iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT) is a Broadcasting company in the Communication Services sector, currently trading at $3.89. It has a SharesGrow Score of 32/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is IHRT = $4 (-10% upside).
Valuation: IHRT trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -1.1 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.04.
Financials: revenue is $3.9B, -0.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $473M (loss), growing at -86.1%/yr. Net profit margin is -12.2% (negative). Gross margin is 48.9% (-13.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $5.8B with negative equity of -$1.8B — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.51 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 103.4%. Total assets: $5.6B.
Analyst outlook: 4 / 10 analysts rate IHRT as buy (40%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 80/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 46/100 (Partial), Future 26/100 (Fail), Income 10/100 (Fail).
