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what it is
MediaCo sells ads and programming through radio stations, TV stations, digital channels, and live events aimed at multicultural audiences.
how it gets paid
Last year Mediaco made $96M in revenue. television advertising was the main engine at $34M, or 35% of sales.
what just happened
Latest quarter revenue hit $95 million, but EPS was still -$0.44. Sales showed up faster than profits.
At a glance
C balance sheet — red flag territory — real financial stress
25/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
-$0.72 fy2024 eps est
$96M fy2024 rev est
-29.5% operating margin
xvary composite: 25/100 — weak
What they do
MediaCo sells ads and programming through radio stations, TV stations, digital channels, and live events aimed at multicultural audiences.
Your edge here is audience concentration, not scale. MediaCo now bundles 2 New York radio stations with Estrella's 9 TV stations and 11 radio stations, giving advertisers one door into big urban Hispanic and multicultural markets. That footprint matters if you want reach without buying dozens of separate local deals.
How they make money
$96M
annual revenue
television advertising
$34M
+167%
radio advertising
$24M
flat
network and content licensing
$18M
+167%
digital advertising
$12M
+167%
events and sponsorships
$8M
flat
The products that matter
spanish-language tv network
EstrellaTV
video revenue shown at ~ $64M
this sits inside the video business the feed shows at roughly $64M. the january 2026 EVTV Venezuela content pact matters only if it lifts viewership enough to show up in ad sales or carriage economics. content headlines are not income-statement proof.
content bet
new york radio station
HOT 97 (WQHT-FM)
audio revenue shown at ~ $64M
radio is shown at roughly $64M of revenue, and HOT 97’s rise to #3 in new york among key adult demographics in february 2026 is the kind of local operating proof you want to see. here's the catch: ratings are useful only if pricing and ad demand follow.
ratings matter
capital structure reality
the balance sheet
$140M debt · C balance sheet grade
for MDIA, the balance sheet is effectively a product feature because it shapes everything else. if the business cannot narrow losses, the debt burden matters more than any station ranking or programming deal.
this drives the story
Key numbers
$140M
long-term debt
Debt is almost 2.6 times the company's $53 million market cap, so your upside depends on survival first.
-29.5%
operating margin
Operating margin means profit after running the business. Here it is deeply negative — MediaCo loses about 30 cents on each dollar of sales at the operating line.
$96M
annual revenue
Revenue tells you the company has real scale for a micro-cap, but that scale has not yet turned into profit.
-$0.72
2024 EPS (est.)
EPS means profit per share. Negative EPS means shareholders got losses, not earnings, in fiscal 2024.
Financial health
C
strength
- balance sheet grade C — very weak — significant financial distress
- risk rank 5 — safer than 5% of stocks
- price stability 5 / 100
- long-term debt $140M (73% of capital)
C — balance sheet grade and long-term debt are flagged. this stock carries more risk than average.
Total return vs. market
Return history isn't available for MDIA right now.
source: institutional data · return history unavailable
What just happened
missed estimates
Latest quarter revenue hit $95 million, but EPS was still -$0.44. Sales showed up faster than profits.
The quarter was dominated by the Estrella acquisition, which drove a 167% vs. prior year revenue jump based on EDGAR data. The quiet part out loud: adding revenue did not stop the company from posting another loss.
$95M
revenue
-$0.44
eps
+167%
vs. last year revenue growth
the number that mattered
$95 million matters because one quarter now nearly matches the $96 million full-year revenue base, which shows how radically the Estrella deal changed the company.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
MediaCo does not need an exotic failure mode here. it already has the simple one: a money-losing broadcaster with $140M of debt and thin room for error.
high
core operations still burn money
a -29.51% operating margin on $127.48M of revenue implies an operating loss of roughly $37.6M before interest and taxes.
that's not a cosmetic miss. it says the base business still does not support itself.
high
debt sits above a small equity cushion
long-term debt is $140M versus a market cap of about $53M, and debt represents 73% of capital.
if operations do not improve, common shareholders sit under a lot of financial pressure.
high
control is concentrated
standard general still owns 66% after trimming 5.6% of its stake. that concentration can keep the story alive, but it also means minority holders have limited influence.
if the controlling holder changes posture, your thesis changes with it.
med
the data itself is rough around the edges
the page shows a positive 1.1x P/E alongside trailing EPS of -1.27, and segment math does not line up perfectly with trailing revenue.
when the inputs are messy, valuation shortcuts get dangerous fast.
with $127.48M of trailing revenue, a -29.51% operating margin, and $140M of long-term debt, the risk is not theoretical. value is already being destroyed unless that margin improves.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
metric
operating margin
-29.51% is the kill shot to the bull case. if this does not improve meaningfully, the rest is background noise.
ownership
standard general’s next move
the controlling shareholder trimmed 5.6% and still owns 66%. more selling would matter because control is concentrated and outside holders do not set the tone here.
calendar
Q1 2026 earnings
the forecast is still negative. you want narrower losses and cleaner segment detail. if both are missing, the turnaround claim stays thin.
trend
whether ratings gains become revenue
HOT 97’s #3 ranking and the EstrellaTV content deal matter only if they convert into ad dollars. audience momentum without monetization is just a nicer press release.
Analyst rankings
earnings predictability
25 / 100
in human-speak: analysts do not have a stable earnings pattern to lean on here, so estimate error is part of the package.
balance sheet grade
C
that grade points to a weak balance sheet, not a temporary smudge. if you buy this, you are accepting financing risk as part of the thesis.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutional ownership data for MDIA is being compiled.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
n/a
n/a
$1
current price
n/a
target midpoint · n/a from current
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