cumulus media - CMLS

CMLS

Close Chg Chg %
0.08 0.00 4.21%

Closed Market

0.08

0.00 (4.21%)

Volume: 201.71K

Last Updated:

Dec 23, 2025, 3:39 PM EDT

Company Overview: cumulus media - CMLS

CMLS Key Data

Open

$0.07

Day Range

0.07 - 0.08

52 Week Range

0.05 - 1.00

Market Cap

$1.40M

Shares Outstanding

17.44M

Public Float

15.17M

Beta

0.71

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$17.35

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

102.04K

 

CMLS Performance

1 Week
 
0.95%
 
1 Month
 
-23.09%
 
3 Months
 
-40.62%
 
1 Year
 
-88.73%
 
5 Years
 
-99.12%
 

CMLS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
Full Ratings ➔

About cumulus media - CMLS

Cumulus Media, Inc. engages in the business of radio broadcasting. It operates through the following segments: Radio Station Group, Westwood One and Corporate and Other. The Radio Station Group segment includes the sale of broadcasting time to local, regional, and national advertisers. The Westwood One segment covers the revenues generated through network advertising. The Corporate and Other segment consists of the overall executive, administrative and support functions for each of the company’s reportable segments, including finance and administration, legal, human resources and information technology functions. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

CMLS At a Glance

Cumulus Media, Inc.
780 Johnson Ferry Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Phone 1-404-949-0700 Revenue 827.08M
Industry Broadcasting Net Income -283,254,000.00
Sector Consumer Services Employees 3,106
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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CMLS Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.014
Price to Book Ratio 1.642
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.965
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.152
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 1.055

CMLS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 266,283.323
Income Per Employee -91,195.75
Receivables Turnover 5.017
Total Asset Turnover 0.646

CMLS Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.854
Quick Ratio 1.854
Cash Ratio 0.477

CMLS Profitability

Gross Margin 52.85
Operating Margin 2.556
Pretax Margin -35.428
Net Margin -34.248
Return on Assets -22.138
Return on Equity -192.996
Return on Total Capital -27.992
Return on Invested Capital -25.107

CMLS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 14,457.646
Total Debt to Total Capital 99.313
Total Debt to Total Assets 89.836
Long-Term Debt to Equity 13,943.375
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 95.78
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Annual Financials for Cumulus Media - CMLS

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
916.47M 953.51M 844.55M 827.08M
Sales Growth
+12.28% +4.04% -11.43% -2.07%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
418.64M 420.76M 398.63M 389.97M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
59.95M 63.29M 65.28M 65.72M
Depreciation
32.57M 33.66M 39.19M 42.81M
Amortization of Intangibles
20.98M 22.73M 18.99M 16.32M
COGS Growth
+5.56% +0.51% -5.26% -2.17%
Gross Income
497.83M 532.74M 445.91M 437.11M
Gross Income Growth
+18.63% +7.01% -16.30% -1.97%
Gross Profit Margin
+54.32% +55.87% +52.80% +52.85%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
423.47M 430.18M 409.96M 415.97M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
423.47M 430.18M 409.96M 415.97M
SGA Growth
+6.40% +1.59% -4.70% +1.47%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
2.86M 19.81M 83.45M 259.26M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
71.50M 82.75M (47.49M) (238.13M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
16.61M 1.75M 18.07M 13.88M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - 2.36M 531.00K
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
67.85M 64.89M 71.27M 68.78M
Interest Expense Growth
-0.37% -4.36% +9.83% -3.50%
Gross Interest Expense
67.85M 64.89M 71.27M 68.78M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
20.26M 19.61M (100.70M) (293.02M)
Pretax Income Growth
+125.66% -3.23% -613.62% -190.99%
Pretax Margin
+2.21% +2.06% -11.92% -35.43%
Income Tax
2.98M 3.37M 17.18M (9.77M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.56M 2.33M (461.00K) 235.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
1.42M 1.04M 17.64M (10.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
17.28M 16.23M (117.88M) (283.25M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
17.28M 16.23M (117.88M) (283.25M)
Net Income Growth
+128.93% -6.04% -826.08% -140.29%
Net Margin Growth
+1.89% +1.70% -13.96% -34.25%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
17.28M 16.23M (117.88M) (283.25M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
17.28M 16.23M (117.88M) (283.25M)
EPS (Basic)
0.8436 0.83 -6.826 -16.7862
EPS (Basic) Growth
+128.70% -1.61% -922.41% -145.92%
Basic Shares Outstanding
20.48M 19.56M 17.27M 16.87M
EPS (Diluted)
0.8254 0.8108 -6.826 -16.7862
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+128.08% -1.77% -941.88% -145.92%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
20.93M 20.02M 17.27M 16.87M
EBITDA
134.31M 165.84M 101.23M 86.86M
EBITDA Growth
+45.91% +23.48% -38.96% -14.20%
EBITDA Margin
+14.65% +17.39% +11.99% +10.50%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 11.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate -1.03
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate -4.82
Last Quarter’s Earnings -1.17 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -16.79 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -3.00
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 1 2 2
Mean Estimate -1.03 -1.23 -4.82 -3.00
High Estimates -1.02 -1.23 -4.81 -2.77
Low Estimate -1.04 -1.23 -4.83 -3.23
Coefficient of Variance -1.37 N/A -0.29 -10.84

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 2
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Cumulus Media - CMLS

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 26, 2025 Mary G. Berner President & CEO; Director 1,083,960 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Mary G. Berner President & CEO; Director 1,045,453 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Richard S. Denning See Remarks 184,315 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Richard S. Denning See Remarks 181,723 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Francisco J. Lopez-Balboa See Remarks 507,134 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Francisco J. Lopez-Balboa See Remarks 492,956 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Bob Walker President - Operations 200,866 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Bob Walker President - Operations 196,673 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Collin R. Jones See Remarks 166,033 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Collin R. Jones See Remarks 162,100 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 David Edward Milner President - Operations 198,952 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 David Edward Milner President - Operations 194,749 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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