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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CCO - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US18453H1068 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

1.35  -0.05 (-3.57%)

After market: 1.3699 +0.02 (+1.47%)

Fundamental Rating

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Overall CCO gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated CCO against 93 industry peers in the Media industry. CCO has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. CCO does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CCO has reported negative net income.
CCO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years CCO always reported negative net income.
In multiple years CCO reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
CCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 200M -200M 400M -400M 600M -600M

1.2 Ratios

CCO has a Return On Assets (-2.94%) which is in line with its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 6.65%, CCO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.41% of the companies in the same industry.
CCO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.65%. This is below the industry average of 7.01%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.65%) for CCO is below the current ROIC(6.65%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.94%
ROE N/A
ROIC 6.65%
ROA(3y)-5.56%
ROA(5y)-6.5%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.65%
ROIC(5y)N/A
CCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 10 -10 20 30

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of CCO (14.12%) is better than 78.16% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CCO has grown nicely.
CCO has a Gross Margin of 49.44%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CCO outperforms 58.62% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CCO has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 14.12%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 49.44%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y5.19%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y10.95%
GM growth 5Y1.14%
CCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20 -20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CCO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
CCO has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
CCO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
CCO has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CCO Yearly Shares OutstandingCCO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 100M 200M 300M 400M
CCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

CCO has an Altman-Z score of -1.34. This is a bad value and indicates that CCO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of CCO (-1.34) is worse than 83.91% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -1.34
ROIC/WACC0.98
WACC6.78%
CCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 2B -2B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

CCO has a Current Ratio of 1.00. This is a normal value and indicates that CCO is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.00, CCO is doing worse than 73.56% of the companies in the same industry.
CCO has a Quick Ratio of 1.00. This is a normal value and indicates that CCO is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of CCO (1.00) is worse than 72.41% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1
Quick Ratio 1
CCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

CCO shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 60.14%, which is quite impressive.
CCO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -18.85%.
CCO shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -4.81% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)60.14%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%89.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-18.85%
Revenue growth 3Y4.68%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.81%
Sales Q2Q%6.11%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 22.25% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
CCO is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.36% yearly.
EPS Next Y61.38%
EPS Next 2Y33.53%
EPS Next 3Y22.25%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.22%
Revenue Next 2Y1.64%
Revenue Next 3Y2.36%
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.
CCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1B 2B 3B
CCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 0.5 -0.5 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CCO reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year CCO is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as CCO.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.06
CCO Per share dataCCO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -5 -10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

CCO's earnings are expected to grow with 22.25% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y33.53%
EPS Next 3Y22.25%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CCO!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN

NYSE:CCO (2/21/2025, 8:06:11 PM)

After market: 1.3699 +0.02 (+1.47%)

1.35

-0.05 (-3.57%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)10-31 2024-10-31/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-24 2025-02-24/bmo
Inst Owners85.01%
Inst Owner Change-0.48%
Ins Owners12.91%
Ins Owner Change2.18%
Market Cap660.26M
Analysts72
Price Target1.94 (43.7%)
Short Float %7.94%
Short Ratio27.35
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend0
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)-28.94%
Min EPS beat(2)-62.98%
Max EPS beat(2)5.1%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-9.4%
Min EPS beat(4)-62.98%
Max EPS beat(4)28.65%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-38.43%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-33.31%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-23.81%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.19%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.67%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.71%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.03%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.67%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.57%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.78%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.67%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.47%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-3.41%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-53.33%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-59.27%
EPS NY rev (1m)-3.18%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.71%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.55%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.29%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.3
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 7.93
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.06
EPS(TTM)-0.28
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.18
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.15
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.17
OCFY12.61%
SpS4.56
BVpS-7.38
TBVpS-10.48
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.94%
ROE N/A
ROCE 8.42%
ROIC 6.65%
ROICexc 7.03%
ROICexgc 12.3%
OM 14.12%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 49.44%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-5.56%
ROA(5y)-6.5%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.65%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)5.02%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)8.98%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)5.88%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5Y-3.56%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y0.25%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y5.19%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y10.95%
GM growth 5Y1.14%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.48
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 10.19
Cap/Depr 65.58%
Cap/Sales 7.05%
Interest Coverage 0.75
Cash Conversion 15%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1
Quick Ratio 1
Altman-Z -1.34
F-Score5
WACC6.78%
ROIC/WACC0.98
Cap/Depr(3y)66%
Cap/Depr(5y)63.86%
Cap/Sales(3y)8.59%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.23%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)60.14%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%89.09%
EPS Next Y61.38%
EPS Next 2Y33.53%
EPS Next 3Y22.25%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-18.85%
Revenue growth 3Y4.68%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.81%
Sales Q2Q%6.11%
Revenue Next Year-1.22%
Revenue Next 2Y1.64%
Revenue Next 3Y2.36%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-2.67%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y0.13%
EBIT Next Year104.69%
EBIT Next 3Y31.86%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y41.04%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-38.22%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y-30.1%