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(NXST) Nexstar Broadcasting - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US65336K1034

Television, Cable, Digital, Advertising, Programming

NXST EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -64.30%
EPS Trend (3Y Correlation): -24.8%

NXST Revenue

Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -1.19%
Revenue Trend (3Y Correlation): -0.8%

Description: NXST Nexstar Broadcasting November 07, 2025

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a diversified U.S. media company that creates and distributes local and national news, sports, and entertainment across television and digital platforms. It owns or operates more than 200 TV stations and several radio properties, providing programming, sales, and ancillary services to affiliates of major broadcast networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and The CW.

Key performance indicators from the most recent fiscal year (2023) show revenue of roughly $4.7 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin near 20 %, and a station portfolio that reaches about 70 % of U.S. households. Digital advertising, driven by the company’s own websites, mobile apps, and over-the-top (OTT) properties, now accounts for roughly 15 % of total ad sales and is growing at double-digit rates year-over-year, reflecting the broader industry shift toward programmatic and addressable advertising.

Strategically, Nexstar operates the national cable news network NewsNation and the Chicago-based radio station WGN-AM, while also managing a suite of digital multicast networks and consumer-review platforms such as BestReviews. Its real-estate holdings-including office and production facilities-provide ancillary cash-flow and give the firm flexibility to monetize under-utilized assets.

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NXST Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD	5,934m
Sub-Industry	Broadcasting
IPO / Inception	2003-11-24

NXST Stock Ratings

Growth Rating	53.7%
Fundamental	68.9%
Dividend Rating	83.4%
Return 12m vs S&P 500	-6.16%
Analyst Rating	4.30 of 5

NXST Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m	3.84%
Yield on Cost 5y	9.30%
Annual Growth 5y	31.80%
Payout Consistency	100.0%
Payout Ratio	62.0%

NXST Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m	-74.8%
Growth Correlation 12m	77.6%
Growth Correlation 5y	66.8%
CAGR 5y	9.02%
CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio)	0.25
CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio)	0.56
Sharpe Ratio 12m	0.58
Alpha	-5.33
Beta	0.999
Volatility	31.18%
Current Volume	647.5k
Average Volume 20d	238.3k
Stop Loss	183.6 (-3%)
Signal	1.38

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 8.0

Net Income (634.0m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 318.9m TTM)

FCFTA 0.11 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 5.83pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 10.69% (prev 12.91%; Δ -2.22pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.12 (>3.0%) and CFO 1.38b > Net Income 634.0m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (5.69b) to EBITDA (2.06b) ratio: 2.77 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 26.82 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (30.7m) change vs 12m ago -7.71% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 54.36% (prev 52.15%; Δ 2.20pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 45.92% (prev 42.21%; Δ 3.71pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 3.03 (EBITDA TTM 2.06b / Interest Expense TTM 411.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 2.55

(A) 0.05 = (Total Current Assets 590.0m - Total Current Liabilities 22.0m) / Total Assets 11.33b

(B) 0.33 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 3.75b / Total Assets 11.33b

(D) 0.40 = Book Value of Equity 3.64b / Total Liabilities 9.07b

Total Rating: 2.55 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 68.94

1. Piotroski 8.0pt = 3.0

2. FCF Yield 10.79% = 5.0

3. FCF Margin 23.59% = 5.90

4. Debt/Equity 2.78 = -0.44

5. Debt/Ebitda 2.77 = -1.41

6. ROIC - WACC (= 4.67)% = 5.84

7. RoE 28.24% = 2.35

8. Rev. Trend -0.83% = -0.06

9. EPS Trend -24.76% = -1.24

What is the price of NXST shares?

As of November 08, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 189.30 with a total of 647,486 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.01%, over one month by -6.23%, over three months by +2.13% and over the past year by +7.72%.

Is Nexstar Broadcasting a good stock to buy?

Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, Nexstar Broadcasting (NASDAQ:NXST) is currently (November 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 68.94 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of NXST is around 194.18 USD . This means that NXST is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 2.58%.

Is NXST a buy, sell or hold?

Nexstar Broadcasting has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.30. Therefore, it is recommended to buy NXST.

Strong Buy: 6
Buy: 1
Hold: 3
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the NXST price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	231.9	22.5%
Analysts Target Price	231.9	22.5%
ValueRay Target Price	210.2	11.1%

NXST Fundamental Data Overview November 04, 2025

Market Cap USD = 5.93b (5.93b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 10.2262
P/E Forward = 7.1788
P/S = 1.1162
P/B = 2.6692
P/EG = 0.5789
Beta = 0.999
Revenue TTM = 5.32b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.25b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.06b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.28b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 108.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.28b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 5.69b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 11.62b USD (5.93b + Debt 6.28b - CCE 584.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.03 (Ebit TTM 1.25b / Interest Expense TTM 411.0m)
FCF Yield = 10.79% (FCF TTM 1.25b / Enterprise Value 11.62b)
FCF Margin = 23.59% (FCF TTM 1.25b / Revenue TTM 5.32b)
Net Margin = 11.93% (Net Income TTM 634.0m / Revenue TTM 5.32b)
Gross Margin = 54.36% ((Revenue TTM 5.32b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.43b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 38.60% (prev 55.35%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.03 (Enterprise Value 11.62b / Total Assets 11.33b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.55% (Interest Expense 97.0m / Debt 6.28b)
Taxrate = 30.0% (39.0m / 130.0m)
NOPAT = 872.2m (EBIT 1.25b * (1 - 30.00%))
Current Ratio = 26.82 (Total Current Assets 590.0m / Total Current Liabilities 22.0m)
Debt / Equity = 2.78 (Debt 6.28b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.26b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.77 (Net Debt 5.69b / EBITDA 2.06b)
Debt / FCF = 4.54 (Net Debt 5.69b / FCF TTM 1.25b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.24b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.60% (Net Income 634.0m / Total Assets 11.33b)
RoE = 28.24% (Net Income TTM 634.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.24b)
RoCE = 14.62% (EBIT 1.25b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.24b + L.T.Debt 6.28b))
RoIC = 9.95% (NOPAT 872.2m / Invested Capital 8.77b)
WACC = 5.27% (E(5.93b)/V(12.21b) * Re(9.70%) + D(6.28b)/V(12.21b) * Rd(1.55%) * (1-Tc(0.30)))
Discount Rate = 9.70% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -5.29%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFE base≈1.00b ; Y1≈1.04b ; Y5≈1.19b
Fair Price DCF = 517.7 (DCF Value 15.70b / Shares Outstanding 30.3m; 5y FCF grow 3.93% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -24.76 | EPS CAGR: -64.30% | SUE: -2.42 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -0.83 | Revenue CAGR: -1.19% | SUE: 0.92 | # QB: 1

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