We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to IHRT. IHRT was compared to 92 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

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year IHRT has reported negative net income.
In the past year IHRT has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years IHRT always reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years IHRT always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

IHRT has a Return On Assets (-7.85%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 3.97%, IHRT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.04% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for IHRT is below the industry average of 7.07%.
The 3 year average ROIC (2.91%) for IHRT is below the current ROIC(3.97%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-7.85%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	3.97%

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 5.51% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT outperforms 61.96% of its industry peers.
IHRT's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 58.44%, IHRT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.65% of the companies in the same industry.
IHRT's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.51%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	58.44%

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

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), IHRT 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.
The debt/assets ratio for IHRT is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

IHRT has an Altman-Z score of -0.26. 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 -0.26 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. IHRT is outperformed by 68.48% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-0.26

ROIC/WACC0.54

WACC7.37%

2.3 Liquidity

IHRT has a Current Ratio of 1.59. This is a normal value and indicates that IHRT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
IHRT has a better Current ratio (1.59) than 64.13% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.59 indicates that IHRT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
IHRT has a Quick ratio of 1.59. This is in the better half of the industry: IHRT outperforms 66.30% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.59
Quick Ratio	1.59

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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 62.35%, which is quite impressive.
IHRT shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 1.39%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.91% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)62.35%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-59.26%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.39%

Revenue growth 3Y2.7%

Revenue growth 5Y0.91%

Sales Q2Q%-1.1%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, IHRT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 27.33% on average per year.
IHRT is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.90% yearly.

EPS Next Y58.83%

EPS Next 2Y44.33%

EPS Next 3Y27.33%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-1.28%

Revenue Next 2Y2.12%

Revenue Next 3Y1.22%

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.

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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.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 5.85, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of IHRT.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, IHRT is valued cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
IHRT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.57.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	5.85

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 67.39% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	9.24

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The 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 27.33% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.