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Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 6.94 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Nexstar Media Group's share price is $161.96. Nexstar Media Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.35. Hence, Nexstar Media Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.94.

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

NXST' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.62   Med: 8.79   Max: 222.17
Current: 6.94

During the past 13 years, Nexstar Media Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 222.17. The lowest was 4.62. And the median was 8.79.

NXST's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
75.25% of 590 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.06 vs NXST: 6.94

Nexstar Media Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.27. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $23.35.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Nexstar Media Group was -23.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Nexstar Media Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 344.00% per year. The lowest was -83.70% per year. And the median was 22.10% per year.


Nexstar Media Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nexstar Media Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

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Nexstar Media Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.54 4.92 6.24 5.65 6.61

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.65 5.52 5.75 6.16 6.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Nexstar Media Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Nexstar Media Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Nexstar Media Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=161.96/23.345
=6.94

Nexstar Media Group's Share Price of today is $161.96.
Nexstar Media Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $23.35.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Nexstar Media Group  (NAS:NXST) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700, Irving, TX, USA, 75062
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