Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), The E W Scripps Co's Beta is 1.63.
The E W Scripps Co Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for The E W Scripps Co's Beta 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.
Competitive Comparison of The E W Scripps Co's Beta
For the Broadcasting subindustry, The E W Scripps Co's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.
The E W Scripps Co's Beta Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The E W Scripps Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The E W Scripps Co's Beta falls into.
The E W Scripps Co Beta Calculation
Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.
The E W Scripps Co (NAS:SSP) Beta Explanation
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.
Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
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The E W Scripps Co (The E W Scripps Co) Business Description
The E W Scripps Co is a media enterprise with interests in local and national media brands. It owns and operates a collection of daily and community newspapers, primarily in medium-sized cities in the southern and western portions of the United States. The company's operating segment includes Local Media, Scripps Networks, and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Local Media segment. The Local Media segment includes approximately 61 local broadcast stations and their related digital operations.
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