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GANNETT CO INC (GCI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:GCI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US36472T1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

4.3  -0.32 (-6.93%)

After market: 4.3 0 (0%)

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Taking everything into account, GCI scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. GCI was compared to 93 industry peers in the Media industry. GCI may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. GCI 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 GCI has reported negative net income.
In the past year GCI had a positive cash flow from operations.
GCI had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
Of the past 5 years GCI 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
GCI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGCI 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 -400M -600M

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of GCI (-5.50%) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -47.23%, GCI is not doing good in the industry: 74.71% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
GCI has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.09%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GCI outperforms 55.17% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for GCI is below the industry average of 7.01%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (4.09%) for GCI is above the 3 year average (4.05%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -5.5%
ROE -47.23%
ROIC 4.09%
ROA(3y)-3.1%
ROA(5y)-6.77%
ROE(3y)-20.16%
ROE(5y)-51.37%
ROIC(3y)4.05%
ROIC(5y)3.12%
GCI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGCI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -50 -100 -150

1.3 Margins

GCI has a worse Operating Margin (3.06%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GCI has declined.
GCI has a Gross Margin of 37.85%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GCI outperforms 47.13% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of GCI has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.06%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 37.85%
OM growth 3Y-1.62%
OM growth 5Y-10.61%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-3.24%
GM growth 5Y-3.37%
GCI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGCI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), GCI is destroying value.
GCI has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
GCI Yearly Shares OutstandingGCI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 50M 100M
GCI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGCI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.2 Solvency

GCI has an Altman-Z score of 0.76. This is a bad value and indicates that GCI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of 0.76, GCI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 43.68% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of GCI is 14.73, which is on the high side as it means it would take GCI, 14.73 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
GCI has a Debt to FCF ratio of 14.73. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GCI outperforms 50.57% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.87 is on the high side and indicates that GCI has dependencies on debt financing.
GCI has a Debt to Equity ratio of 3.87. This is amonst the worse of the industry: GCI underperforms 83.91% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.87
Debt/FCF 14.73
Altman-Z 0.76
ROIC/WACC0.46
WACC8.94%
GCI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGCI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.79 indicates that GCI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of GCI (0.79) is worse than 81.61% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.74 indicates that GCI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
GCI has a worse Quick ratio (0.74) than 82.76% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.79
Quick Ratio 0.74
GCI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGCI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for GCI have decreased strongly by -190.00% in the last year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-190%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%143.75%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-7.19%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, GCI will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 43.24% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, GCI will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.97% on average per year.
EPS Next Y84.01%
EPS Next 2Y43.24%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.22%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.97%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

GCI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGCI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1B 2B 3B 4B
GCI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGCI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 -1 -2 -3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

GCI 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 GCI. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
GCI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGCI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 -40

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, GCI is valued a bit cheaper than 72.41% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of GCI indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: GCI is cheaper than 74.71% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 9.41
EV/EBITDA 6.72
GCI Per share dataGCI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

GCI's earnings are expected to grow with 43.24% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y43.24%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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GANNETT CO INC

NYSE:GCI (2/21/2025, 8:23:08 PM)

After market: 4.3 0 (0%)

4.3

-0.32 (-6.93%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-20 2025-02-20/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-30 2025-04-30/bmo
Inst Owners78.46%
Inst Owner Change4.45%
Ins Owners4.8%
Ins Owner Change-0.4%
Market Cap633.86M
Analysts75
Price Target6.02 (40%)
Short Float %8.99%
Short Ratio12.57
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)81.02%
Min EPS beat(2)-86.48%
Max EPS beat(2)248.52%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-69.07%
Min EPS beat(4)-371.59%
Max EPS beat(4)248.52%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-31.42%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-337.43%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-235.21%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.16%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.54%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.79%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.8%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.54%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.67%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.25%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.82%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.47%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-248.37%
EPS NQ rev (3m)53.5%
EPS NY rev (1m)-7.53%
EPS NY rev (3m)-136.25%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.53%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.54%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.08%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.27%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.25
P/FCF 9.41
P/OCF 5.63
P/B 2.64
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.72
EPS(TTM)-0.58
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.09
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.46
FCFY10.63%
OCF(TTM)0.76
OCFY17.75%
SpS17.35
BVpS1.63
TBVpS-5.05
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -5.5%
ROE -47.23%
ROCE 5.18%
ROIC 4.09%
ROICexc 4.39%
ROICexgc 14.51%
OM 3.06%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 37.85%
FCFM 2.63%
ROA(3y)-3.1%
ROA(5y)-6.77%
ROE(3y)-20.16%
ROE(5y)-51.37%
ROIC(3y)4.05%
ROIC(5y)3.12%
ROICexc(3y)4.31%
ROICexc(5y)3.33%
ROICexgc(3y)12.26%
ROICexgc(5y)9.3%
ROCE(3y)5.13%
ROCE(5y)3.95%
ROICexcg growth 3Y8.45%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-6.53%
ROICexc growth 3Y1.87%
ROICexc growth 5Y-5.88%
OM growth 3Y-1.62%
OM growth 5Y-10.61%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-3.24%
GM growth 5Y-3.37%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.24
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.87
Debt/FCF 14.73
Debt/EBITDA 3.98
Cap/Depr 29.02%
Cap/Sales 1.76%
Interest Coverage 0.94
Cash Conversion 48.12%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.79
Quick Ratio 0.74
Altman-Z 0.76
F-Score5
WACC8.94%
ROIC/WACC0.46
Cap/Depr(3y)22.6%
Cap/Depr(5y)18.87%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.4%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.21%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-190%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%143.75%
EPS Next Y84.01%
EPS Next 2Y43.24%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-7.19%
Revenue Next Year-1.22%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.97%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-15.35%
EBIT growth 3Y-9.36%
EBIT growth 5Y-0.08%
EBIT Next Year150.06%
EBIT Next 3Y40.83%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y420.81%
FCF growth 3Y39.49%
FCF growth 5Y-10.44%
OCF growth 1Y313.58%
OCF growth 3Y17.84%
OCF growth 5Y-2.91%