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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc

SBGI · NASDAQ · Communication Services / Broadcasting

15.14USD+0.56 (+3.84%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close14.58
Open14.79
Day Range14.65 – 15.15
52-Week Range11.82 – 16.69
Volume789.94K
Market Cap924.44M
P/E (TTM)16.22
Forward P/E32.05
EPS0.79
Dividend Yield7.82%
Beta1.04
50-Day Avg13.89
200-Day Avg14.42

About

Sinclair, Inc., a media company, provides content on local television stations and digital platforms in the United States. It operates through two segments, Local Media and Tennis. The Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, original networks, and content; provides free over-the-air programming and live local sporting events on its stations; distributes its content to multi-channel video programming distributors in exchange for contractual fees; and produces local and original news programs. This segment operates The Nest, a free over-the-air national broadcast TV network; Comet, a science fiction network; CHARGE!, an adventure and action-based network; The National News Desk, a news program; and Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, an investigative and political analysis program, as well as podcasts related to soccer and sports programming. Its Tennis segment offers Tennis Channel, a cable network that includes coverage of tennis' top tournaments and original professional sports, and tennis lifestyle shows; Tennis Channel International and Tennis Channel streaming services; Tennischannel 2, a 24-hours a day free ad-supported streaming television channel; Tennis.com; and FAST Channel Pickleballtv. The company also provides non-broadcast digital and internet solutions; and technical sales and services, including the design and manufacture of broadcast systems. In addition, it owns various investments in non-media related companies. The company distributes its content through its broadcast platform and third-party platforms that consist of programming provided by third-party networks and syndicators, local news, sports, and other original programming. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Company Details

  • SectorCommunication Services
  • IndustryBroadcasting
  • CEOMr. Christopher S. Ripley
  • Employees7.10K
  • Headquarters10706 Beaver Dam Road, Hunt Valley, MD, United States, 21030, USA
  • Websitehttps://sbgi.net

Leadership

  • Mr. David D. SmithExecutive Chairman of the Board · b. 1951
  • Mr. Christopher S. RipleyPresident & CEO · b. 1977
  • Mr. Narinder K. SahaiExecutive VP & CFO · b. 1976
  • Mr. Robert D. WeisbordCOO & President of Local Media · b. 1963
  • Mr. Jason R. SmithExecutive Vice Chairman
  • Mr. David R. BochenekSenior VP & Chief Accounting Officer · b. 1963
  • Mr. Michael J. KralecSenior VP & CTO
  • Mr. Brian S. BarkExecutive VP & Chief Information Officer · b. 1969
  • Mr. Christopher C. KingVice President of Investor Relations
  • Mr. David B. Gibber Esq., J.D.Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer · b. 1982

