Mediaco Holding Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Mediaco Holding Inc. had return on equity of -123.0%, an operating margin of -18.6%, debt equal to 158.2% of equity and a current ratio of 0.46. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.0% | −4.3% | 9.4% | −3.6% | −21.0% | −29.5% | −18.6% | −18.4% |
| Net margin | 4.6% | −68.1% | −14.6% | 80.1% | −23.6% | −1.4% | −50.0% | −48.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | — | −25.6% | 6.2% | 5.5% | −19.7% | −21.9% | 0.9% | −0.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.9% | — | — | — | −18.1% | −2.6% | −123.0% | −182.0% |
| Return on assets | 1.3% | −17.1% | −4.1% | 25.2% | −7.9% | −0.6% | −21.6% | −24.2% |
| Asset turnover | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.50 |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 1.41 | 1.55 | 2.20 | 1.19 | 0.69 | 0.46 | 0.22 |
| Debt to equity | 471.6% | — | — | 12.7% | 17.3% | 113.0% | 158.2% | 261.7% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 5.6x | n/m | 0.5x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | 43.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | 6.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 0.0% | 10.5% | — | — | 0.0% | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −23.0% | −13.8% | −16.7% | −21.7% | −20.0% | −16.0% | −24.0% | −14.4% |
| Net margin | 184.0% | −5.9% | −31.4% | −24.5% | −50.5% | −83.6% | −29.8% | −25.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −22.2% | 31.9% | 7.1% | −10.2% | 8.0% | −1.2% | −6.9% | −2.3% |
| Current ratio | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.22 |
| Debt to equity | 111.8% | 113.0% | 83.0% | 73.7% | 83.6% | 158.2% | 206.7% | 261.7% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $34m of assets due within a year against $156m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $34m short-term assets against $87m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $2m of cash against $75m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 262% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $94,000 of operating cash flow against $75m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$26m against $16m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Mediaco Holding's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 7 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -7.7% of total assets over 7 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -5.5%; its worst year was -47.0%.
- Cash conversion 3 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 2 of 7 years, at a median -1.1% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (22 before it).
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