Sinclair Broadcast Group
SBGI
13.03
-0.02
-0.15%
Sinclair Broadcast Group
US · SBGI
#3289 by market cap
13.03
-0.02
-0.15%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 274s ago
· 2026-10-08 10:08
Pre-market
13.02
-0.23%
After-hours
13.05
0.00%
- Market cap
- 942.30M
- P/E (TTM)i
- 16.49
- P/Bi
- 2.48
- EPSi
- -1.61
- Div yieldi
- 7.67%
- 52W posi
- 25%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.88, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -10.68% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 46.32%
- Operating margin
- 4.86%
- Net margin
- -3.53%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 4.48B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.88
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.06B | 4.24B | 5.94B | 6.13B | 3.93B | 3.13B | 3.55B | 3.17B |
| Gross profit | 1.86B | 2.17B | 3.12B | 1.79B | 1.94B | 1.47B | 1.83B | 1.47B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 741.00M | 1.12B | 980.00M | 1.08B | 972.00M | 1.44B | 979.00M | 991.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 620.00M | 378.00M | 1.38B | 24.00M | 559.00M | -318.00M | 531.00M | 154.00M |
| Pretax profit | 310.00M | 9.00M | -3.15B | -499.00M | 3.61B | -637.00M | 395.00M | -153.00M |
| Tax | -36.00M | -96.00M | -720.00M | -173.00M | 913.00M | -358.00M | 76.00M | -54.00M |
| Net profit | 346.00M | 105.00M | -2.43B | -326.00M | 2.70B | -279.00M | 319.00M | -99.00M |
| Basic EPS | 3 | 1 | -30 | -6 | 38 | -4 | 5 | -2 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.35 | 0.51 | -30.20 | -5.51 | 37.54 | -4.46 | 4.69 | -1.61 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 776.00M | 784.00M | 773.00M | 836.00M | 807.00M | 840.00M |
| Gross profit | 358.00M | 364.00M | 360.00M | 386.00M | 395.00M | 416.00M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 244.00M | 245.00M | 243.00M | 259.00M | 263.00M | 262.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 22.00M | 30.00M | 22.00M | 80.00M | 34.00M | 55.00M |
| Pretax profit | -200.00M | -76.00M | 0 | 123.00M | -137.00M | 35.00M |
| Tax | -46.00M | -14.00M | -1.00M | 7.00M | -158.00M | 112.00M |
| Net profit | -154.00M | -62.00M | 1.00M | 116.00M | 21.00M | -77.00M |
| Basic EPS | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Diluted EPS | -2.30 | -0.91 | -0.02 | 1.55 | 0.28 | -1.06 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.78B | 2.91B | 3.22B | 2.47B | 1.68B | 1.48B | 1.49B | 1.70B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.06B | 1.33B | 1.26B | 816.00M | 884.00M | 662.00M | 697.00M | 866.00M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 6.57B | 17.37B | 13.38B | 12.54B | 6.70B | 6.09B | 5.89B | 5.95B |
| Total current liabilities | 573.00M | 1.13B | 1.03B | 1.20B | 608.00M | 1.10B | 605.00M | 703.00M |
| Short-term debt | 43.00M | 109.00M | 92.00M | 104.00M | 61.00M | 57.00M | 60.00M | 49.00M |
| Long-term debt | 3.85B | 12.37B | 12.49B | 12.27B | 4.23B | 4.14B | 4.09B | 4.36B |
| Total liabilities | 4,972,000,000.00 | 15,676,000,000.00 | 14,567,000,000.00 | 14,247,000,000.00 | 6,023,000,000.00 | 5,864,000,000.00 | 5,369,000,000.00 | 5,579,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.60B | 1.69B | -1.19B | -1.71B | 681.00M | 221.00M | 516.00M | 370.00M |
| Retained earnings | 518.00M | 492.00M | -1.99B | -2.46B | 122.00M | -234.00M | 10.00M | -171.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.50B | 1.46B | 1.34B | 1.70B | 1.63B | 1.39B |
| Cash & ST investments | 631.00M | 616.00M | 526.00M | 866.00M | 844.00M | 604.00M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 5.78B | 5.67B | 5.57B | 5.95B | 5.78B | 5.48B |
| Total current liabilities | 724.00M | 772.00M | 666.00M | 703.00M | 672.00M | 714.00M |
| Short-term debt | 47.00M | 48.00M | 49.00M | 49.00M | 48.00M | 48.00M |
| Long-term debt | 4.17B | 4.08B | 4.08B | 4.36B | 4.35B | 4.04B |
