Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Group) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.02 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Nexstar Media Group's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Nexstar Media Group couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nexstar Media Group's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

NXST' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.03 Max: 0.11
Current: 0.02

During the past 13 years, Nexstar Media Group's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.11. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.03.

NXST's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
96.53% of 1038 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs NXST: 0.02

Nexstar Media Group Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nexstar Media Group's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Nexstar Media Group Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.02

Nexstar Media Group Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt																0.03	0.06	0.05	0.02	0.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Nexstar Media Group's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Nexstar Media Group Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nexstar Media Group's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nexstar Media Group's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Nexstar Media Group Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Nexstar Media Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	135	/	(171	+	6713)
	=	0.02

Nexstar Media Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	135	/	(171	+	6713)
	=	0.02

Nexstar Media Group (NAS:NXST) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Group) Business Description

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Address

545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700, Irving, TX, USA, 75062

Website

https://www.nexstar.tv

Nexstar is the largest television station owner/operator in the United States, with 200 stations in 116 markets. Of its 200 full-power stations, 155 are affiliated with the four national broadcasters: CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC. The 2019 merger with Tribune made Nexstar the top broadcast affiliate for both Fox and CBS as well as the number-two partner for NBC and number three for ABC. The firm has networks in 12 of the top 20 television markets and reaches over 68% of U.S. TV households. Nexstar also owns NewsNation (formerly WGN), a nationwide pay-television network, 75% of The CW, and a 31% stake in Food Network and Cooking Channel.

Executives

Blake Russell	officer: Vice President, Marketing	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Thomas Carter	officer: Senior Advisor	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Charles Thomas Mcmillen	director	1103 SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE, WASHINGTON DC 20003
D Geoffrey Armstrong	director	5900 PRINCESS GARDEN PARKWAY, 7TH FL, LANHAM MD 20706
Gary Weitman	officer: See Remarks	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Dana Zimmer	officer: President, Distribution	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Sean Compton	officer: President, Networks	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Jay M. Grossman	director	C/O ABRY PARTNERS, LLC, 888 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Michael Biard	officer: President & COO	C/O NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Lee Ann Gliha	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062
Perry A Sook	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Royce A. Wells	director	C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Rachel Morgan	officer: EVP General Counsel	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062
Andrew Alford	officer: See Remarks	545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Brett Jenkins	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, STE 700, IRVING TX 75062