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue123.50M206.10M378.50M516.40M736.80M733.60M788.86M710.28M735.79M738.74M708.28M692.07M715.14M718.10M754.47M656.48M767.19M765.29M1.06B1.36B1.98B2.22B2.74B2.73B3.06B4.24B5.94B6.13B3.93B3.13B3.55B3.17B
Growth (%)-+66.88%+83.65%+36.43%+42.68%-0.43%+7.53%-9.96%+3.59%+0.40%-4.12%-2.29%+3.33%+0.41%+5.07%-12.99%+16.86%-0.25%+38.73%+28.39%+45.00%+12.27%+23.33%-0.10%+11.74%+38.79%+40.17%+3.21%-35.96%-20.21%+13.21%-10.68%
Cost of Revenue14.60M22.60M66.70M92.20M140.70M175.40M147.49M145.98M140.06M147.94M216.83M223.60M221.98M237.39M272.28M236.05M312.99M283.84M381.57M510.56M743.63M898.21M1.15B1.23B1.19B2.32B2.91B4.44B2.08B1.66B1.71B2.02B
Gross Profit108.90M183.50M311.80M424.20M596.10M558.20M641.37M564.30M595.73M590.80M491.44M468.47M493.16M480.71M482.19M420.42M454.19M481.45M680.11M852.57M1.23B1.32B1.59B1.51B1.86B1.92B3.03B1.69B1.85B1.47B1.83B1.15B
Gross Margin88.18%89.03%82.38%82.15%80.90%76.09%81.30%79.45%80.96%79.97%69.39%67.69%68.96%66.94%63.91%64.04%59.20%62.91%64.06%62.54%62.38%59.52%57.96%55.11%61.02%45.31%51.00%27.60%47.15%47.03%51.69%36.13%
Operating Expense86.20M138.30M222.90M297.90M403.80M392.50M485.71M526.61M411.10M417.78M334.21M299.01M333.98M321.54M308.39M531.65M213.84M255.83M350.83M528.55M738.27M898.19M983.40M769.37M1.20B1.45B5.80B1.60B-2.13B1.80B1.28B991.00M
Operating Income22.70M45.20M88.90M126.30M192.30M165.70M155.66M37.69M184.63M173.02M157.23M169.46M159.18M159.17M173.80M-111.23M240.36M225.62M329.28M324.02M494.65M422.74M602.85M737.51M659.66M470.00M-2.77B95.00M3.98B-331.00M551.00M154.00M
Operating Margin18.38%21.93%23.49%24.46%26.10%22.59%19.73%5.31%25.09%23.42%22.20%24.49%22.26%22.17%23.04%-16.94%31.33%29.48%31.01%23.77%25.03%19.05%22.03%26.97%21.59%11.08%-46.64%1.55%101.32%-10.56%15.53%4.86%
EBITDA78.30M125.60M210.70M272.80M371.40M416.60M415.07M321.30M367.52M331.60M302.40M289.26M318.98M292.83M-132.33M45.62M348.16M330.96M418.02M471.59M691.98M688.40M994.24M1.12B983.00M907.00M2.27B714.00M944.00M-61.00M949.00M565.00M
EBITDA Margin63.40%60.94%55.67%52.83%50.41%56.79%52.62%45.24%49.95%44.89%42.69%41.80%44.60%40.78%-17.54%6.95%45.38%43.25%39.37%34.60%35.01%31.02%36.33%41.06%32.18%21.39%38.16%11.64%24.03%-1.95%26.75%17.83%
Net Income-3.50M100.00K1.10M-10.60M-16.90M167.70M77.36M-127.72M-564.49M24.39M24.02M187.31M102.62M43.11M61.66M-135.69M76.15M75.80M144.67M73.47M212.28M171.52M245.30M576.01M341.24M47.00M-2.41B-414.00M2.65B-291.00M310.00M-112.00M
Net Income Margin-2.83%0.05%0.29%-2.05%-2.29%22.86%9.81%-17.98%-76.72%3.30%3.39%27.07%14.35%6.00%8.17%-20.67%9.93%9.90%13.63%5.39%10.74%7.73%8.96%21.07%11.17%1.11%-40.62%-6.75%67.52%-9.29%8.74%-3.53%
R&D-----------------0006.92M12.44M4.08M10.00M--------
R&D as % of Total Revenue-----------------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.35%0.56%0.15%0.37%--------
Interest Expense25.40M39.30M84.30M0139.00M0148.91M143.57M126.50M128.23M120.40M118.59M115.22M95.87M77.72M80.02M116.05M106.13M128.55M162.94M174.86M191.45M211.14M212.31M291.98M422.00M656.00M618.00M296.00M305.00M304.00M395.00M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue20.57%19.07%22.27%0.00%18.87%0.00%18.88%20.21%17.19%17.36%17.00%17.14%16.11%13.35%10.30%12.19%15.13%13.87%12.11%11.95%8.85%8.63%7.71%7.77%9.56%9.95%11.04%10.07%7.54%9.73%8.57%12.46%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets397.50M605.30M1.71B2.03B3.85B3.62B3.40B3.37B2.61B2.56B2.47B2.29B2.27B2.22B2.28B1.60B1.49B1.57B2.73B4.15B5.45B5.43B5.96B6.78B6.57B17.37B13.38B12.54B6.70B6.08B5.88B5.95B
Total Liabilities410.70M506.60M1.47B1.49B3.04B2.44B2.28B2.59B2.39B2.33B2.24B2.06B2.01B1.97B2.04B1.80B1.64B1.68B2.83B3.74B5.05B4.93B5.41B5.25B4.97B15.68B14.57B14.25B6.02B5.86B5.37B5.58B
Total Equity-15.60M96.40M237.30M543.30M816.00M974.90M912.53M771.96M211.18M229.00M226.55M222.98M266.64M252.77M219.45M-202.22M-157.08M-111.36M-100.05M396.37M427.88M525.81M587.98M1.57B1.64B1.50B-1.27B-1.77B748.00M285.00M583.00M443.00M
Cash2.40M112.50M2.30M139.30M3.30M16.40M4.09M32.06M5.33M28.73M10.49M9.65M67.41M20.98M16.47M50.89M27.03M12.97M22.86M280.10M17.68M149.97M259.98M681.33M1.06B1.33B1.26B816.00M884.00M662.00M697.00M866.00M
Total Debt346.30M418.10M1.29B1.28B2.53B1.99B1.62B1.69B1.55B1.73B1.64B1.48B1.41B1.34B1.38B1.37B1.21B1.21B2.27B3.03B3.93B3.85B4.20B4.05B3.89B12.69B12.78B12.58B4.44B4.35B4.28B4.52B
Net Debt343.90M305.60M1.29B1.14B2.52B1.98B1.61B1.65B1.55B1.70B1.63B1.47B1.35B1.32B1.36B1.32B1.19B1.19B2.25B2.75B3.91B3.70B3.94B3.37B2.83B11.36B11.52B11.76B3.56B3.69B3.58B3.65B

