Cumulus Media
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
-0.07-0.130.38
Price/Sales ratio
0.000.000.00
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$-2.32$-1.25$0.43

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
43.47-0.96-1.03-2.560.235.77-2.9613.337.48-0.774.180.23
Price/Sales ratio
0.400.450.460.460.150.310.210.250.120.100.070.31
Price/Book Value ratio
0.9432.94-1.07-0.760.450.770.440.540.290.320.160.77
Price/Cash Flow ratio
3.746.4014.826.123.003.395.333.361.542.900.863.39
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
4.688.3541.689.705.984.729.655.842.5613.411.434.72
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.470.000.150.04-0.00-0.060.01-0.10-6.280.00-3.82-0.06
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
28.44%66.07%62.52%64.51%64.68%63.56%58.70%60.86%62.50%60.76%62.50%63.56%
Operating Profit Margin
12.80%-40.94%-35.81%-18.53%13.69%14.92%2.62%7.54%8.36%-4.88%9.83%14.92%
Pretax Profit Margin
1.74%-50.68%-47.03%-32.60%49.84%7.50%-9.67%2.21%2.05%-11.92%2.05%7.50%
Net Profit Margin
0.93%-46.76%-44.74%-18.18%66.43%5.50%-7.31%1.88%1.70%-13.95%1.70%5.50%
Effective Tax Rate
46.56%7.73%4.87%44.21%-33.29%26.65%24.37%14.71%17.18%-17.06%17.18%-33.29%
Return on Assets
0.31%-18.06%-21.16%-10.18%42.67%3.47%-3.21%1.00%1.00%-8.18%1.00%3.47%
Return On Equity
2.17%-3408.77%103.86%29.67%194.33%13.45%-15.02%4.11%3.97%-41.13%3.95%13.45%
Return on Capital Employed
4.50%-16.48%-17.68%-10.56%9.42%10.24%1.23%4.38%5.45%-3.18%6.40%10.24%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A3.372.723.89N/AN/AN/A2.372.72
Quick Ratio
2.222.493.9810.632.672.093.892.902.371.992.192.09
Cash ratio
0.040.251.302.840.230.102.101.260.730.560.730.23
Days of Sales Outstanding
72.4477.3275.6576.9681.1380.4490.8979.1881.2678.7481.2681.13
Days of Inventory outstanding
10.1148.9232.578.1574.7279.950.00N/AN/AN/AN/A79.95
Operating Cycle
82.56126.24108.2285.11155.86160.4090.8979.1881.2678.7420.03160.40
Days of Payables Outstanding
13.3914.6014.751.7412.932.867.346.7511.1917.5011.1911.19
Cash Conversion Cycle
69.16111.6393.4783.37142.92157.5383.5472.4370.0761.2470.07157.53
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.660.790.981.150.700.570.520.460.440.460.740.70
Debt Equity Ratio
4.58149.88-4.84-3.353.182.222.441.901.742.342.932.93
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.820.991.251.420.750.680.700.650.630.700.670.68
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.820.991.251.420.760.680.700.650.630.700.670.68
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A3.331.730.11N/AN/AN/A1.441.73
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.050.030.010.030.040.100.030.080.100.040.090.04
Company Equity Multiplier
6.91188.67-4.90-2.914.553.864.674.093.935.023.933.86
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.070.030.070.050.090.040.070.080.030.080.05
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.790.760.350.630.500.710.550.570.600.210.600.50
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.050.030.010.030.040.100.030.080.100.040.090.04
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A4.5819.866.32N/AN/AN/A2.8019.86
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A