PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B (PARA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:PARA • US92556H2067
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This PARA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. PARA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year PARA was profitable.
- In the past year PARA had a positive cash flow from operations.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: PARA reported negative net income in multiple years.
- PARA had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -12.08%, PARA is doing worse than 64.36% of the companies in the same industry.
- With a Return On Equity value of -33.16%, PARA is not doing good in the industry: 60.40% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 5.34%, PARA is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- PARA had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.75%. This is below the industry average of 6.77%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (5.34%) for PARA is above the 3 year average (4.75%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -12.08% | ||
| ROE | -33.16% | ||
| ROIC | 5.34% |
ROA(3y)-4.3%
ROA(5y)-0.12%
ROE(3y)-12.14%
ROE(5y)-0.12%
ROIC(3y)4.75%
ROIC(5y)5.84%
1.3 Margins
- PARA has a Operating Margin of 8.49%. This is in the better half of the industry: PARA outperforms 63.37% of its industry peers.
- PARA's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- PARA has a Gross Margin (32.58%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- PARA's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.49% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 32.58% |
OM growth 3Y-13.02%
OM growth 5Y-10.41%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.09%
GM growth 5Y-2.56%
2. PARA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PARA is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for PARA has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for PARA has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- PARA has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- PARA has an Altman-Z score of 1.27. This is a bad value and indicates that PARA is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- PARA has a Altman-Z score (1.27) which is in line with its industry peers.
- PARA has a debt to FCF ratio of 36.00. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as PARA would need 36.00 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- PARA has a Debt to FCF ratio (36.00) which is in line with its industry peers.
- PARA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.86. This is a neutral value indicating PARA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- PARA has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.86. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PARA outperforms 47.52% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.86 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 36 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.27 |
ROIC/WACC0.64
WACC8.31%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.29 indicates that PARA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.29, PARA is in line with its industry, outperforming 49.51% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.18 indicates that PARA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- PARA has a Quick ratio of 1.18. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PARA outperforms 46.53% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 |
3. PARA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for PARA have decreased strongly by -24.67% in the last year.
- The earnings per share for PARA have been decreasing by -19.12% on average. This is quite bad
- The Revenue has decreased by -1.48% in the past year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.59% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-24.67%
EPS 3Y-24.01%
EPS 5Y-19.12%
EPS Q2Q%-14.81%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.48%
Revenue growth 3Y0.73%
Revenue growth 5Y1.59%
Sales Q2Q%0.53%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 9.48% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.30% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-17.18%
EPS Next 2Y-2.06%
EPS Next 3Y-2.97%
EPS Next 5Y9.48%
Revenue Next Year-3.2%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.33%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.76%
Revenue Next 5Y2.3%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. PARA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- PARA is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 9.77.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PARA is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 79.21% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- PARA is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.79, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 7.47, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of PARA.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, PARA is valued a bit cheaper than 79.21% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.80, PARA is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.47 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- PARA's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. PARA is cheaper than 74.26% of the companies in the same industry.
- PARA's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. PARA is cheaper than 66.34% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.47 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.84 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as PARA's earnings are expected to decrease with -2.97% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-2.06%
EPS Next 3Y-2.97%
5. PARA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- PARA has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.81%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
- PARA's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 1.16.
- PARA's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.91.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.81% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of PARA decreases each year by -23.51%.
- PARA has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-23.51%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
- The earnings of PARA are negative and hence is the payout ratio. PARA will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
DP-2.83%
EPS Next 2Y-2.06%
EPS Next 3Y-2.97%
PARA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
11.04
-0.71 (-6.04%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)07-31 2025-07-31/amc
Earnings (Next)11-06 2025-11-06/bmo
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap7.44B
Revenue(TTM)29.21B
Net Income(TTM)-5.48B
Analysts49.68
Price Target11.81 (6.97%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.81% |
Yearly Dividend0.25
Dividend Growth(5Y)-23.51%
DP-2.83%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-90.11%
Min EPS beat(2)-193.35%
Max EPS beat(2)13.14%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)63.48%
Min EPS beat(4)-193.35%
Max EPS beat(4)331.15%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)405.1%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)259.81%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)193.08%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.92%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.31%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.54%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.08%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.38%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.54%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.04%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.75%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.09%
PT rev (1m)0.19%
PT rev (3m)-4.44%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.73%
EPS NQ rev (3m)5.36%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.74%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.01%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.44%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.09%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.06%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.47 | ||
| P/S | 0.26 | ||
| P/FCF | 18.47 | ||
| P/OCF | 11.08 | ||
| P/B | 0.45 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.84 |
EPS(TTM)1.13
EY10.24%
EPS(NY)1.48
Fwd EY13.38%
FCF(TTM)0.6
FCFY5.41%
OCF(TTM)1
OCFY9.03%
SpS42.6
BVpS24.53
TBVpS-15.41
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -12.08% | ||
| ROE | -33.16% | ||
| ROCE | 6.76% | ||
| ROIC | 5.34% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.76% | ||
| ROICexgc | 29.61% | ||
| OM | 8.49% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 32.58% | ||
| FCFM | 1.4% |
ROA(3y)-4.3%
ROA(5y)-0.12%
ROE(3y)-12.14%
ROE(5y)-0.12%
ROIC(3y)4.75%
ROIC(5y)5.84%
ROICexc(3y)5.08%
ROICexc(5y)6.35%
ROICexgc(3y)19.34%
ROICexgc(5y)17.73%
ROCE(3y)6.01%
ROCE(5y)7.39%
ROICexgc growth 3Y30.95%
ROICexgc growth 5Y12.55%
ROICexc growth 3Y-5.24%
ROICexc growth 5Y-5.96%
OM growth 3Y-13.02%
OM growth 5Y-10.41%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.09%
GM growth 5Y-2.56%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.63
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.86 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 36 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 5.02 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 70.79% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.94% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.81 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 23.84% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.27 |
F-Score4
WACC8.31%
ROIC/WACC0.64
Cap/Depr(3y)77.99%
Cap/Depr(5y)80.01%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.06%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.14%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-24.67%
EPS 3Y-24.01%
EPS 5Y-19.12%
EPS Q2Q%-14.81%
EPS Next Y-17.18%
EPS Next 2Y-2.06%
EPS Next 3Y-2.97%
EPS Next 5Y9.48%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.48%
Revenue growth 3Y0.73%
Revenue growth 5Y1.59%
Sales Q2Q%0.53%
Revenue Next Year-3.2%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.33%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.76%
Revenue Next 5Y2.3%
EBIT growth 1Y42.3%
EBIT growth 3Y-12.39%
EBIT growth 5Y-8.99%
EBIT Next Year156.1%
EBIT Next 3Y36.57%
EBIT Next 5Y22.29%
FCF growth 1Y143.19%
FCF growth 3Y-6.54%
FCF growth 5Y-11.03%
OCF growth 1Y220.86%
OCF growth 3Y-7.59%
OCF growth 5Y-9.37%
PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B / PARA Fundamental Analysis FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to PARA.
Can you provide the valuation status for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B (PARA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of PARA stock?
PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B (PARA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B (PARA) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B (PARA) is 9.77 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.45.
Can you provide the financial health for PARA stock?
The financial health rating of PARAMOUNT GLOBAL-CLASS B (PARA) is 3 / 10.