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow13.70M52.70M69.00M96.60M150.50M130.20M69.13M58.89M149.62M148.75M120.11M54.55M155.33M146.21M211.13M105.44M154.96M148.51M237.47M160.58M430.45M400.69M591.77M431.10M647.42M916.00M1.55B327.00M799.00M235.00M98.00M189.00M
Investing Cash Flow-250.90M-119.20M-1.01B-219.00M-1.81B453.00M209.82M-33.34M52.82M-93.00M-17.70M284.76M-15.14M-56.37M-142.32M-93.85M31.93M-112.25M-1.15B-1.05B-1.40B-151.31M-606.00M-198.03M-118.21M-9.53B-159.00M-246.00M-381.00M52.00M77.00M-120.00M
Financing Cash Flow221.60M176.50M832.80M259.40M1.53B-570.00M-291.26M2.42M-229.17M-32.35M-120.65M-340.21M-82.44M-136.27M-73.32M-4.84M-188.15M-45.27M921.71M1.15B704.48M-117.09M124.25M188.26M-464.82M8.89B-1.46B-524.00M-353.00M-509.00M-140.00M100.00M
Capital Expenditure2.40M1.70M12.60M110.00M2.08B268.10M33.26M29.02M84.09M69.53M44.88M16.67M16.92M23.23M42.29M7.69M21.80M47.76M1.18B1.05B1.57B108.43M94.47M83.81M105.06M156.00M157.00M80.00M105.00M92.00M84.00M74.00M
Free Cash Flow11.30M51.00M56.40M-13.40M-1.93B-137.90M35.87M29.87M65.53M79.22M75.23M37.88M138.41M122.99M168.84M105.44M133.16M100.76M-941.86M-888.96M-1.14B292.26M497.30M347.29M542.36M760.00M1.39B247.00M694.00M143.00M14.00M115.00M
Dividends Paid---2.40M10.40M10.40M10.35M10.35M10.35M10.35M14.45M24.20M24.20M49.49M66.68M16.04M34.23M38.36M123.85M56.77M61.10M62.73M65.91M71.36M74.57M106.00M99.00M65.00M77.00M65.00M66.00M69.00M
FCF to OCF82.48%96.77%81.74%-13.87%-1280.33%-105.91%51.89%50.73%43.80%53.26%62.63%69.43%89.11%84.12%79.97%100.00%85.93%67.84%-396.61%-553.60%-263.92%72.94%84.04%80.56%83.77%82.97%89.86%75.54%86.86%60.85%14.29%60.85%
Dividend Paid to FCF----17.91%-0.54%-7.54%28.85%34.65%15.79%13.06%19.21%63.91%17.49%40.24%39.49%15.21%25.70%38.07%-13.15%-6.39%-5.38%21.46%13.25%20.55%13.75%13.95%7.12%26.32%11.10%45.45%471.43%60.00%

