USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:TDAY • US36472T1097

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This TDAY fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. TDAY Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year TDAY has reported negative net income.
  • TDAY had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • TDAY had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years TDAY had a positive operating cash flow.
TDAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTDAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -200M -400M -600M

1.2 Ratios

  • TDAY has a Return On Assets of 0.10%. This is in the better half of the industry: TDAY outperforms 71.11% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY has a better Return On Equity (1.13%) than 73.33% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.91%. This is in the better half of the industry: TDAY outperforms 71.11% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.12%. This is below the industry average of 7.63%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (4.91%) for TDAY is above the 3 year average (4.12%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.1%
ROE 1.13%
ROIC 4.91%
ROA(3y)-0.82%
ROA(5y)-2.1%
ROE(3y)-8.28%
ROE(5y)-15.32%
ROIC(3y)4.12%
ROIC(5y)4.21%
TDAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTDAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50 -100 -150

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Profit Margin value of 0.08%, TDAY is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • TDAY has a Operating Margin (3.56%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • TDAY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • TDAY's Gross Margin of 38.72% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. TDAY outperforms 48.89% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TDAY has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.56%
PM (TTM) 0.08%
GM 38.72%
OM growth 3Y31.36%
OM growth 5Y5.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.68%
GM growth 5Y-0.78%
TDAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTDAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40

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2. TDAY Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so TDAY is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for TDAY remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • TDAY has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, TDAY has an improved debt to assets ratio.
TDAY Yearly Shares OutstandingTDAY Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M
TDAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTDAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.89, we must say that TDAY is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • TDAY has a Altman-Z score of 0.89. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: TDAY outperforms 54.44% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of TDAY is 15.17, which is on the high side as it means it would take TDAY, 15.17 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • TDAY's Debt to FCF ratio of 15.17 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. TDAY outperforms 64.44% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 5.71. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • TDAY has a Debt to Equity ratio of 5.71. This is in the lower half of the industry: TDAY underperforms 76.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.71
Debt/FCF 15.17
Altman-Z 0.89
ROIC/WACC0.52
WACC9.4%
TDAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTDAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • TDAY has a Current Ratio of 0.75. This is a bad value and indicates that TDAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • TDAY has a worse Current ratio (0.75) than 75.56% of its industry peers.
  • TDAY has a Quick Ratio of 0.75. This is a bad value and indicates that TDAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.73, TDAY is doing worse than 74.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.75
Quick Ratio 0.73
TDAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTDAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. TDAY Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 79.63% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, TDAY shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.25% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -7.53% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)79.63%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-290.91%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.25%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.88%
Revenue growth 5Y-7.53%
Sales Q2Q%-5.84%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 74.92% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, TDAY will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -1.74% on average per year.
EPS Next Y145.13%
EPS Next 2Y99.75%
EPS Next 3Y74.92%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.97%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.74%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
TDAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTDAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B 4B
TDAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTDAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 -1 -2 -3

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4. TDAY Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • TDAY reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 147.45, which means the current valuation is very expensive for TDAY.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as TDAY.
  • TDAY's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 38.16.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 147.45
TDAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTDAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 -50 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, TDAY is valued a bit cheaper than 78.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of TDAY indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: TDAY is cheaper than 65.56% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 17.12
EV/EBITDA 7.76
TDAY Per share dataTDAY EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • TDAY's PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
  • TDAY's earnings are expected to grow with 74.92% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y99.75%
EPS Next 3Y74.92%

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5. TDAY Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • TDAY does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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TDAY Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

USA TODAY CO INC

NYSE:TDAY (4/15/2026, 2:16:07 PM)

7.32

+0.13 (+1.81%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners88.42%
Inst Owner Change0.05%
Ins Owners4.43%
Ins Owner Change-3.41%
Market Cap1.08B
Revenue(TTM)2.30B
Net Income(TTM)1.75M
Analysts78.33
Price Target8.37 (14.34%)
Short Float %13.55%
Short Ratio9.85
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-57.16%
Min EPS beat(2)-155.33%
Max EPS beat(2)41.01%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)153.97%
Min EPS beat(4)-155.33%
Max EPS beat(4)814%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)159.63%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)77.49%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-33.93%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.82%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.72%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.93%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.62%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.52%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.93%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.39%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.37%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.72%
PT rev (1m)15.61%
PT rev (3m)38.65%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.81%
EPS NQ rev (3m)10%
EPS NY rev (1m)-71.45%
EPS NY rev (3m)-60.83%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.72%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.91%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.57%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.8%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 147.45
P/S 0.47
P/FCF 17.12
P/OCF 9.41
P/B 6.94
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.76
EPS(TTM)-0.11
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.05
Fwd EY0.68%
FCF(TTM)0.43
FCFY5.84%
OCF(TTM)0.78
OCFY10.62%
SpS15.65
BVpS1.05
TBVpS-4.77
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.1%
ROE 1.13%
ROCE 6.21%
ROIC 4.91%
ROICexc 5.27%
ROICexgc 17.37%
OM 3.56%
PM (TTM) 0.08%
GM 38.72%
FCFM 2.73%
ROA(3y)-0.82%
ROA(5y)-2.1%
ROE(3y)-8.28%
ROE(5y)-15.32%
ROIC(3y)4.12%
ROIC(5y)4.21%
ROICexc(3y)4.41%
ROICexc(5y)4.5%
ROICexgc(3y)14.32%
ROICexgc(5y)13.62%
ROCE(3y)5.21%
ROCE(5y)5.33%
ROICexgc growth 3Y36.57%
ROICexgc growth 5Y14.86%
ROICexc growth 3Y34.35%
ROICexc growth 5Y9.69%
OM growth 3Y31.36%
OM growth 5Y5.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.68%
GM growth 5Y-0.78%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.25
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.71
Debt/FCF 15.17
Debt/EBITDA 3.57
Cap/Depr 31.06%
Cap/Sales 2.24%
Interest Coverage 0.97
Cash Conversion 46.18%
Profit Quality 3596.51%
Current Ratio 0.75
Quick Ratio 0.73
Altman-Z 0.89
F-Score8
WACC9.4%
ROIC/WACC0.52
Cap/Depr(3y)28.73%
Cap/Depr(5y)26.11%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.88%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.68%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)79.63%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-290.91%
EPS Next Y145.13%
EPS Next 2Y99.75%
EPS Next 3Y74.92%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.25%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.88%
Revenue growth 5Y-7.53%
Sales Q2Q%-5.84%
Revenue Next Year-2.97%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.74%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y15.39%
EBIT growth 3Y21%
EBIT growth 5Y-2.33%
EBIT Next Year298.58%
EBIT Next 3Y65.31%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y23.88%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y24.77%
OCF growth 1Y14.04%
OCF growth 3Y41.01%
OCF growth 5Y14.63%

USA TODAY CO INC / TDAY Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to TDAY.


What is the valuation status for TDAY stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) stock?

USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What is the financial health of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) stock?

The financial health rating of USA TODAY CO INC (TDAY) is 2 / 10.