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SBGI (Sinclair) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 99.38 (As of Apr. 30, 2025)


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What is Sinclair Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-04-30), Sinclair's share price is $14.3107. Sinclair's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.14. Hence, Sinclair's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 99.38.

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

SBGI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.12   Med: 6.45   Max: 119.03
Current: 99.39

During the past 13 years, Sinclair's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 119.03. The lowest was 1.12. And the median was 6.45.

SBGI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
91.8% of 573 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 13.27 vs SBGI: 99.39

Sinclair's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $2.60. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.14.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sinclair was -90.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -59.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -48.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sinclair's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.20% per year. The lowest was -59.90% per year. And the median was 14.20% per year.


Sinclair Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sinclair'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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Sinclair Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Sinclair Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.83 8.03 1.58 5.93 76.13

Sinclair Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 5.93 11.28 - - 76.13

Competitive Comparison of Sinclair's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Sinclair'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.


Sinclair's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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Sinclair Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sinclair'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)
=14.3107/0.144
=99.38

Sinclair's Share Price of today is $14.3107.
Sinclair's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.14.

* 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

Sinclair  (NAS:SBGI) 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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Sinclair Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10706 Beaver Dam Road, Hunt Valley, MD, USA, 21030
Sinclair Inc. is the owner-operator of the second largest portfolio of television stations in the United States, with 185 full power stations in 86 markets, covering 40% of US households. Of the firm's roughly 600 channels, 150 are affiliated with the four national broadcasters—Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC—with over 80 other channels aligned with The CW (Nexstar) and MyNetworkTV (Fox). Sinclair owns the Tennis Channel and stakes in Marquee Sports Network and YES Network, providing their premium sports content to pay-TV distributors.
Executives
David D Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, 2000 WEST 41ST ST, BALTIMORE MD 21211-1420
David R Bochenek officer: Controller and CAO 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030
Daniel C Keith director 102 W PENNSYLVANIA AVE, STE 501, TOWSON MD 21204
David B Gibber officer: SVP & General Counsel 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, HUNT VALLEY MD 21030
Howard E Friedman director 6201 GREEN MEADOW WAY, BALTIMORE MD 21209
Jeffrey Edward Lewis officer: Chief Compliance Officer 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, HUNT VALLEY MD 21030
Benjamin Sr Carson director PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Lawrence E Mccanna director 36 S CHARLES ST, STE 1800, BALTIMORE MD 21201
Frederick G Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President 10706 BEAVER DAM RD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030
J Duncan Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary 10706 BEAVER DAM RD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030
Laurie R Beyer director 6331 FALCONWOOD STREET, MIDDLE RIVER MD 21220
Justin Leroy Bray officer: VP & Treasurer 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, HUNT VALLEY MD 21030
Barry Faber officer: Vice President-General Counsel 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21203
Lucy Rutishauser officer: Treasurer and VP Corp. Finance 10706 BEAVER DAM RD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21203
Benson E Legg director 393 SILVER MOSS DRIVE, VERO BEACH FL 32963