Earnings

Report DateSep 5, 1995Feb 14, 1996Jul 30, 1996Nov 1, 1996Feb 10, 1997Apr 30, 1997Jul 31, 1997Oct 30, 1997Feb 9, 1998Apr 30, 1998Jul 28, 1998Nov 4, 1998Feb 9, 1999Apr 27, 1999Jul 29, 1999Oct 28, 1999Feb 3, 2000Apr 27, 2000Jul 27, 2000Oct 26, 2000Feb 1, 2001Apr 26, 2001Jul 26, 2001Nov 8, 2001Feb 13, 2002May 2, 2002Aug 1, 2002Nov 6, 2002Feb 13, 2003May 8, 2003Aug 8, 2003Nov 6, 2003Feb 5, 2004May 6, 2004Aug 5, 2004Nov 4, 2004Feb 10, 2005May 4, 2005Aug 3, 2005Nov 2, 2005Feb 8, 2006May 3, 2006Aug 2, 2006Nov 1, 2006Feb 14, 2007May 2, 2007Aug 1, 2007Oct 31, 2007Feb 6, 2008May 7, 2008Aug 6, 2008Nov 5, 2008Feb 11, 2009May 6, 2009Aug 5, 2009Nov 4, 2009Feb 17, 2010May 5, 2010Aug 4, 2010Nov 3, 2010Feb 9, 2011May 4, 2011Aug 3, 2011Nov 2, 2011Feb 8, 2012May 2, 2012Aug 1, 2012Nov 1, 2012Feb 6, 2013Apr 29, 2013Aug 7, 2013Nov 6, 2013Feb 12, 2014May 7, 2014Aug 6, 2014Nov 5, 2014Feb 18, 2015May 6, 2015Aug 5, 2015Nov 4, 2015Feb 24, 2016May 4, 2016Aug 3, 2016Nov 2, 2016Feb 22, 2017May 3, 2017Aug 2, 2017Nov 1, 2017Feb 28, 2018May 9, 2018Aug 8, 2018Nov 7, 2018Feb 27, 2019May 8, 2019Aug 7, 2019Nov 6, 2019Feb 26, 2020May 6, 2020Aug 5, 2020Nov 4, 2020Feb 24, 2021May 5, 2021Aug 4, 2021Nov 3, 2021Feb 23, 2022May 4, 2022Aug 3, 2022Nov 2, 2022Feb 22, 2023May 3, 2023Aug 2, 2023Nov 1, 2023Feb 28, 2024May 8, 2024Aug 7, 2024Nov 6, 2024Feb 26, 2025May 7, 2025Aug 6, 2025Nov 5, 2025Feb 26, 2026Apr 30, 2026Aug 5, 2026Nov 4, 2026
EPS Estimate0.030.060.03-0.100.09-0.080.020.000.03-0.070.03-0.040.06-0.04-0.02-0.04-0.21-0.080.09-0.04-0.05-0.36-0.21-0.31-0.29-0.320.060.010.13-0.110.04-0.01-0.01-0.040.13-0.12-0.060.110.050.080.020.110.050.13-0.010.120.080.210.170.180.090.16-0.060.020.080.170.100.130.220.380.180.260.180.330.330.290.350.560.170.200.250.340.180.360.350.790.120.360.240.660.240.520.731.360.310.410.400.570.340.040.532.000.260.410.390.930.724.72-3.075.010.14-0.16-0.350.07-0.62-0.100.550.42-0.54-0.48-0.650.43-0.26-0.081.051.83-1.11-1.08-0.65-0.60-0.71-0.130.23
EPS Actual0.050.030.00-0.050.04-0.110.030.00-0.01-0.070.02-0.05-0.14-0.04-0.01-0.20-0.22-0.05-0.04-0.06-0.16-0.46-0.19-0.39-0.43-0.04-0.05-0.320.33-0.050.090.010.08-0.030.240.010.190.030.150.100.130.110.130.060.210.110.120.110.130.180.150.120.210.190.030.180.240.140.220.250.430.180.250.240.280.370.370.330.720.200.240.300.290.270.420.490.840.250.480.450.610.250.520.701.320.320.430.380.40-0.540.270.522.100.250.701.150.941.533.212.136.270.18-4.020.52-1.180.37-0.030.360.792.71-1.09-0.30-5.350.450.481.522.66-1.25-0.53-0.020.131.69-1.06-
Surprise66.67%-50.00%-100.00%50.00%-55.56%-37.50%50.00%--133.33%0.00%-33.33%-25.00%-333.33%0.00%50.00%-400.00%-4.76%37.50%-144.44%-50.00%-220.00%-27.78%9.52%-25.81%-48.28%87.50%-183.33%-3300.00%153.85%54.55%125.00%200.00%900.00%25.00%84.62%-58.33%150.00%36.36%100.00%62.50%450.00%18.18%20.00%61.54%1200.00%0.00%37.50%-38.10%5.88%-16.67%33.33%31.25%416.67%50.00%125.00%41.18%40.00%69.23%13.64%13.16%0.00%-3.85%33.33%-15.15%12.12%27.59%-5.71%28.57%17.65%20.00%20.00%-14.71%50.00%16.67%40.00%6.33%108.33%33.33%87.50%-7.58%4.17%0.00%-4.11%-2.94%3.23%4.88%-5.00%-29.82%-258.82%575.00%-1.89%5.00%-3.85%70.73%194.87%1.08%112.50%-31.99%169.38%25.15%28.57%-2412.50%248.57%-1785.71%159.68%70.00%-34.55%88.10%601.85%-127.08%53.85%-1344.19%273.08%700.00%44.76%45.59%-12.61%50.93%96.92%121.48%338.03%-715.38%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap924.44M
Enterprise Value4.52B
Trailing P/E16.22
Forward P/E32.05
PEG Ratio0.89
Price / Sales0.28
Price / Book2.45
EPS0.79
Book Value5.26
Revenue (TTM)3.26B
Gross Profit (TTM)1.48B
EBITDA478.00M
Profit Margin1.60%
Operating Margin6.55%
Return on Equity20.44%
Return on Assets2.43%
Shares Outstanding48.41M
Shares Float39.14M
Beta1.04
Dividend Yield7.82%
Dividend Rate1.00
Payout Ratio135.34%

