iHeartMedia Shares Sink 20.5% to $2.95 After Q2 EPS Miss, Weak EBITDA Outlook
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 17
iHeartMedia Shares Sink 20.5% to $2.95 After Q2 EPS Miss, Weak EBITDA Outlook
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 17
Summary
iHeartMedia fell 20.5% to $2.95 after reporting a sharp Q2 EPS miss and issuing next-quarter EBITDA guidance that came in well below analysts’ expectations.
Revenue of $977.2 million rose 4.7% from a year earlier and beat consensus by 0.9%, but that top-line gain was not enough to offset concerns about profitability and the forward outlook.
The reaction stood out against a mixed but generally resilient quarter for the six broadcasting stocks tracked, whose revenues beat estimates by 3% on average and whose shares are up 5.6% since earnings.
The miss lands in a broadcasting sector facing structural pressure from cord-cutting, digital platforms taking ad budgets, and rising content costs despite support from live events and political advertising.