| Total liabilities | 5,411,000,000.00 | 5,377,000,000.00 | 5,291,000,000.00 | 5,579,000,000.00 | 5,384,000,000.00 | 5,177,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 368.00M | 293.00M | 276.00M | 370.00M | 392.00M | 304.00M |
| Retained earnings | -163.00M | -244.00M | -263.00M | -171.00M | -169.00M | -263.00M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 647.00M | 916.00M | 1.55B | 327.00M | 799.00M | 235.00M | 98.00M | 189.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 280.00M | 1.06B | 1.75B | 2.94B | 647.00M | 271.00M | 250.00M | 249.00M |
| Free cash flow | 542.00M | 760.00M | 1.39B | 247.00M | 694.00M | 143.00M | 14.00M | 115.00M |
| Dividends paid | -74.00M | -106.00M | -99.00M | -65.00M | -77.00M | -65.00M | -66.00M | -69.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -221.00M | -145.00M | -343.00M | -61.00M | -120.00M | -153.00M | 0 | 0 |
| Ending cash balance | 1.06B | 1.33B | 1.26B | 819.00M | 884.00M | 662.00M | 697.00M | 866.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 5.00M | 122.00M | -36.00M | 98.00M | 43.00M | 66.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 62.00M | 59.00M | 62.00M | 66.00M | 65.00M | 68.00M |
| Free cash flow | -11.00M | 105.00M | -58.00M | 79.00M | 28.00M | 46.00M |
| Dividends paid | -17.00M | -17.00M | -18.00M | -17.00M | -18.00M | -18.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 631.00M | 616.00M | 526.00M | 866.00M | 844.00M | 604.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 21.28 | 2.99 | -2,117.54 | -- | -- | -56.34 | 71.43 | -21.83 |
| ROA %i | 5.11 | 0.39 | -15.70 | -3.19 | 27.56 | -4.55 | 5.18 | -1.89 |
| ROIC %i | 9.95 | 3.60 | -14.85 | -- | -- | -1.02 | 11.71 | 2.90 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 41.24 | 31.54 | -399.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 19.71 | 10.17 | -41.95 | 1.94 | 99.54 | -10.59 | 19.70 | 7.64 |
| FCF / sales %i | 17.75 | 17.92 | 23.41 | 4.03 | 17.67 | 4.56 | 0.39 | 3.63 |
| Current ratioi | 3.11 | 2.57 | 3.11 | 2.06 | 2.77 | 1.34 | 2.45 | 2.42 |
| Quick ratioi | 3.01 | 2.26 | 2.47 | 1.84 | 2.47 | 1.17 | 2.21 | 2.21 |
| Debt / assetsi | 59.24 | 73.07 | 95.52 | 100.31 | 66.26 | 71.45 | 72.74 | 75.96 |
| LT debt / equityi | 234.90 | 837.82 | -- | -- | 585.70 | 1,505.61 | 724.01 | 1,009.03 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.06 | 1.02 | -3.80 | 0.19 | 13.21 | -1.09 | 2.30 | 0.61 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 11.24 | 17.37 | 31.13 | 26.16 | -2.52 | -19.21 | -16.68 | -6.91 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 25.74 | -42.35 | -- | -- | 283.55 | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 20.28 | 13.69 | 58.70 | -23.05 | -2.98 | -53.15 | -61.59 | -45.07 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 34.07 | 14.27 | -11.81 | -21.83 | 14.18 | 14.04 |
| ROA %i | 2.22 | 0.88 | -0.79 | -1.89 | 1.11 | 0.93 |
| ROIC %i | 9.13 | 7.59 | 4.88 | 2.90 | 5.44 | 5.50 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 15.49 | 12.98 | 10.01 | 7.64 | 7.69 | 10.90 |
| FCF / sales %i | 0.79 | 13.27 | 6.32 | 3.63 | 4.81 | 2.92 |
| Current ratioi | 2.08 | 1.89 | 2.01 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 1.94 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.81 | 1.61 | 1.74 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 1.75 |
| Debt / assetsi | 75.08 | 74.97 | 76.22 | 75.96 | 78.15 | 76.48 |
| LT debt / equityi | 984.40 | 1,164.27 | 1,208.65 | 1,009.03 | 956.32 | 1,090.53 |
| Interest coveragei | 1.47 | 1.20 | 0.87 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 1.06 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Local Media is the largest reported line at 87.02% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Tennis, is a distant second at 8.33% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Local Media87.02%
Tennis8.33%
Other & Corporate6.31%
Quote time 2026-10-08 10:08:52 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.