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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN (CCO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

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

1.45  -0.04 (-2.68%)

After market: 1.44 -0.01 (-0.69%)

Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, CCO scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CCO was compared to 92 industry peers in the Media industry. CCO may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. CCO has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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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

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -2.94%, CCO is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.53% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of CCO (6.65%) is better than 73.56% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CCO is below the industry average of 6.90%.
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

CCO's Operating Margin of 14.12% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CCO outperforms 78.16% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CCO has grown nicely.
The Gross Margin of CCO (49.44%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
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.
The debt/assets ratio for CCO is higher compared to a year ago.
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 -1.33. This is a bad value and indicates that CCO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -1.33, CCO is doing worse than 82.76% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -1.33
ROIC/WACC0.97
WACC6.87%
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

A Current Ratio of 1.00 indicates that CCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
CCO has a Current ratio of 1.00. This is in the lower half of the industry: CCO underperforms 73.56% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.00 indicates that CCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.00, CCO is not doing good in the industry: 72.41% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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

CCO is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 22.58% yearly.
CCO is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.37% yearly.
EPS Next Y62.57%
EPS Next 2Y33.97%
EPS Next 3Y22.58%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.22%
Revenue Next 2Y1.64%
Revenue Next 3Y2.37%
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.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CCO. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
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

CCO's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.14
CCO Per share dataCCO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -5 -10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as CCO's earnings are expected to grow with 22.58% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y33.97%
EPS Next 3Y22.58%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CCO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDIN

NYSE:CCO (1/21/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 1.44 -0.01 (-0.69%)

1.45

-0.04 (-2.68%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)10-31 2024-10-31/bmo
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners86.08%
Inst Owner Change0.09%
Ins Owners11.76%
Ins Owner Change2.24%
Market Cap709.17M
Analysts72
Price Target2.02 (39.31%)
Short Float %7.85%
Short Ratio21.81
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)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-29.41%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-8.04%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.93%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.35%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.32
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 8.52
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.14
EPS(TTM)-0.28
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.17
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.15
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.17
OCFY11.74%
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 -1.33
F-Score5
WACC6.87%
ROIC/WACC0.97
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 Y62.57%
EPS Next 2Y33.97%
EPS Next 3Y22.58%
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 3Y2.37%
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%