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Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Group) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Nexstar Media Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Nexstar Media Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.08. Nexstar Media Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.32. As of today, Nexstar Media Group's Altman Z-Score is 1.39.


Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Nexstar Media Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Nexstar Media Group's Financial Strength falls into.



Nexstar Media Group Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Nexstar Media Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-115 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $239 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,713 Mil.

Nexstar Media Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*239/-115
=2.08

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Nexstar Media Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(171 + 6713) / 5216
=1.32

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Nexstar Media Group has a Z-score of 1.39, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.39 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Nexstar Media Group  (NAS:NXST) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Nexstar Media Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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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
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