
Quick Ratio	1.5
Altman-Z	-0.25

F-Score4

WACC7.23%

ROIC/WACC0.48

Cap/Depr(3y)27.97%

Cap/Depr(5y)28.83%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.13%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.49%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)63.57%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%91.69%

EPS Next Y66.74%

EPS Next 2Y43.67%

EPS Next 3Y27.28%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.18%

Revenue growth 3Y2.7%

Revenue growth 5Y0.91%

Sales Q2Q%0.49%

Revenue Next Year-2.89%

Revenue Next 2Y1.43%

Revenue Next 3Y0.77%

Revenue Next 5Y2.9%

EBIT growth 1Y56%

EBIT growth 3Y-9.12%

EBIT growth 5Y-23.22%

EBIT Next Year201.44%

EBIT Next 3Y46.4%

EBIT Next 5Y28.19%

FCF growth 1Y-134.77%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-82.15%

OCF growth 3Y-39.99%

OCF growth 5Y-30.12%

IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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