Analyst Ratings

Hold
Based on 7 analystsTarget 17.57
  • Strong Buy
    2
  • Hold
    3
  • Sell
    1
  • Strong Sell
    1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
67.99%
Insiders
14.22%
Retail / Other
17.79%

Top Institutional Holders

  • Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al
    3.94M5.44%
  • BlackRock Inc
    2.91M4.02%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    1.91M2.63%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
    1.78M2.47%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    1.69M2.34%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc
    1.66M2.30%
  • Madison Avenue Partners, LP
    1.47M2.04%
  • Capital Management Corp
    1.41M1.95%
  • Gabelli Funds LLC
    1.08M1.50%
  • Converium Capital Inc.
    1.06M1.47%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    981.39K1.36%
  • Empyrean Capital Partners, LP
    944.49K1.31%
  • State Street Corp
    922.30K1.28%
  • The Goldman Sachs Group Inc
    784.57K1.08%
  • Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC
    754.88K1.04%
  • Pinnacle Associates Inc
    741.43K1.03%

Top Fund Holders

  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    1.24M1.72%
  • 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB
    1.18M1.62%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    1.11M1.54%
  • Vanguard Small Cap Index
    889.86K1.23%

Dividends

20263×
0.25Aug 31, 20260.25May 26, 20260.25Mar 10, 2026
20254×
0.25Dec 1, 20250.25Aug 29, 20250.25May 30, 20250.25Mar 10, 2025
20244×
0.25Dec 2, 20240.25Aug 30, 20240.25Jun 3, 20240.25Mar 8, 2024
20234×
0.25Nov 30, 20230.25Aug 31, 20230.25May 26, 20230.25Mar 2, 2023
20224×
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