IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:IHRT - US45174J5092 - Common Stock
2.935 USD
-0.12 (-4.08%)
Overall IHRT gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated IHRT against 94 industry peers in the Media industry. IHRT may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. IHRT is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
IHRT had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year IHRT had a positive cash flow from operations.
IHRT had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years IHRT always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
IHRT has a Return On Assets of -6.96%. This is in the lower half of the industry: IHRT underperforms 64.89% of its industry peers.
IHRT has a Return On Invested Capital (3.48%) which is comparable to the rest of the 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 8.50%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (3.48%) for IHRT is above the 3 year average (2.91%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| 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
IHRT's Operating Margin of 5.11% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT outperforms 55.32% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of IHRT has declined.
The Gross Margin of IHRT (58.29%) is better than 69.15% 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so IHRT is destroying value.
IHRT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, IHRT has more shares outstanding
IHRT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
IHRT has an Altman-Z score of -0.25. This is a bad value and indicates that IHRT is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
IHRT's Altman-Z score of -0.25 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT is outperformed by 72.34% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | -0.25 |
ROIC/WACC0.48
WACC7.31%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.50 indicates that IHRT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a decent Current ratio value of 1.50, IHRT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.89% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.50 indicates that IHRT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
IHRT has a better Quick ratio (1.50) than 65.96% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.5 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 63.57% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, IHRT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.18% in the last year.
IHRT shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 0.91% yearly.
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 Y66.51%
EPS Next 2Y43.67%
EPS Next 3Y27.28%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.99%
Revenue Next 2Y1.43%
Revenue Next 3Y0.77%
Revenue Next 5Y2.9%
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
IHRT reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 6.85, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of IHRT.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, IHRT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.72% of the companies are valued more expensively.
IHRT is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.50, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.85 |
4.2 Price Multiples
60.64% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than IHRT, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.24 |
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.
IHRT's earnings are expected to grow with 27.28% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y43.67%
EPS Next 3Y27.28%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
IHRT does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:IHRT (10/31/2025, 11:21:42 AM)
2.935
-0.12 (-4.08%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners85.16%
Inst Owner Change-0.16%
Ins Owners7.75%
Ins Owner Change3.59%
Market Cap440.66M
Revenue(TTM)3.87B
Net Income(TTM)-374479000
Analysts46.67
Price Target1.61 (-45.14%)
Short Float %4.77%
Short Ratio7.33
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)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-150%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.69%
EPS NY rev (3m)-17.9%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.49%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.1%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.63%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.85 | ||
| P/S | 0.11 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 8.84 | ||
| P/B | N/A | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.24 |
EPS(TTM)-2.43
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.43
Fwd EY14.6%
FCF(TTM)-0.3
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.33
OCFY11.31%
SpS25.76
BVpS-11.53
TBVpS-29.75
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/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%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-3.39%
ROICexgc 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
WACC7.31%
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 Y66.51%
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-2.99%
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 FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to IHRT.
What is the valuation status of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of IHRT stock?
IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for IHRT stock?
The financial health rating of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) is 2 / 10.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for IHRT stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of IHEARTMEDIA INC - CLASS A (IHRT) is expected to grow by 66.51% in the next year.