USA TODAY Co. Inc. Common Stock (TDAY)

FairStock Score: 17/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach USA TODAY Co. as a publisher and digital marketer with 9,500 employees, not as a glamorous franchise. The competitive moat is thin: local brands and USA TODAY's name may retain some readers, but print publishing is structurally challenged, and digital marketing is crowded. The numbers confirm a business under pressure. Revenue fell from $2.7B in fiscal year 2023, ended 2023-12-31, to $2.5B in fiscal year 2024, ended 2024-12-31, and $2.3B in fiscal year 2025, ended 2025-12-31. Net income was -$27.8M in fiscal year 2023, -$26.4M in fiscal year 2024, then a slender $1.7M in fiscal year 2025. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $536.3M and net income $9.1M, or $0.06 diluted EPS. A quarter earlier, in fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, net income was $19.9M. But in fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30, net income was $78.4M on $584.9M revenue, so the latest profit is fragile and much lower. At the 2026-10-13 close of $7.21, FairStock calculations show a negative P/E of -25.75, P/B of 6.87, ROE of -20.66%, ROCE of 4.76%, and D/E of 7.26. The Altman Z-score of -0.13 suggests real financial distress risk. Free cash flow is a positive: $61.6M trailing, a 5.8% FCF yield, and EV/EBITDA is 6.97. FairStock reports profit growth of 371.25%, but that is from a very low base. Yet a Graham-style investor wants a margin of safety. This is a low-margin turnaround with shrinking sales, high leverage, and only a modest cash-flow valuation. I would need consistent profits and debt reduction before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: USA TODAY Co. publishes newspapers and digital news, and also sells digital marketing services. The business looks weak because sales are shrinking and profits are very thin, though it has returned to small profits. At $7.21 a share, the price looks expensive compared with its small profits, but cash flow gives some support.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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