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How iHeartMedia, Inc. stacks up
IHRT · against 142 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
34/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #98 of 143 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score17 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including IHRT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, which is weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -86.7% vs peer median 2.9%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.6% vs peer median 8.6%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 67% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 11.0% vs peer median 7.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IHRT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IHRT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 140 reported | -87.1% | 3.0% | 8% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 9.3% | 9.3% | 50% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 131 reported | 11.2% | 7.5% | 72% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | -607.1% | 45.9% | 1% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IHRT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 2 | 4.5B USD | 98 | 64 | |
| 3 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 393M USD | 96 | 78 | |
| 94 | 4.6B USD | 36 | 39 | |
| 94 | 2.3B USD | 36 | 33 | |
| 97 | 2.9B USD | 35 | 41 | |
| 98 | 1.2B USD | 34 | 36 | |
| 98 | 324M USD | 34 | 25 | |
| 98 | 649M USD | 34 | 46 | |
| 101 | 3.8B USD | 33 | 50 | |
| 101 | 11.5B USD | 33 | 55 | |
| 103 | 286M USD | 31 | 18 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score